Goldfish or Bettas?

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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.

[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.

[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

[lute]

Bettas!

[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.