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You should not use bottled water for your aquarium unless you have the ability to add back in the minerals that are removed in the manufacturing process. Typically, tap water is perfectly safe for them provided it's safe for you to drink.
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Yes. Tapwater is OK for most species of fish including Goldfish. Just remember that any chlorine or chloramine needs to be removed before fish can be introduced. Chlorine will evaporate off overnight so that's easy enough but if your local water authority add chloromine then you will need to purchase an antidote at a pet shop. Remember that water to a fish is like air is to us and it needs to be constantly changed and the smaller the container, the more and larger the changes need to be. If you have more than 1" of body length of fish per 1 gallon of water you will be fighting a loosing battle and the fish will die eventually regardless.

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NO! Unless you're asking if you can put bottled water in a gold fish bowl/tank, that's different. If that's the case, I don't recommend it, but it may work for a little while.

NO!!!!!!!!!!! you should never put a live creature in anything that could cause it to sufficate. ANIMAL KILLER!!!!!!

No, don't hurt the poor goldfish by trying to attempt such a feat. It might kill the poor creature, and besides, goldfish are cute.

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No, any type of bottle water typically has important minerals removed from it that your fish will need. If your tap water is safe for you to drink then it's safe for your fish provided you use the recommended dosage of aquarium water conditioner per the instructions on the bottle

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I'm assuming you mean drinking water=tapwater, anyways you can, and probally should use tap water for your goldfish aquarium. However tapwater will contain chlorine and can contain chloramines also. These chemicals are harmful to your goldfish's well being because they kill off the beneficial bateria (nitrosomas & nitrobacter) which convert ammonia --> nitrite --> nitrate thus causing your water quality to not be within safe perimeters. Therefore without these bacteria the levels of ammonia in the tank would become way to high and your fish would get ammonia-poisoning and die. However by using a water conditioner that destroys chlorine and chloramine the tapwater would become harmless to goldfish.

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Yes! I Have My Fish In Purified Water. He's Alright Every Time I Clean The Tank And Put Fresh New Purified Water.

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no,because if there in a small place they get scared and die! and a water bottle is very dirty even when you wash it!!

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As long as your tap water is safe to drink, then you can use it in your aquarium, but, you do need to add aquarium water conditioner per the recommendations on the bottle instructions.

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No you can not

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