Goldfish or Bettas?

**Zippy** · 08-31-2006, 11:05 PM

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** · 08-31-2006, 11:55 PM

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** · 09-01-2006, 12:12 AM

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** · 09-01-2006, 01:50 PM

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** · 09-01-2006, 10:00 PM

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