Angie wrote:
"Tynk" wrote
Please do not ever recommend Goldies for a small tank in the future.
It's inhumane.

Oh please, if you want to go there... keeping ANY fish in ANY tank is
inhumane. I'll give any advise that I want to. I think you will find that
most fish do not live as long as you think they should be living no matter
how well you care for them. I don't think feeder goldfish living 7-8 years
is that bad. Geez. Go get on someones case that has some poor goldfish in
a bowl, or the people who keep bettas in a little bowl.

Well Angie,
You gave a typical response by somebody who just got told the facts,
told what they did wrong, and didn't want to hear it, nor do they want
to learn from their mistakes.
The facts are these:
You didn't provide proper housing for the Goldfish that were in your
care.
Because of that, they were stunted. Because they were stunted, they
died much sooner than they should have.
Simply because they lived for 7-8 years at 1 1/2" to 2" in length you
think that is a good thing.
It's horrible! You are simply ignorant of the facts and I have tried to
teach them to you.
Please, once again, do NOT adivse anyone to house Goldfish in a small
tank.
In fact, if you do not know the true facts, leave it to the folks that
do.