How can you not love goldfish??

[Charlie1]

I have really never been a fan of goldfish actually, I prefer tropical freshwater. Personally I find goldfish to not be very bright. Now plecos are extremley intelligent especially for fish and corydoras have each individual personalities. Up side down catfish even develop ther own hierarchical system among eachother. Now that is how interesting tropical fish are! Goldfish just swim in circles aimlessly around the tank.

[emc7]

Carp aren't stupid, but to see natural behavior in an offspring of a big fish, you need a big water container. Swimming back and forth is like pacing when you are locked in an elevator. Killies that spend their whole lives in puddles will show you their whole range of behavior in a 10 gallon. And watching a 1" goldfish is like watching an infant, boring. The 4' fish that has lived 30 years will show some intelligence behavior, but it will never get there in a small tank.

[Charlie1]

Originally Posted by emc7 Carp aren't stupid, but to see natural behavior in an offspring of a big fish, you need a big water container. Swimming back and forth is like pacing when you are locked in an elevator. Killies that spend their whole lives in puddles will show you their whole range of behavior in a 10 gallon. And watching a 1" goldfish is like watching an infant, boring. The 4' fish that has lived 30 years will show some intelligence behavior, but it will never get there in a small tank.

Ya I guess thats true. I should have said fancy goldfish are not too bright. And they are not! But they are this unnatural species so you cannot blame them. Out of all the cold water species I would have to say koi are my favorite. I still prefer freshwater tropical though.

[emc7]

Yea, the fancies are somewhat dull. Cichlids are brighter. Inbred cichlids like triple red caucatoides are dumb compared to their wild cousins and they haven't been domesticated for nearly as long.

[Cory1990]

I really don't like goldfish, I think they are great pond fish. We recently stocked our goldfish pond with 100 last year. This year they are still there and the biggest one I've spotted was about 5". Great for ponds but in my tank would be a no go.

[elitesrock]

I love gold fish, I had a little 1/2 inch gold fish I bought at a flea market when I was 8 grow into a 8 inch behemoth who sadly died two years ago. Stupid 4 inch red devil killed him. :/

[pinetree]

I love my fancy goldfish. They're full of personality and beautiful. Unfortunately they are like keeping hot house flowers, high maintenance and delicate.

[phlyergirl]

Yep, Pinetree, a friend who is a discus breeder told me recently that goldies are good practice for discus lol. I told him if other discus people heard him say that they'd kick him out of the club.

[Goldeen]

your fish are beautiful!! you should be very proud of your tank and your fish. i have owned goldfish all my life one of my goldies is 8 years old almost 9. my new ones though are very small and adorible im hoping mine get to be as big as yours! what i dont understand is why do people hate them? i know that they are messy but its not that much more work than tropical fish trust me i have both and honestly i like my goldfish better lol.
ALSO WHERE DID U GET UR LIONHEAD GOLDIE!?!?!?!
(sucker for those)

[Fish chick]

They are very nice fish! Just not really my thing, no offense. But I like them and they look nice in your tank!

[mikkolopez]

Originally Posted by cossie I rest my case

Now that is a beauty, my daughter is gonna go nuts with something like her ...

[cmahan4576]

i love goldfish i have an 18 gal tank with four goldfish in it they are so cute!

[j_diaz01]

I've always thought fancy goldfish had their own majestic beauty. But the care requirements and recommended tank sizes have always kept me away. One day


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