How do you keep a goldfish alive?

Question

the last time i had a goldfish, i put sugar in its water bowl thingy and it died. but like i dont get itt why did it dieee???????

Answer 1

with water food and a air pump and a bowl  

Answer 2

why did you put sugar in there?  the possiblity that you are killing the fish is greater than there being a "mysterious problem"

Answer 3

goldfish always live longer in a small tank or a bigger one with a pump. Dont put sugar in the bowl. all you should put is fish food (tetrafin gold fish flakes) and the a few drops of the tank cleaner when u clean the tank. be responsible. remember that a fish's life is as sacred as yours

Answer 4

I have never heard of putting sugar in a tank. We have had our goldfish for about a year, and it's in the same 10 gallon tank with a black molly. They are both huge, all we do is make sure that we dont use tap water, we buy spring water, use a good filtration system and feed them once a day. We clean their tank every two weeks. When we started we had 5 goldfish and all of them but one died. I think its just hit and miss with a gold fish. Do yourself a favor buy it from a good pet store, and dont buy the feeder goldfish, those are used to feed other animals and they dont live long. Go for the gold fish that are a quarter a piece, they seem to last longer. Good luck and if you need anything else feel free to ask me! Have a great Day! :)

Answer 5

Keep it in a freshwater tank with a filter, feed it a pinch of fish-flakes every day, (you should be able to get them from any petshop) and clean the tank and filter once a week, or whenever you feel it's necessary.

Make sure the tank is away from any cold droughts...

And... well... don't shake the tank or anything stupid like that...

Yeah, goldfish are relatively simple to take care of. (Easier than other fish, anyway) They live for quite a long time too, so prepare to be commited!

Hope that helped - good luck!