Just bought a Calico Fantails (a kind of goldfish, I think) today, and I'd like tips

x.poison.love.x · 09-17-2006, 07:09 PM

I have a 1/2 gallon bowl, which came with a small plant, water conditioner and some fish food. I'm 13, so I don't have the money to buy a bigger aquarium, neither do I have the time to feed my fish 5 times a day.

And also, I wanted to know if you like Nemo or Poseidon better... I'm hesitating between those two names.

Thank you!

Puffer Pita · 09-17-2006, 07:19 PM

If you haven't the money for a proper home or the time to feed them properly, then you need to return them. Nothing is suitable for a 1/2g bowl other than maybe some shrimp or snails. I wouldn't even put a betta in one. Fantails need a much larger tank along the lines of a 20g tank with proper filtration (they are VERY messy fish) and care. I understand you are young but certainly not too young to learn to properly care for an animal or to do without until you can.

Dr_House · 09-18-2006, 12:14 PM

Hi, poison love. Welcome to the forum. I agree that your bowl is too small to accommodate the fish you have. A modest estimate for your fantail's final size is 6 inches. Some suggest they near a foot.

You can get yourself a decent 10 gallon setup for about $50. I still wouldn't go with a goldfish in there, but it would be a suitable enviornment for a few community fish. Until you can get that (Christmas is only a few months away

) I'd hold off on the fish unless you wanted to do a single betta in a 3 to 5 gallon or something.

Also, the fact that you don't have time to feed your fish 5 times a day is wonderful. Teenagers should be kept busy, and fish shouldn't be fed more than once a day.

I hope that helps!

09-17-2006, 07:09 PM	#1
x.poison.love.x Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3	Just bought a Calico Fantails (a kind of goldfish, I think) today, and I'd like tips I have a 1/2 gallon bowl, which came with a small plant, water conditioner and some fish food. I'm 13, so I don't have the money to buy a bigger aquarium, neither do I have the time to feed my fish 5 times a day. And also, I wanted to know if you like Nemo or Poseidon better... I'm hesitating between those two names. Thank you!

09-17-2006, 07:19 PM	#2
Puffer Pita Puffer Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,677	If you haven't the money for a proper home or the time to feed them properly, then you need to return them. Nothing is suitable for a 1/2g bowl other than maybe some shrimp or snails. I wouldn't even put a betta in one. Fantails need a much larger tank along the lines of a 20g tank with proper filtration (they are VERY messy fish) and care. I understand you are young but certainly not too young to learn to properly care for an animal or to do without until you can. __________________ Tina Puffers: Auriglobus silus x2 Colomesus asellus x1 Tetraodon travancoricus x1 Tetraodon biocellatus x2 Tetraodon nigroviridis x1 Tetraodon baileyi x2 Tetraodon lineatus x1 Tetraodon palembangensis x1 The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated. - Mohandas Gandhi

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09-18-2006, 12:14 PM	#3
Dr_House Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 346	Hi, poison love. Welcome to the forum. I agree that your bowl is too small to accommodate the fish you have. A modest estimate for your fantail's final size is 6 inches. Some suggest they near a foot. You can get yourself a decent 10 gallon setup for about $50. I still wouldn't go with a goldfish in there, but it would be a suitable enviornment for a few community fish. Until you can get that (Christmas is only a few months away ) I'd hold off on the fish unless you wanted to do a single betta in a 3 to 5 gallon or something. Also, the fact that you don't have time to feed your fish 5 times a day is wonderful. Teenagers should be kept busy, and fish shouldn't be fed more than once a day. I hope that helps!

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