How To Keep Your Goldfish Alive For 15 Years
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.พ. 2019
- The longest-living goldfish on record was 43 years old. But while they're supposed to live at least 15 years on average, yours might not have made it to its 5th birthday. The major problem is often toxin accumulation in the tank from fish poop. By seeding the tank with special bacteria, you can break these chemicals down and make the aquarium a safer home for your pet.
Following is a transcript of the video:
The longest-living goldfish on record was 43 years old. But chances are your goldfish didn't even live a quarter that long. In fact, most goldfish don't survive past their fifth birthday, and that's a major problem since they're supposed to live for about as long as your cat. So why are goldfish dying so young?
The usual culprit behind your goldfish's untimely demise is, well, poop. You see, goldfish waste contains toxins like ammonia that can burn gills and even damage the brain. In the wild, this isn't a problem. Freshwater lakes and ponds are home to armies of bacteria that break it down into less harmful chemicals. But in your home tank, there's no bacteria to be found. You have to introduce it, and that's where a lot of goldfish owners slip up because you can't just buy a fish the same day you get your tank. The process of growing bacteria takes patience.
First, you'll need to remove chlorine from your tank water using a conditioner. Chlorinated tap water is fine for you to drink since it kills off germs, but it's not so great for the bacteria you want to cultivate. Once you've created a safe space for the bacteria to grow, they'll come from all over: the air, the outside of the tank, and any rocks or plants you stick in the tank for decoration. You can also buy commercially sold bacteria cultures grown in labs. After that, all they need is dinner. Fish food will do. As the food breaks down, it releases ammonia for the bacteria to eat, and finally, you wait for a while. Depending on how much bacteria you start with, the process can take about two months. That's right, two months. But then there should be enough bacteria. You can double-check with a simple water test kit.
But here's the thing, all the bacteria in the world won't keep your fish alive if the tank is too small. You see, as these bacteria gobble up goldfish poop, they produce some waste of their own, and if it's not sufficiently diluted, it can kill your goldfish. A dinky, single-gallon bowl is much too small, and even the 10-gallon tank you see in every pet store won't cut it. A single adult goldfish needs at least twice that much water to thrive. That's almost 40 kilograms of water, 2000 times heavier than your goldfish, and even with a huge tank, you'll still need to replace about 30% of the water every two weeks because besides poop, goldfish release hormones and pheromones into their environment, which, if left unchecked, can stunt their growth. That might help explain why goldfish in healthy environments can reach the size of an American football, while your last goldfish wasn't much bigger than your index finger.
Once you have a big, detoxified tank, Goldie just needs one more thing: your attention. Because you're not swimming in the tank with her, it's hard to notice if something's wrong with, say, the water quality. So oftentimes new goldfish owners don't realize anything's amiss until it's too late, and common diseases like fin rot, white spot disease, and fungal infections have already taken hold. So it's a good idea to pay careful attention to how the water looks and smells, and anyway, spending time with your goldfish will be worth it since you can teach Goldie to swim through hoops and eat from your hand.
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I work at a fish store and I SWEAR explaining this to people is such a pain in the ass because they always go “well my goldfish lived for two years in a bowl” congrats bro you killed a toddler fish
Sucks
:’(
Stupid and ignorant I would call them
@@Roppatt97 yes u should
I hate people like that. I have 6 goldfish in three different tanks. The 2 youngest, less than a year old, are in a 30 gallon tank. The middle 2, a year and a half, are in a 54 gallon corner tank, and the 2 oldest, about 10 years, are in a 150 gallon tank. The elder two sets, recognize us. When it is feeding time, they love to be petted. In fact, all you really have to do is stick your hand in the water and they will come up immediately and rub along your fingers. They aren't just decoration. They have their own little personalities, and they are as much a part of the family as the cats, the dogs, or the dragon.
My mom replaced my beta fish without telling me and I thought it was evolving.
Your mother missed a chance to make a gyarados joke there.
Sorry for your fish loss too.
Hopefully the fish was buried instead of being flushed in the toilet.
@Caleb Grannell
same ;-; i
plaguedoctor139 • my 14 dead pet fish is buried in my mom’s garden
Isabella Bernadette poor 200,076 fish. :(
The biggest lie my parents told me as a kid is that goldfish only live for 1 month max
@Historia ao that they wouldnt need to by a big tank or actually take care of it probably
Our fish in 2 month odl
Now they are 3-4 months
@@rayaanishfaqgaming now?
@@rayaanishfaqgaming so are they 6 months old now
My fish died yesterday 😭 he was alive for over 10 years 😭❤️ Rest well Oscar 🥀🕊️
Swim in peace Oscar :(
Omg... "RIP" for fish
R.I.P. Oscar :(
RIP Oscar 🥀🕊
@@hyperplayer22 Because, Fish are actually pretty cool. Yeah, they can’t listen to your commands, but they’re still pretty fun to watch grow, and thrive.
My fish is 17 years I think the secret is giving him baths and walks at the park
Jason Zaldana i b
Lucky mine just started levitating and speaking in some sort of latin dialect
Jason Zaldana make sure to add bubbles to the bath! They really love that 😊💕
Do you use a leash?
Oh my fish drowned
The problem is these pet store workers telling everyone a goldfish can live in a bowl
Never buy something from a pet store.
In my country I’m pretty sure putting goldfish in those bowls is considered illegal
@@thomasc9248 especially if you go in Walmart or Petsmart.
I work in a pet store and it kills me to see the Bettas in tiny cups. Birds and fish deserve much better than us Humans😔
I work at a Petsmart and I will refuse to sell you a gold fish right now if you're trying to purchase it with a bowl. Generally anything less than 20 gallons I'd refuse that sale and even 20 gallons is pushing it... I know it's cliche to say don't listen to the pet store guy, but hell, don't listen to anybody. If you plan on taking on the privilege of caring for any kind of live creature do the research on your own so you yourself becomes the expert because in the end the only person you can really rely on is yourself. There's plenty of factual and well written reading material out there, especially about fish. There's no need to try to rely on some random stranger at the pet stores info.
I have a goldfish, named Patrick. He’s 8 years old, won him at a fair back in 2013. Still going strong. Rock on, Pat! ✊
Had a good fish named treasure I got from the fair too! Lived for 8 years. Currently have another fair fish closing in on a decade, still going strong.
Hello, how is Patrick now?
@@RetroDaddyPH he died about 6 months ago. His life was as well-lived as a goldfish’s life could have been.
Rock on pat
spongbob ref??@@jackygemme863
Basically: Do a bit of research before impulse buying a fish and stuffing it into a tiny aquarium
Yeah
The first time I got fish, was a present from my mom and it was a tiger barb, but I only had a one gallon tank that my mom bought me too, thank you mom, anyways it died so we did so much more research, found a 20 gal tank on Kijiji with tons of supplies (water conditioner, bio support, test kits and so much more), tons of plants, a heater, auto feeder (I don’t use it because I love feeding my fish), a thermometer and tons of food for only 190 dollars (I paid for this one along with my younger brother). Then we got two betta fish, one for my brother and one for me and got a divider for them. They are happy now.
_When you watch videos about how to take care of your goldfish even though you do not own and have never owned a goldfish_
You...
Fbi dat u?
I SEE YOU EVERYWHERE
Oh yeah yeah
I fed my gold to my turtles
who needs pet fish while you can have pet bacteria.
pet bacteria make great pets! i have a bunch of them! when they die, you can always get new ones for free, and they're super low maintenance! the best part is that they're allowed anywhere, unlike dogs!
VIPIN LADWAL lol
You can even carry them around in your eyebrows!!
now your talking
I already have i have millions of bacteria..
On a field trip, they gave my entire class a goldfish each. Mine died within a few weeks because I was like 8 and I had no idea what I was doing. Why the hell did they give me a fish?
Just like the commenter above me said. No one really cares about them.
And I thought my school was bad..
@@remaks3929 u prob think ur school is bad just because they don’t have a gaming room or something smh or they give u hw which every school has to do
@@EezoTheChezo I'm sure that's not the case. My school is horrible too, but not for the reason you listed above.
@@EezoTheChezo my school is terrible not for the reason you said but bc they try to change people's personalities they think it's bad to dance and people from opposite genders can't touch each other it's super dumb that's why I wanna go to a public school
Had koi that lived for 35 years before I gave it to my neighbor to put in her pond. Koi koi is still alive and and about 3 ft long...about have his 48th birthday.
Never imagined have a fish aged triple of me
Imagine living 35 years in the same space then finally moving to a new space.
If the fish is 48 how old are you
Wow fishes are so amazing
@@karthikeyabrm bruh ur 11?
You gotta make sure your goldfish stays hydrated. Give the goldfish something to drink every day, and it will live a happy life.
Fun fact: they're fish. When they consume fish food, they also drink water
How to properly take care of your metal goldfish
@@zezekingyo2374 No way
@@zezekingyo2374 R/woosh
金魚ZeZeKingyo are u joking cuz this is a joke
Bold of you to assume that I'm not swimming in the tank with my goldfish.
*Shut up Heather!*
H M
no u
😂😂😂😂😂
Show ( . Y . ) lil mama
@@thegamingpigeon3216 Whats your damage?
alternate title: how to not abuse your fish
We had two goldfish when I was a kid. They lived for many many many years. They had gotten so large. I remember when they passed. Fred went first and Ferd went next. They passed on the very same day. We believe that she died of heart break.
not from a heart a attack but if they passed away at the same time then its probably because there is something wrong with the water
this is why goldfish shouldn't be prizes at fairs.
Honestly my daughter won her gold fish at a fair! Its now 4 years old because do to my experience of owning lot's of pets. It has a strong chance at living a healthy, safe and long life.
@@ARPorganics yes but only a few people are like you, most of them just let them die
Animals really shouldn't be treated like objects. I feel like rodents (especially hamsters) and hermit crabs also endure terrible treatment due to lack of education on how to properly take care of them.
@@AtomicWaffle14 yeah that’s awful, school should learn this to children
Yeah it’s so sad.
Me: Mom can I have a dog?
Mom: let’s start with something easy. Goldfish are easy pets.
This video: well yes, but actually no
Your kitty icon💋❤🤗
Tom Niemeijer any pet shouldn’t be given to a child.
Basically the parent needs to take care or teach the child to take care of the pet,
No pet is easy.
@@eggasmonster101 Thanks man
@@eggasmonster101 i have a pet ant
@@pointlessangle2149 it's not a joke and yes I've watched antscanada lol my bf thinks I'm crazy but whatever
P.S. my ants name
is Jerry
"new goldfish owners" *shows tank of blood parrot cichlids*
That parrot cichild was a goldfish owner
I think i can safely say this for all of the fishkeeping community. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GETTING THIS ADDRESSED ON THIS POPULAR SCIENCE CHANNEL. You are helping us by quite a bit with winning the battle against the uneducated "fishkeepers". At first i thought like "well, there actually is much more that needs to get addressed in this vid..."(like water parameters, water parameter testing and manipulation with them, feeding, maintenance......) but then i realised this total minimum of basic fishkeeping info is already too much for most people. Again, thank you so much for your effort. You are helping us to educate people, and save thousands of little fish's lives.
Shoot, this came out 3 years ago😅
Me: I want a goldfish because they're easy to take care of
Science insider: hold my H2O
Oh great. Another very original "Hold My Beer" comment.
@DirtFree nothing wrong with being a normie... Ask your mother. She's able to pay for stuff right?! 😉
cal 6ixGod What happened to his mom?
Ha Ha your so stupid
Gold 😂😂😂👍👍
This is why I own a pet rock. Much less trouble.
Hahaha how did you train yours? Mine keeps jumping onto people's heads and I keep getting in trouble for it cause apparently I'm a bad owner
Stupid joke taken too literally...
Reminds me of the episode of Spongebob when Patrick has his pet rock, Rocky.
Patrick is that you?
@@georggross1232 who said it was a joke
If you can't tell by my profile picture, I love goldfish and this is a lot of what I rant to people about all the time. My last two goldfish made it to 10+ years but, my Oranda died young (younger photo of him as my avatar) due to swim bladder problems (his head got too heavy) but, still made it to 11 years.
How do you keep them safe from the filter system? When I was about 7 years old, I won a goldfish at the fair. I loved that fish. I named her Goldie and took very good care of her for years. She died because she got into the filter. I've been scared to have fish again. It's been 20 years.
@@thehappydragon9491 I usually buy external filtration systems that have a cover over the pump, and it will only be a small pipe that you can move behind terrain or obstacles to make it more difficult to access.
@@Athulryes ok. Thank you. Yeah it was an in tank filter. Funny the things you remember. I'll definitely try that soon. I'd love to keep fish again. My roommate's kid loves the neighbor's, and wants to have her own tank.
As you can tell from my name and profile picture I love betta fish. But when i see people getting any type of fish and not doing any research infuriates me.
@@bettafish5498 Bettas have a lot of the same problems with people underestimating their aquatic needs :(
Everyone talking about how sweet their old goldfishes were, all i remember was my parrot swooping in on my little brothers fish bowl and swallowing it whole😬
I imagine your brother got pissed?
@@kattori1511 yes
oh god
I am so happy to see this addressed by a science channel. The fishkeeping community thanks you
Rachel o Leary,,,,,,,,,,,love Ur vids I'm a Fan
Thought the same ☺️
same thought.
Love your videos! So great to see a major channel that is outside the regular fishkeeping community on TH-cam cover this. It reaches a broader audience.
Rachel O'Leary Are you being serious? She said change the water 30% every two weeks, that is unbelievably accurate. How is the “fish community thankful?
I had a gold fish that lived 10 years. I just used water from the lake in front of my house because I thought it would be faster to fill up my big ass tank. Glad I helped out my little buddy.
-Big ass tank
-Good bacteria infested water
*goldie: i couldn't ask for more... he is one of a kind
@@Nafuttoid I was wondering if I could use my local beach's water for a pet hermit crab, your comment helped me deciding to not do it, thank you!
Wow you have a lake in front of your house!
wow wow wow wow
That's not really how that works. Nitrifying bacteria live attached to surfaces like rocks and plants. You wouldn't get a substantial amount just from the water.
I am a pretty young goldfish breeder, right now my oldest goldfish is seven. before I even watched this video I knew what to do. thank you for letting people know about how they need to take care of their goldfish! I love your channel
*Other countries* : measures in cm
*Amurica* : _measures in american football_
who measures water with killogrrrrame
Ah yes, *Amurica*
@@axeljmiller3757 1 kg of water= 1L
That little girl in Nemo should take notes
she got a clownfish, clownfish are a saltwater fish and saltwater tanks are even 2000 times more complicated to mantain than a regular freshwater tank
Yep. Plus she has no saltwater care knowledge. I'm assuming her uncle would help but k wouldn't take his advice. I work in the fish industry and am responsible for 1000s of fish everyday as well as plants and coral. But damn, that dentist put a clown fish with a puffer. That's asking for trouble.
Carp 666 actually she killed the goldfish chuckles. Then almost got Nemo. I’m way to in love with this film
@@za-za2748 ahhhh, yes, I remember that
@@eegernades yes i agree I'm 15 and I have gotten a job in a pond /aquarium store I take care of the fish and give customers info on products and I can tell you saltwater is harder to maintain
Meanwhile in an alternate universe: how to keep your human alive in a small ass tank for 500 years
Hahahahahah🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😅😅😅😅😸😸😸😂😂😂😂😂😂👍👍lol
How to keep your human alive on your blue planet.
God: ohhh so I wasn't meant to do this uhh
They say someone in our lifetime will live to be 200
Antonio Rossini yeah covid got release
Lol
Simple tips
-Change 25% of the water about every two weeks
-Keep the temperature stable but on the lower side like 72
-Feed a pellet food and some frozen spinach once monthly
- BIG ONE- have a good filter- goldfish are dirty and big urinators- a canister filter or something that moves 3x your aquarium volume per hour - so if you aquarium is 20 gallons the filter should move 60 gallons an hour-
- Finally- a good size tank- I say 20 - 40 gallons minimum and be ready to get a bigger tank as they grow
More tips:
- Always buy a pair of goldfish. Just like guinea pigs, goldfish can fall in depression if they are kept alone.
@@puterishahira9288 a pair is great and if your tank is big enough or you have a pond, a trio or more is even better!
got 2 goldfish at a fair when i was 3 years old, first one died at age 9 and second one died at age 12. i definitely didn’t take care of them like experts would, but i still loved them and was absolutely heartbroken when they died
Anti vaxxers: why is my gold fish living longer then my son
Looooool🤣🤣🤣
Oof 100
Should anti vaxxers have sex with a goldfish instead of a human?
They forgot to vaccinate their goldfish. Oh wait, it can still live a long time without one like humans.
@@donaldtrump4977 who said death was by not vaxxing
See you later Donald
*Dont even own a goldfish*
We should ban them
@Slavic Doggo comrade
@@gooddog6745 oh yeah yeah army raises
@@thisislukas8951 oh yeah yeah brother
Same here i wanted one
My narcissistic mother loves buying goldfishes as decorations (even though I beg her not to), but the longest she's managed to keep one alive is three moths. And we've had 4.
She needs one of those tanks with fake fish and fake plants in it. You know the one, where you press a button on the bottom and it sends bubbles to push the props around. That, or plastic plants. Fish are pets, not decoration. She needs to learn that.
Narcissistic? you mean she thinks she is the best fish owner in the world or sth? Good luck to you bro hope she listens and decides to learn to become a better fish owner
@@superDpermn Nah, I mean that apart from the fish issue she has Narcissistic Personality Disorder, and it may have something to do.
@@vilyar122 they aren’t pets or decoration, locking a fish in a tank for the the rest of his live is animal abuse
@@remaks3929 what are you suppose to keep your fish in do then?
not everyone have a giant tank. maybe a medium tank?
They're saying "why it keeps dying" like it respawns
lmao
They are playing Minecraft and died
*Goldfish was slain by Human using magic*
Wait yours doesn’t?
Ashrithsai Parsi huh weird
I have a pet pencil.
He's been alive 10 years.
*No stress*
You are a ray of humanity 😘
@@gamingonly7954 😂😂 you joker
I…I lost mine.
@@MikhaelAhava damn! Let's go find it. I'll bring my sharpener
@Angela Nakiyingi don’t worry, it was a cheap pencil, I still have my 1-3 $ pencils though, a bit expensive. And I’m definitely keeping an eye on my 40+$ Faber Castell GoldFaber colour pencils.
Simple answer: they are dying because you guys keep them in small tanks
with chlorine tap water*
And no beneficial bacteria
And no 30% water change every 2 weeks
@@FlyLeah you should change the water every week
good luck having your goldfish live for a week with that answer
This video is awesome! I’m so tired of people thinking goldfish (also just fish in general) are easy pets when they’re just as much work as any other pet
I've had my fish for 12 years. Took such good care of him, he grew legs, speaks english and breaths air
Good for you.
Is Darwin still okay?
@@misty6873 he's okay but he's dead
Ah yes gumball reference
It sounds like that weird dreamcast game "seaman"
People don’t realize that fish are hard to take care of so please don’t get fish until you know how to do everything for your fish and your fish tank.
Snack Pack EXACTLY
Snack Pack and nice avatar #assassinscreedIV
Eat french fries with ketchup ha. Ac 4 is the best
Bro I have a shark tank and lives for a long time. Dead now though
TheoneonlyRobloxian a shark? Are you sure?
We had a bowl first. I begged my mom to buy me a tank since i loved my 2 fishies, i got it, i dint know i had to wait 2 months but i did my best.. at that time i only got a filter ... sadly these fish only lasted 5 months but that was because of another little fish that had desseases that my grantma brought into the tank as a gift. I still love you grantma ❤
Now i have 2 fish planning to get my 3rd today, literally im the only person who cares abt them in my entire family ( and grantma cares too but she cant like change the water etc) so its like a chore for me im not a vet or sum im just a 12 yr old trying to learn fishkeeping throught youtube since my local pet store knows less abt goldfish than i do for real 💀💀,but i begged my parents again and i got them new fishies a nice air stone, and a temperature thingy to check the temperature. Being the favorite kinda pays off but at what cost..?
youre doing the best you can!!
Get a water filter, I look after my disabled neighbour's fish tank, and the most important thing I find, is to have the sponge water filter, clean it every 2 weeks, and add some little stones, that add good bacteria. I bought a little sachet, I put the black litte stones in it, squash them into the water filter compartment, next to the sponge. And occasionally I put real plants, so they can eat fresh greens. They are 5 years now, and look healthy. The sponge filter cleans the fish poo, it gets stuck in there, so as long as you clean it at least every 2 weeks, it'll be ok.
My mother: Gold Fish is The Best Fish you can Sta-
Me: NOOO
Beluwuga? wHeRe’S pAbLo??
Just a side note: Don't ever release your goldfish into the wild. They are extremely invasive species.
I released every fish i bought to the river lol
@@annannanan3024 We've all made mistakes. Learn from them.
There's a Koi pond near my home (It's not natural someone controls it). Would it be ok if I released one there?
@@r.a.k4390 yes because its not a wild lake
@@affend4915 thanks for the answer
Thank you! They’re no “easy starter pets”
Yes
yeah there are, people just don't like them. All sorts of bugs can be kept fairly easily with little space, food requirements, etc.. fish are just a horrible starting pet in general because, well... they live in a completely different fluid than us.
itsthosehour s I think OP means that goldfish specifically aren’t easy starter pets, not that there aren’t easy starter pets lol. But yes I totally agree with bugs especially spiders but no one likes them haha
Yeah people just think because you don't need to play with it it's a cool plant
itsthosehour s my starter pet was a cat and either it died or escaped my parents never told me and if it escaped then I am happy is it was very wild it never let us touch it
This goes for betta fish too! They have so much personality and they're cute! We have one in a 7 gal tank.
I’ve my 2 goldfish for 7 years now and they’re happy and healthy. Love them very much 🥰
Fish are not as dumb as you think they are. They can memorize faces, they have basic emotions like happiness and depression, and they have a way longer memory than you think they do. They're not just dumb blobs of flesh.
👏👏
I agree. My fishes swim to the top of the tank when I put my fingers to on the tank and stay there until I put food or remove my finger. Believe it or not I've even seen them playing tag with each other (and I know this is tag because all of my fishes stick together and have never attacked each other. Keep in mind that these are different types of fish and not just regular goldfishes)
@@abelcollado1711 My fish thought my finger was food and bit it 😂
There not just blobs of flesh, they’re blobs of dinner!
@@p_4225 mmm Bred fish that have bright colors that probably don’t taste well 🤩 don’t mind me I love salmon and fish both ways
When you realize that a goldfish has more responsibility than your own cat.
⊙_⊙
DJ Brie I DONT HAVE A CAT
I learned that the hard way!! I have 2 cats and thought taking care of a goldfish wouldn't be too hard, so I got 2...3 years later and I've spent SO much more money on them than my cats, have kept up with several routines to make sure they're water is alright, and have replaced their tank a few times. Now they're in a little pond in my room.
And if you think cats running around the house at 4 am was bad, my fish like to splash around and move the rocks around in the middle of the night making so much noise. Oh, and forget aesthetic, they like to knock everything over and pull out the plants.
Daph.Gwiyomi i have a doggo
@@birdiuia5293 I do. She's almost 12 years old.
Very helpful and useful information!
But a couple notes
One, there are a couple clips of blood parrots, which are cichlids, not goldfish, but have a similar look
The other thing is that goldfish are social creatures and should be kept in at least a pair of trio, with around 20 to 30 gallons of water volume for each fish to help dilute their waste. A 40- or 55-gallon tank would be a good minimum for them
It's also worth noting that this *only* applies to fancy goldfish, those with rounded bodies and long fins, as common goldfish and other long-bodied types tend to do best in large outdoor ponds due to their larger size and activity level
Edit: Oh yeah, and here’s a bonus tip!
Goldfish have very high oxygen demands, so having an airstone to help oxygenate the tank will be a great benefit for them
I got 8 zebra tetras a few weeks ago and they’re absolutely adorable. They’re very playful and would boop my finger thinking its food. Having these fish gives me the same excitement as seeing/petting a cat (hopefully I’ll get one in the future, i love cats.) Seriously though, some people think fish aren’t as cool as dogs and cats but they can make you really happy if you know that they are happy.
my tiger barbs all have chunky bellies and my siamese algae eater looks like a cigar it's so fat. knowing this brings me great satisfaction as a fishkeeper.
Basically: goldfish are really cool and good pets if you don’t treat them like the 25¢ quarter you buy them with.
They are not cool. Definitely one of the least cool animals on earth.
The Hound wow ok rude. What did the goldfish ever do to you?
@@kingkapitan9685 nothing. They are a bit beautiful, but they have no other trait to consider them cool.
The Hound
Bro.
*BRO*
They swim around and bump into things!
What is not cool about that?!?!
@@kingkapitan9685 it's funny
_"Why your goldfish keeps dying"_
I thought they had only one life-
tabassum khan but “why ur Goldfishes keep dying” doesn’t sounds right
*Darla has left the chat*
*THATS THE THIRD TIME THIS WEEK GOLDY*
@@lianemelia8508 why ur Goldfish keep dying
I think it should be, "Why does most of the goldfishes we take care of, die early?"
This was very helpful! Thank you!
I have a goldfish named Vanilla, her best friend Coco past away last year August. But Vanilla is still healthy and I take care of her a lot. I clean her tank 3 times a week. And feed her twice a day. We even have the same birthdays. She's been with me since Feb 15 2020 and she's still here. I want her to live as long as me. Love you Vanilla❤
Is the water tank huge as they claim it here in the video?
Guy: takes decent care of fish
Fish: lives
Everybody: wow amazing!
my cute pet shrimp It is amazing, though. Life is amazing.
I hav a pet mobile phone. I take care of him. I charge him, clean him, play with him, spend a lot of time with him. He is doing great so far.
Same they are the best pet ever
Mine dies every two years :(
@@ilovepineapple6393 woah woah woah how does your pet die multiple times
Mine is very beaten up
I have a pet rock
I remember when my Walmart had a goldfish section.
They don't thankfully exists anymore. I only been to one a few years ago that had MAYBE six tanks of fishes and betas. Not the usual 12+ units.
Marcs also stopped carrying live birds (and cages) as well which I glad they did too.
I also now trying to get as much pet supplies as possible from PetFlow or other "non pet" selling stores/supporting the sales of pets as possible.
i don't even have fish but this video is great and so, so important. I think the root of the problem comes from the fact many people buy goldfish for their kids as "starter pet", without fully considering this is a living being just like a dog or a cat and deserves a proper care.
my brother's pet fish is 13 years old he was bought about a month before i was born so he's basically like a brother to me :3
Cute
i ish banana it’s like when your mom treats your dog like her baby ( basically every mom) which’s makes it your sibling.... But a fish.
If it's not dead, it'll die soon. Sorry
He still alive ?
the " :3 " wasnt necessary but uhm ok
My fish never died, he’s just wanted to go through the toilet and visit the ocean! That’s what my parents told me! :)
lol xd um... ya keep believing
Oh, honey....
the amazing world of gumball reference
Isn’t it?
Just keep believing just keep believing
So basically you believe your fish needs freedom. LOL.
“Why your goldfish keeps dying”
Ah, yes, it keeps dying everyday but the next day it comes back to life
I used to have a pet goldfish who unfortunately passed away a few years ago. When we walked past him, he would follow us in his tank. He would swim fast and do little jumps. He always knew when it was time to feed him. Whenever my family and I would go on long trips I would take him with us because I didn't trust anyone to take care of him properly. I had him for 8 or 9 years. I love him very much and I miss him a lot.
This is a wonderful video that was very well explained. Cycling a tank is so often overlooked and goldfish deserve a healthy habitat.
Whoever didn't know any of this and kept fish should not have had the fish in the first place, it takes 3 minutes of googling to get the basics down.
@Chalk Z28 If people aren't willing to take the 20-30 minutes every week to clean the tank, they, once again, shouldn't have bought the fish.
@Chalk Z28 also, just out of curiosity, what size tanks are you talking about?
if I cycle the water will I have to ever reintroduce the bacteria or is it self sustaning
@@residentgleek9524 the bacteria will continue to reproduce but it is possible to crash the cycle. You want to use dechlorinated as chlorine and chloramines kills off some of the bacteria and make sure your filter is running. Bacteria can survive in a turned off filter for a while but they do best in oxygenated water.
first step: don’t buy them at walmart
I remember my mom getting me 7 goldfishes when I was younger from walmart ( I had a 50 gallon tank shut up ) and they all died the next day I was so depressed when I was 8 lol
Um, that's your fault then. I bought my fish from Walmart and I've had them for a year now-
@@stephanies.5012 ya dont gotta be rude, a year is sucha small amount of time for a goldfish to live, so stop acting as if your goldfish lived longer than 3 years smh
Oh, I’m sorry...I didn’t mean to come off as rude. I was just saying that just because fish are from Walmart doesn’t mean they can’t live for a while. And yeah, I know. But also, not really. So many people’s fish in general die really quick, I personally felt it was a long time lol.
No walmart around here sells live fish. Don't know if they ever did.
My goldfish lived 11 years. We took him in holidays. He was completly used to travel in a small kind of bottle. During holidays, we gave him a really big new pool and he was taken back to his home 10 times in his life. He grown from 7 cm to 12, as i remember .
This is what's known as "doing it wrong"
@@danm8004 I don't understand your comment but I bet you're just annoying
@@danm8004 yes
@@danm8004 it's growth was probably stunted
I have one that I got 9 years ago I do not even do much I just feed it and do a partial water change/filter change every 3 to 4 months. I think having a filter makes all the difference.
My goldfish actually lived longer than an antivaxxer's kid
@Wes Guyer super epic
It be like that sometimes
Anything past the age of three accomplished that feat even a gosh darn dog did that
@@sheittinaowens3199 my goldfish lived at the age of 4
I bet u used essential oils in ur tank
damn man i was expecting simple answers but ended up getting anxiety
Lol me too I’m worried about getting a fish now
@@mikaela-gw8lz Betta fish are significantly easier, I have one and he is a cute little fin noodle
Anthony Cruz hahahahahah
Gem ok
@@pedroquintanilla5909 hahahahahah
I always thought all you needed was the fish, the tank, and water, but now I know that you need more than that to help it survive longer.
My gold 🎏 are 20years old still going strong lots of love hard work
Oh...you're supposed to keep them in water?
right? Wack, I kept mine in orange juice.
@@alexandersmurr-ferrer7713 you're gonna give the poor guy an acid trip
Vorzel _ she said that 10 gallons of water is not enough, fish needs double that, she said that the fish needs atleast 40 kg, dumb broad does not know that 40 kg of water is 10 gallons of water.
@@alexandersmurr-ferrer7713 woah...orange juice? I've never thought of that man...i guess they're both orange and its full of vitamins right? So it's at least...uh 10000 times better than water.
...WAIT I JUST GOT THE JOKE
My goldfish committed sucide. It jumped out of his bowl onto the carpet.
Ela Potato mine forced itself in between the a water heater and glass and got stuck and burnt to a crisp.
@@jacobgarci why were you heating a goldfish tank tho
@@jacobgarci sorry if that came off sounding bitchy and judgemental lol but just in case you didnt know, goldfish are more cold water fish. It's why they aren't good tank mates with most if not all tropical fish.
Ela Potato if I was a goldfish I wouldn’t wanna be in a bowl either
They do that when the water quality is so bad they can't breathe, so they jump, hoping they land in better water. Congrats!
Yes! Thank you for talking about tank cycling!
thanks for spreading the awareness
The goldfish has access to the philosopher's stone.
Philosophers*
@@DreamlandRoses thanks
Nah id rather kill a 100 thousand peopme
FMAB
I’m sorry to break this to you but, they changed it to the sorcerers stone
My goldfish named big tail is 14 years old
Edit: guys my fish past away today. He was an amazing fish and he was extremely friendly. He interacted with everyone and he will be missed dearly 🙏. He also died just days after his long time companion Pebbles who was also a goldfish and about 7 years old. We think Big Tail became depressed after pebble’s death because he stopped eating. Pebbles had a spine problem and big tail used to lie underneath her to help support her back. He was an amazing fish and I can’t believe he’s gone.
Awesome! Finally a snack
I'm so sorry for your loss. Your fishy is crossing the rainbow bridge eighr now.
@@microwave5637 with nah goldfish are friends not food
delicious! where can I buy the remains? I need it for my stew
@@alph-lj3uy I suggest piss
Wonderful advice. Though you had some non-goldfish ( not even cold water loving like Golds) in your video. The often confused due to coloration, Red Parrot cichlids. Like for example at 03:35 in the video. They require different things. I did not know Goldies could live so long. Mine mostly made it to like 5 to 6 years. I did buy bacterial additives for the water though to help supplement tank changes/cleanings.
Goldfish are supposed to be "cheap, easy, starter pets for beginners and little kids", but they're actually a huge commitment and much harder to keep alive than other pets. One thing I learned with my (now deceased) guinea pigs and (alive) cats is that bigger animals like cats and dogs are actually much easier to keep alive than small "easy starter pets" because the vets can do so much more for them. When my guinea pigs got sick, the vets weren't able to figure out exactly what was wrong and the only treatments they could do were an oxygen tank and syringe food mush. I'm assuming the same applies to goldfish-- a vet can mostly likely do surgery on your dog, but they're unlikely to be able to do surgery on your goldfish.
*keeps dying???*
OK I think you have a problem if they've died twice
Goldfish: *casually dies*
Sania35 *respawns like in Minecraft*
Pet Sematary anyone??
Oof
@@shiikae7787 *but dies again randomly*
*oh so this is why mr. bubble isn’t waking up...*
ಠ_ಠ
.... ◑.◑
@DontCarryDog dont worry...
Ahem...
Hes
DeAd
Weird kid with no ego dammit deku
Shane Talks About Everything web that’s knows that green person’s name
We have had our goldfish for almost 6 years. When we clean the tank, we don't clean all of the growing alge. 1., because we also have a bottom feeder which eats it. 2., because it makes it feel more natural for them. It's been really great having them for this long.
I had a goldfish that I won at a fair and gave to my grandma. I thought they only lived a couple years. Ended up making it to 14 lol.
"Why your Goldfish keeps Dying"
*goldfish respawns*
"Stop killing me"
XD
Vanesa McGuckin YES THAT IS WHAT I WAS THIMKING
Why am I watching this? I don’t even have a goldfish haha
Heh same here
Dude Im not even planning on getting one ;-;
i watched this to feel remorseful remembering my last dead gold fish.
ok i'm done. i'm not getting another. i'm done.
same to you
😂 same
i have had a gold fish since i was 4/5 and have kept it alive to this day (2014/2015 - right now as im typing this) and currently am in the process of breeding them, and ive done all these tips, although for removing poop, i use a filter that has all the bacteria that decomposes it already built in, so i think my gold fish will live for many more years, i got a couple more goldfish back in 2016 and now most of them are still alive! seems like ill be the proud breeder of many little fish!
Thank you SO SO much.
Fish have personalities.. They can feel emotions; however they are different from ours, they can feel sadness at some extent. A lot of people wonder why their fish die, and, here's the answer:
1. People are not willing to do any research; for example, a mother might go to the store with her child to get some dog food, the child sees a betta that's only 5.99, and after convincing, the mom agrees to buy it.
2. Then they go home with some cheap gravel and fish food. Without even rinsing the gravel of dust, they pour some gravel into a wine glass. After all, don't bettas get "stressed" in big tanks?
3. They pour cold tapwater into the vase and put the betta in immediately.
4. The fish lasts one week before dying. Many kids wonder why they couldn't keep that betta alive since it was sold in a cup at the pet store:
Those cups for bettas in pet stores are supposed to be water-changed 3x a day to keep ammonia from piling up. Therefore, in the wine glass, the betta was slowly dying because no one even knew what a water change was. The water was also way to cold and had toxic chemicals from the tapwater.
BETTAS NEED A MINIMUM OF 5 GALLONS, A HEATER, AND FILTER.
GOLDFISH NEED *30* GALLONS EACH. THEY DO NOT GROW TO THE SIZE OF THEIR TANK; THAT"S CALLED STUNTING.
I'm inspired to get a goldfish and keep him alive for 43 years.
Attila Horvath can't they might live up to about 20-29 or 30 but not 43 cats die at least 20 or 19
@@antoniobiorato7156 r/whoooosh
@@johnathan4339 no?
@@savetheearth4564 Yup, that's a whoooosh. Antonio didn't get the joke.
Doit
Me: mom can I get a goldfish, they’re rlly easy to care for
Also me: *watches this video*
Me 2 seconds later: yeah mom never mind
Try getting a Betta! They’re super great beginner fish that require significantly less work than goldfish! They ideally only need 5 gallons (you can go as small as you want but I seriously would say ABSOLUTE MINIMUM 1 gallon) and they don’t produce as much waste as goldfish!
@@mikennasmith you definitely need at LEAST 5 gallons for a single betta. One gallon is way too little. Also, for a betta it’s best if you put natural plants and gravel/sand instead of artificial. Bettas can jump out of the tank so use a lid but if you can’t get a lid use floating plants. Also, make sure you don’t have any sharp decorations because they can tear and damage the large fins of the betta. So, in conclusion, bettas aren’t that easy either.
@@burebistta1923 they’re a lot easier than goldfish! And yeah, ik they need 5 gallons but people INSIST on going small so I make them get at least a gallon. Besides that, silk plants are easy to come by and a lot of tanks come with lids :). Trust me, I work in a pet store (NOT pet smart, f*ck them) and I know what I’m talking about. They’re soooo much easier than goldfish
@@mikennasmith No, the absolute minimum should be five gallons. Stop making people think they can dump a fish that needs a filter and heater into a cramped bowl.
@@notaseagull3320 I have NEVER condoned putting a betta in a cramped bowl, however company policies force my hand in certain situations. To all new fish owners I ALWAYS recommend appropriately sized tanks, filtration and heat. Trust me, if I could refuse sales to every person with a bowl, I could. But I can’t. So there
Thank you science insider.
I sincerely hope this helps prevent at least some fish torture in the future.
I have a 4FT tank for my goldfish oranda, I highly recommend getting Cycled media filter or have a running tank already and using live rock or live substrate for the tank (:
A big oversight in this video is there is no talk of filtration.
Agree different animals need different filtration levels. Ironically too much filtration can be just as bad as not enough. Turtles are often the first to go for this since you need to filter them with a filter rated for 2 TIMES the tank's capacity. Regardless how much is actually filled AND requires DAILY cleanings of half hours. Yea I doubt 99% of "turtle owners" knows about this/cares to do this.
@@rickytorres9089 Who even owns a turtle though? Why do people want pets that are not meant to be pets?
@@giovannirafael5351 I know right? Sadly they are not in short supplies at pet stores even though this very fact!
@@giovannirafael5351 I don't own any pets and never plan on owning any but what do you mean by "Why do people want pets that are not meant to be pets" and what pets are meant to be pets?
@@kyetokace1199 dogs
Fun fact: 90% of people who are watching this do not own a goldfish
I own a goldfish
Your pfp angers me
@Just your normal weeb Rip
Bruh I thought there was na actual fly on my screen
i own a betta
"How To Keep Your Goldfish Alive For 15 Years"
-step one: STOP KILLING IT
Our goldfish Garfield is over 10 years old now and going strong. My Mum never wanted fish, and then my brother got given one so she got stuck with him haha And now she's really attached.
Honestly, think that is just because he's a hardy guy. He survived some terrible conditions for a while because we didn't really know what we were doing and the tank was way too small. Sad to say some of his friends perished as a result.
But he now is absolutely living it up. Really big tank. Plants. Bubbles. Daily pea feeding to get his fibre. We did have another fish Odie that was around for a while in the big tank. Unfortunately, he was a Blackmore and kept getting sick all the time. But he was a sweetheart. He would feed out of our hands. :(
Thank you for making this video. Fish are some of the most abused animals and what is really sad is that many of the "abusers" are completely unaware of what they are doing. Sidenote: there is a clip of parrot cichlids in this video.
Zsa Zsa Umbra If you’re abusing something without realizing it, I’m pretty sure that’s called neglect...
@@Pvaultingfenderbass nope. Neglect is the egrigious act or admission by the responsible party that results in, or has the potential to cause, physical or psychological trauma or damage. This implies 'mens rea.' I was suggesting rational ignorance.
Zsa Zsa Umbra But wait, how can leaving something alone be improper usage (abuse)? Wouldn’t it be a lack-there-of? Or are you saying that the effect resulting from the lack of action is what makes it improper and therefore “abuse”?
@@PvaultingfenderbassDo you understand all the words from my previous comment? I am not intending to insult you, and apologize if you are offended. I am only asking because your question implies that you did not.
@@Pvaultingfenderbass maybe an example will help.
A mother sees her child playing with a lighter. She doesn't intervene and the child suffers burns. She would be considered negligent.
A child at daycare plays with a lighter and suffers burns. The mother was not negligent.
Absence is not a requisite for negligence.
Me: **buys goldfish from Walmart**
**arrives home**
Goldfish: **dead**
Walmart doesn't have good standards of care so that's not surprising
same here
Yup, relatable
dafuw u expect from walmart? tjose fish are literally dead _in the store_
You should claim for warranty
i’m really glad a popular channel that a lot of people trust made a video about this. i’m sick of people sticking their goldfish in tiny bowls and buying a ton more as each one dies
Ty...this helped a lot.
My goldfish died yesterday😔
It lived for seven years
It grew with me
I miss it so much
🐡❤ly Carmen
._.xd
༒Jesus༒ ur not Jesus
@@ChonkedCat exactly
༒Jesus༒ oh nvm
@@ChonkedCat why not? maybe he is?