I was on Craigslist earlier in the week looking for empty aquariums/terrariums, and I found someone wanting to give away a 10 gallon tank and carnival prize goldfish that her son was tired of. The goldfish looked OK from what I could see, not looking stunted yet, and it had a filter, but that’s not a situation that can last very long.
So I messaged the lady, politely told her about how big goldfish get and a few other facts, gave her kudos for keeping it in an aquarium and not a bowl, and sent a couple of names of pet stores in the area that will take large fish and rehome them.
Just got a message back that they took the goldfish to one of said stores. Now he’s gonna go to a good home instead of stunting and dying early in a 10 gallon tank. So I’m happy.
Don’t get me wrong, the owner did the best she knew to. They’d had him for awhile, much longer than carnival goldfish usually live, and had him in what would have been a good setup for most fish. She just didn’t know that they get so big. Not surprising, given the widely accepted image of a goldfish in a bowl.
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