Fish & Aquarium Care : How to Make a Goldfish Live Longer
Making a goldfish live longer requires maintaining a high quality of water, feeding with a high seafood protein food and cleaning the tank based on the fish’s personal needs. Extend a goldfish’s life with tips from a pet store owner in this free video on fish care.
Expert: Michael Mavro
Contact: www.orvees.com
Bio: Mike Mavro is the owner and operator of Orvee’s Pet Center in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz
Duration : 0:1:57
Goldfish can’t …
Goldfish can’t survive in bowls. they need proper care.
how to make a …
how to make a goldfish live longer… get him a f*cking filtered 20 gallon tank and another goldfish
well a goldfish may …
well a goldfish may only last a few months in a bowl that size. 1 goldfish needs between 20 and 40 gallons of space, some even need 60 gallons, plus they need double filtration
Actually goldfish …
Actually goldfish should live for around 20 years but most don’t because they aren’t kept in the right conditions.
thank you …
thank you MultiMetalChick82 finally someone with an f ‘n brain!
how come?
how come?
TRY PUTTING HIM IN …
TRY PUTTING HIM IN A TANK DIPSHIT!!! would you put your “puppy” in a plastic bag? its okay as long as you change it every few days, and fed him right? then put a new bag on… so yeah, your an idiot!
SOME fish can live …
SOME fish can live in bowls with proper care and filtration.
It is, however, bad for goldfish. 1 goldfish should have 10 gallons unless you clean excessively – the smallest breed of goldfish gets to be at least 6 inches, most goldfish species get to be closer to a foot long.
Depends the tpe of …
Depends the tpe of goldfish – some of them actually live longer. I think it’s Koi that can live upwards of 20 under proper care.
@aggressivus my …
@aggressivus my aunt has a a super betta that has lived for 7 years
asshole! thats fish …
asshole! thats fish bowl not tank! you understand?
Goldfish should …
Goldfish should live about 6-8 years and betta about 2-4 years!!
yaa… you might as …
yaa… you might as well just stop lying to use my goldfish died like2 times and i gave up on goldfish and started with betta AT LEAST THEY LIVE LONGER
Yes it does!!! …
Yes it does!!! Shape does matter.Its bad for fish if u keep it in ball shape bawl!!!!
fishbowl is not bad …
fishbowl is not bad for fish! it’s just the size and how much you change the water
In my country is …
In my country is illegal to put anything else but plants in that size of bowl!
One goldfish needs atleast aquarium size of 300 hundred litres!!Goldfish needs company!!!
Expert in sales …
Expert in sales perhaps. Gosh.
How to Make a …
How to Make a Goldfish Live Longer? There’s only one way: Shorten its life (or almost kill it) first, such as putting it into a fish bowl, then begin to learn how to let it live as long as possible. Ooops.
If you want the …
If you want the fish to live longer put him in a tank thats better for him.
HOW TO MAKE A …
HOW TO MAKE A GOLDFIS LIVE LONGER
1.Get a fish tank(10 gallons for double tailed gf and 20 gallons for commons/comet for each gf you have)
2. Get filters that can do 10x the amount of water(ex. 10 gallons would need a filter that does 100GPH)
3. Cycle the tank
4. qt the fish until they are fully healthy(2 weeks)
5. add fish
6. do waterchanges once every 2 weeks(50%)
7. Go online and do more research
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dude if you are an …
dude if you are an expert then get him a tank not a bowl they are like bad for fish.
Their suposed to …
Their suposed to live 10 year or more.
Would you like living til 30 or so… slowly dieing
Goldfish can’t live …
Goldfish can’t live in bowls because they should live 10 o more years. And ammonia builds up fast and they grow 6 inches if they don’t that means their stunted(their bodies stop growing but their organs contunie VEY PAINFUL!)
Get your fish a 40 …
Get your fish a 40 gallon tank, FAST!
like 10 inches …
like 10 inches acrossed
I know you mean well but yeah, everyone on here is right, goldfish don’t do well in a goldfish bowl. Goldfish should live longer than a few years.