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Put it in a bowl and give it food.
Actually, goldies seem to do best in ponds or large tanks, though some have lived reasonably happily for a long time in bowls. If you must use a bowl, make sure you get as big a bowl as possible, clean it out completely (using treated water and aquarium salt - NEVER use soap or other chemicals!) at least once a week, add an airstone if you can, and feed sparingly. Ideally, you will get a tank with a power filter and change at least 20 percent of the water every week. You should allow for growth and assume that every goldfish will reach 4 or 5 inches in length. You shouldn't have more than two in a ten to twenty gallon tank if you expect to keep them several years. The general rule is two gallons for every inch of goldfish, minimum. That works out to 10 or 15 gallons per fish, usually.
Hope this helps!
A couple of other things: if you have city water that is chlorinated, make sure you have a bottle of dechlorinator. You can get it at your petstore. And it's often a good idea to add a little aquarium or Kosher salt to the aquarium water. You can find out a lot more good info at places like Koko's goldfish world or the goldfish connection, or at a good petstore.
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What can you give goldfish to help their health?
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How do you take care of goldfish on Gaia?
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Does a goldfish take care of its own young?
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What will happen if you don't take care of your goldfish?
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How long to Japanese goldfish live?
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