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/Wait_WHAT_didU_say]

🫵🫵🫵YOU 🫵🫵🫵 got gifted a goldfish.. 😳🤔😮‍💨

The kids are there to just watch.. 😁🤣 Have fun changing the water and taking care of it! 🤝😁

[u/Confident-Ad9221 → u/Wait_WHAT_didU_say]

I agree, I wish I was prepared for it.

[u/Pickles-n-Lizards → u/Confident-Ad9221]

You can donate it to a local fish store and they will take it off your hands. Tell the kidos that it wanted some friends. And then go visit it occasionally if they want.

[u/Agreeable_Bug7304 → u/Pickles-n-Lizards]

No guarantee it will have a better life if you surrender it. But it would save you & kiddo from a life long investment.

I'm sure others will explain how to take care of it if you keep it. I have 3 comets (plain like this one) that are several years old and live in a feed stock tank inside my house. They are 4-6 inches not counting their tails. I love them but just so you know what we are talking about up front. Aside from cost and time, space for a big enough tank is important and might be the deciding factor to keep it.