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A lot of people place their goldfish in fishbowls. This might be their worst mistake. In reality, a goldfish requires quite a bit of oxygen. In addition they produce waste quickly which means that a high level of harmful chemicals (ammonia in particular) is produced in a short time.

Goldfish should be put into a larger aquarium tank in order to have a larger surface area. Surface area allows for better oxygen exchange. The larger surface area also allows for better waste breakdown. It is suggested that smaller goldfish has 8 to 10 gallons of water each.

The goldfish also does not tolerate sudden temperature changes very well. The larger volume of water will create slower temperature changes in the water. In a bowl, just the air conditioner running can cause the water to cool off too fast.

A larger tank does have a trade off in that it will take longer to tend to it weekly. Weekly water exchanges are important to the health and well being of your goldfish. Don't forget, that goldfish produce waste quickly. The larger water volume of an aquarium and weekly water exchanges will keep the wate by products under control.

While you are at it, a good mechanical filter and biological filter are imperative to help keep waste and toxins under control. On top of this, you should provide an air pump to help keep the oxygen level of the water up.

If you follow this advice, your goldfish should live to the optimum age. If you don't you are reducing the health and life span of your fish.

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