Your goldfish died after you cleaned bowl why is this?

Answer 1

Probably the simple fact that it had been living in poisoned water was enough to kill it. You just happened to change the water just before it died. Bowls are not suitable for keeping any kind of fish in. If you want to keep fish alive you will have to follow the basic rules of sucessfull fishkeeping. The basic rules are. :- 1 inch of fish must have at least 1 gallon of water.(A goldfish will become a 10 inch fish so it needs at least 10 gallons of water). :- Every tank must have a permanently running 'cycled' filter. :- Every tank must have at least 50% of its water replaced every week.. If you follow those basics and keep the fish at the correct temperature, water pH and GH, for its species your fish should be OK. If you miss out on any of the above, your fish will be constantly getting sick and will live a shorter life than they should.