Why.....IF you look how wide the tank is its hard for a fish to turn,...even a guppy will grow to 2in plus [male] surf area is no good thats why you dont see many round goldfish bowls now..cleaning is something else,the list is endless.....they do look nice...but not for fish.


If you look at photo the back with rocks and plants its a backing the width of the tank is the graval at the bottom not a lot of room...
Its as wide as the light on top.....

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yeah, It looks awesome. I wonder how much did it cost you. It looks really nice.

How long does it take before it gets so dirty, since it can't be seen much of sunlight? Is it more handy compared to normal aquariums?

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I think its really cool!!
If it was so bad for the fish, surely this shops wouldn't sell them??
I'm sure they can move around freely and it would be easy enough to keep clean =]

You have a very lucky son =]
I miss my fish =[, Always had goldfish myself, had 3 Fan tailed Gold fish that recently died which was quite sad

[quote=Laurel-Amy;118885]I think its really cool!!
If it was so bad for the fish, surely this shops wouldn't sell them??
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At the end of the day shops see pound signs!

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I agree with you Kay.

I disagree with putting goldies in plastic/glass bowls without filtration. When you come to clean your goldie out and pop him/her in that cup of water and you pour the water down the drain and scald the pebbles, I hold my hands up I did this when I was younger. You are killing all the good bacteria that has built up over the week of the poop and excess food. Within a filter this is kept and usually people/books recommend you wash the filter sponges within tank water so not to kill all the bacteria.
Anyhow, once you fill that bowl back up and possible not use dechlorinator to take all the chlorine and other crap thats in the water which basically eats the goldies gills away, his/her life goes in a circle, same thing happens a week/days later.

Most goldies dont make it past 5yrs due to this, yes they are only fish at the end of the day, you can hold them or cuddle them but they deserve respect. I will admit I have known cases of fish surviving years without filtration but there are more and more chemicals put in our water, good only knows what its doing to their insides.

Emma x

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What a lovely tank!

That looks so cool