Nana Luke Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 Sunday star times had an article about people pushing to get goldfish bowls banned and they encouraged people not to buy them for goldfish and to investigate getting a tank if they were looking at getting gold fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 They really should have been sugesting to put them in ponds though! 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreedingFrenzy Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 wicked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 It's great, where hubby works they don't stock fishbowls... 8) Hope this trend falls off the face of the earth sooner rather than later... be good to get rid of the whole fish in a goldfish bowl theme 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 bowls were banned ages ago in the uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 'Support is growing among goldfish experts to ban the bowls, which for decades have housed millions of Kiwi pets. Fish expert David Cooper says the issue is "fairly hot in the aquatic industry". Some say bowls are OK for goldfish, while others argue they are too small. And while the urban legend says swimming round and round in bowls makes goldfish bored and unhappy, the experts say the real issue is water quality. Keeping the water in small bowls clean and healthy is difficult. The lower volume of water and the small surface area makes it difficult to oxygenate the water in the bowls and keep it free from pollutants caused by uneaten food and fish faeces...' Sunday StarTimes, June 15 2008, Section A3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreedingFrenzy Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 Problem is there is such a big cliche of gold fish being kept in bowls - people are also using vases, which honestly disgusts me. They see it on the tv or in the movies and think it looks good so go and try it for themselves. Of course caring not about the fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 I just bought a couple 5L glass bottles I'm going to put goldfish in. They have very narrow mouths though so I'll have to hammer them through with a mallet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 I just bought a couple 5L glass bottles I'm going to put goldfish in. They have very narrow mouths though so I'll have to hammer them through with a mallet. Tut tut, Ira. You could get the Mutt to chew them up a bit instead of using the mallet... I am trying to convince my daughter to do a science fair project on not cleaning your goldfish tank out by tipping everything out and scrubbing it, then putting the fish and new water back in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Ira wrote: I just bought a couple 5L glass bottles I'm going to put goldfish in. They have very narrow mouths though so I'll have to hammer them through with a mallet. Oh, Ira! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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