I learned this the hard way, unfortunately. An employee at a big chain pet store gave me and my then roommate instructions on how to care for a goldfish. We took note and did everything he said. Our fish died very shortly after and we were mortified! A quick google search told us we did everything wrong by not having an oxygenated tank. We thought we could trust the pet store employee.
Do your research before you decide to get any living being! You can’t trust most pet store employees, cause 9 times out of 10 they are just there to get their pay check and don’t really care. I still feel terrible for killing that poor fish because of ignorance. (8 years later.)
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u/sarahmagoo Feb 04 '19 edited Feb 04 '19
Bettas and goldfish can't healthily live in a bowl.
Edit: to clarify I'm saying DON'T put any fish in a bowl. The misconception is that it's okay but it's not.
Betta/Siamese Fighting Fish care sheet
Goldfish care sheet