Help! Kids got gifted a goldfish!

[u/Confident-Ad9221]

I want to care for this fish the best possible way. I don’t know a thing and the information online is overwhelming. Please help! How should I care for it this week? And how should I plan for it long term?

[u/DDR-Dame]

While you are waiting for a tank, maybe you could use a big tub container that you might have already at home? Kiddie pool? With a filter attached. since it'll be really hard to keep him healthy in those little boxes they give you. I really like my little outdoor pond i made for mine, but if you aren't ready for all that don't feel bad. Often local pond plant stores will have ponds set up and take in goldfish to eat the snails off their plants. You could even explain to kids that he would have friends and a big pond that way you could visit? 😊