Goldfish. I get it.

89th

My 2 year old is getting a goldfish for Christmas. The pet store employees, while helpful, were...judge-y.

“You don’t want a goldfish, you want a beta fish”

“You’re going to put that goldfish in that small 1-gallon tank?”

“You know goldfish grow up to be quite large after 12-18 months”

“How about this special goldfish (as they point out a white version with an orange saddle design)”

I was half tempted at just saying “all of this doesn’t matter since I’m going to grill it up tonight”.

Mik

Pro tip: Get one that is NOT unique looking. that way when it goes belly up you can replace it and kid is none the wiser.

89th

@mik sooth. U haz it

brenda

I've heard that the eventual size of the goldfish depends on the size of the tank, so you should be fine with the small tank.

89th

@brenda true, I also told the employee that we are moving to Minnesota in six months and don’t anticipate the goldfish making the trip

Mik

Pro tip 2: When the fish inevitably goes belly up, do not let them see you flush it. It raises lots of uncomfortable questions about deceased relatives.

brenda

I had a pair of goldfish while in college, George and Myrtle, named after some relatives. George jumped out of their fish bowl nearly every day, and I would check frequently to see if he needed to return to the bowl. It needed a screen over the bowl, because books blocked the air. He eventually succeeded in achieving his demise. I suspect he was trying to escape Myrtle, who was a champion at creating tremendously long strings of poo, trailing them along like a feather boa on a drag queen.

89th

Typical Myrtle!

Catseye3

Axtremus

@brenda said in Goldfish. I get it.:

I had a pair of goldfish while in college, George and Myrtle, named after some relatives. George jumped out of their fish bowl nearly every day, ...

Ah, George was the New Hampshire sort of gold fish.

Axtremus

@89th how has the two year old reacted to the goldfish thus far?

89th

@axtremus she gets it Friday morning. I’ll let you know! It’s one ACTIVE fish, I wouldn’t be surprised if it jumps out of the bowl before then.

jon-nyc

@catseye3 said in Goldfish. I get it.:

That’s hilarious

brenda

@catseye3 said in Goldfish. I get it.:

Ayup, that's the deal right there.

You always find the perfect ones, Cats.

89th

Ok, I was wrong. We’ve gone through 2 goldfish in less than a week.

If we get another one, it’ll be a betta.

brenda

@89th said in Goldfish. I get it.:

Ok, I was wrong. We’ve gone through 2 goldfish in less than a week.

If we get another one, it’ll be a betta.

A betta goldfish? You from Joisey?

89th

@brenda

Actually if it’s my 3rd it should be a gamma

Friday

@89th What happened? Did they both jump out?

Mik

Got cat?

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brenda

@89th said in Goldfish. I get it.:

Ok, I was wrong. We’ve gone through 2 goldfish in less than a week.

If we get another one, it’ll be a betta.

Maybe the water needs to have the chlorine treated to make it safe for fishies. I use a product to treat the froggos' water. It's cheap and lasts nearly forever. I'll find a link for you. BRB

The New Coffee Room

Goldfish. I get it.