Goldfish or Bettas?

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Do you perfer Goldfish or Bettas? I like both, but I do perfer Bettas over goldfish. Once before I owned a fancy golfish (Nedly) but he died. I have 2 comets right now, used to have 4. Now that I think of it, I like Bettas much better. to me are much prettier and easier to care for. Goldfish tend to catch things more, what I mean is goldfish have a higher chance of getting swim bladder than Bettas do (well... in MY opinion anyway).
Please explain why you like whichever best.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Bettas. I've had both, but I dunno.. Bettas seem to have more attraction to me, and I just seem to have more fondness for them.

[Argranade]

Goldfish can love longer. If well looked after (My mom had one that lived to 6)

They are more active than betta's. (I own both sides so I know).

They come in many forms large and small and are just traditional fish. :)

Almost every family has had one either the grand parents or the mom's ect..

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Bettas. I've had both, but I dunno.. Bettas seem to have more attraction to me, and I just seem to have more fondness for them.

Hehe same here :D

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Goldfish can love longer.

They are more active than betta's. (I own both sides so I know).

They come in many forms large and small and are just traditional fish. :)

Almost every family has had one either the grand parents or the mom's ect..
Is that so? Nice to learn :D I know they're more active, though, I do have 2 ;)

[.sarah]

I prefer Goldfish. My Nana has a small pond in her backyard and we picked out fish for it when I was little. They lived until last year when the hurricane came through and it killed all of her fish. They had gotten to be huge. I've never really felt an attatchment to fish when I've had them in an aquarium, but I've always loved the Goldfish in her pond. I visited earlier this month and she had picked out new fish sometime earlier this year, and they are tiny! It's so wierd now to see how much room they all have in that pond versus when there were three or four very large fish.


I like Bettas much better. They live longerWhen Goldfish are properly cared for they can live to be 20 years old, much longer than the average lifespan of Bettas.

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When Goldfish are properly cared for they can live to be 20 years old, much longer than the average lifespan of Bettas.
I figured that out :o I just wasn't thinking when I said that... now that I think of it I remember our goldfish that we passed on to my sister's friend, and that goldfish died less than a year ago! That means it was... about... 10-11 years! :eek:

[Flatcoatluver]

I like bettas better.
But having both in the past and at the moment. Goldfish require a big tank, around 50 gallons or more, I personally think bettas need 2.5 gallon or bigger and I know there are some members who would agree and disagree with me, so bettas don't cost as much and come in many different colors. I do like have goldfish live longer thoguh. So maybe I like both. :p

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Goldfish require a big tank, around 50 gallons or more, I personally think bettas need 2.5 gallon or bigger and I know there are some members who would agree and disagree with me, so bettas don't cost as much and come in many different colors.
I do agree with you in some parts on that, but I think if you're going to get a filter for a Betta you should get the biggest one you can afford, but if you're not gonna get a filter for it then youre gonna wanna be able to lift it, so no larger than 5 gallons.

[Flatcoatluver]

I do agree with you in some parts on that, but I think if you're going to get a filter for a Betta you should get the biggest one you can afford, but if you're not gonna get a filter for it then youre gonna wanna be able to lift it, so no larger than 5 gallons.
Well if you get a big tank with a filter you still have to change 1/3 of the water every week. BTW I much rather see my bettas spread there fins and swim like crazy. They enjoy big tanks. Also there are hoses for big tanks to make cleaning tanks a no biggy. I have 2 of my bettas in a 2.5 and one is in a 5 gallon and I clean it every week, is not a big deal, it about quality not quantity.

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Well if you get a big tank with a filter you still have to change 1/3 of the water every week. BTW I much rather see my bettas spread there fins and swim like crazy. They enjoy big tanks. Also there are hoses for big tanks to make cleaning tanks a no biggy. I have 2 of my bettas in a 2.5 and one is in a 5 gallon and I clean it every week, is not a big deal, it about quality not quantity.

Well, not really once a week I do it once a month and I think thats fine, my fish do fine. 1 of my Bettas is in a 5 gallon, one is in a 2 gallon and the other in a 2 gallon, and the other one is also in a 2 gallon.

[critter crazy]

I Love my Goldfish!!! I was never very interested in them before, but almost 5 yeas ago We got our first one for our son, who was 1 as his first pet. I have been hooked ever since. I have 8 now most are 4-5 yrs old the youngest being one. We have watched them grow from tiny 1/2 inch long fish to now almost 6 inches long, living very happily in a 75 gallon tank! They are very entertain9ing and I can sit and watch them for hours. They are also very sweet, thye will let me stroke them and pet them(ha ha ha I know, I am weird!) I have never been all that interested in Bettas, they are pretty, but I just love my goldfish!

[Chilli]

I honestly prefer goldfish.
The little fishy-pigs are just so cute! And never fail to come greet me if I come anywhere near their tank, as they expect food. Right now I have a Ryukin & a Fantail and they're some of the best fish I have.

[Danegirl2208]

i prefer bettas i guess

[Zippy]

Bettas no contest.I love these little fish with a passion.I can't ever see myself with out a least two.They personality.Nemo is the happiest little fish and alwas at the front of the tank to greet me.

[cali]

lol no one in my family has ever had goldfish, lots of fish but usually swordtials, platties, tetra's, angel fish and betta's. most of us have had Bettas one one point or another lol personally Goldfish have always been my least favorite of all the differnt kinds, I just dont find them attractive at all.

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

I've had both, but do prefer Bettas. Gold fish only come in a few colours, while Bettas can come in a huge array of colours. I also think Bettas are just a more attractive fish in general, but I enjoy both.

[binka_nugget]

I've gotta say... BETTAS! My younger sister has three goldfish. She loves them, but they don't interest me the slightest bit. Bettas come in different fin types, patterns, colors.. there are so many possibilities. And of all the bettas I've ever had, I've never had two that were the same in personality. All of them have their own little quirks. The only thing I like about goldfish more than bettas is that you can house goldfish together, and they won't shred each other to pieces. If only it were possible to have a tank full of colorful halfmoon males. :p

[Suki Wingy]

I like bettas better because they are surface breathers. If I can't get a filter, I don't need one necissarily. I've had some trouble with filters before. I also don't think I could commit to 20 years or so on a fish.What If I moved? A goldfish woulld be a lot harder to move than a betta.

[Argranade]

Bubbles didnt have a filter for a year abd a half and sometimes no bubbles.

He was fine he went to the surface every so often got some air and went on with swimming.

But now I have a filter and bubbles so I dont have to clean the tank so much.

[IRescue452]

I have both, but only female bettas. I don't like the ugly (IMO) frilly fins on the male bettas. Goldfish come in several colours: orange, yellow, red, brown, bronze, silver, blue, white, pink, bi-colour, tricolour, calico, tortoiseshell. Of course bettas win with colour since they can be any colour or combo in the rainbow and then some. Goldfish have 30+ breeds and varieties. I own a wild type, commons, comets, fantails, oranda, and jikin currently.
Here's some varieties. If I had a Japanese-type tank I'd die to have tosakins.
http://www.elgoldfish.com/variedades.html

[chocolatepuppy]

I have both, I just can't decide which I like best. ;)

[jesse_3]

I personally LOVE betta's! They don't require the largest aquarium, and they are not too big, but not too small.
I like goldfish a lot too, but I don't think that I would like that big of a tank around the house:o I also like the way betta's look more than a goldfish too.

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Bettas!