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Pet debates are dominated by cat lovers and dogs lovers both trying to assert their pet is best. But they’re all wrong, because there is a pet world beyond wagging tails, barking and whiskers.Pet debates are dominated by cat lovers and dogs lovers both trying to assert their pet is best. But they’re all wrong, because there is a pet world beyond wagging tails, barking and whiskers.
Goldfish are the pet that brighten my life and home. As a child, my family had goldfish for several years, and I still miss the excitement of when my mother added a new one to the tank. As soon as you walked through the front door, a small aquarium dominated by brightly colored swimmers greeted you. While they were not granted names, I do miss those cute critters just as much as I miss the family cat, Precious, and canine siblings Dudley and Smokey.Goldfish are the pet that brighten my life and home. As a child, my family had goldfish for several years, and I still miss the excitement of when my mother added a new one to the tank. As soon as you walked through the front door, a small aquarium dominated by brightly colored swimmers greeted you. While they were not granted names, I do miss those cute critters just as much as I miss the family cat, Precious, and canine siblings Dudley and Smokey.
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If you have a small apartment or share one, fish are the perfectly convenient pet. They don’t require a great deal of space unless you must have a large tank worthy of a science museum. There are no apartment, co-op or condo rules that say you cannot keep them as pets. While people can certainly be allergic to eating fish, viewing their aquatic beauty should not cause profuse sneezing.If you have a small apartment or share one, fish are the perfectly convenient pet. They don’t require a great deal of space unless you must have a large tank worthy of a science museum. There are no apartment, co-op or condo rules that say you cannot keep them as pets. While people can certainly be allergic to eating fish, viewing their aquatic beauty should not cause profuse sneezing.
Dogs are known for being playful, but goldfish shouldn’t be underestimated. While standing over a relative’s backyard fishpond, I notice the fish will move away from whatever side I stand on. Sometimes, I will repeatedly walk back and forth as the fish keep dodging me so I can mess with them. If I stick my finger in the pond, well that just really drives them mad. Of course, they seem to relax with a few sprinkles of food. As an unexpected bonus, the outdoor fish habitat has attracted a frog that makes its presence known by its footprints and loud nightly vocals.Dogs are known for being playful, but goldfish shouldn’t be underestimated. While standing over a relative’s backyard fishpond, I notice the fish will move away from whatever side I stand on. Sometimes, I will repeatedly walk back and forth as the fish keep dodging me so I can mess with them. If I stick my finger in the pond, well that just really drives them mad. Of course, they seem to relax with a few sprinkles of food. As an unexpected bonus, the outdoor fish habitat has attracted a frog that makes its presence known by its footprints and loud nightly vocals.
Goldfish are also easy for humans to envy. Imagine ditching your day job so you could go swimming for hours and occasionally hide in a cute fake castle. You’d never get dirty, or sick or burned out. While watching a dog or a cat, have you ever thought to yourself, “Hey I really want to sniff another person’s butt and lick my own genitals!” or “Forget toilets; I want to pee in a box filled with sand”? (Spoiler alert: no, you haven’t.)Goldfish are also easy for humans to envy. Imagine ditching your day job so you could go swimming for hours and occasionally hide in a cute fake castle. You’d never get dirty, or sick or burned out. While watching a dog or a cat, have you ever thought to yourself, “Hey I really want to sniff another person’s butt and lick my own genitals!” or “Forget toilets; I want to pee in a box filled with sand”? (Spoiler alert: no, you haven’t.)
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While we share a mammal classification with canines and felines, the first vertebrates with true bones were fish. Watching these tiny creatures swim in your home may be the easiest way to be close to nature if you are surrounded by bricks and concrete. Goldfish are as athletic as their furrier pet counterparts – maybe more so. Dogs certainly have energy to walk and run, and cats have amazing abilities to jump. Dogs are also natural-born swimmers, but can they swim all day long, everyday? Can they be confined to space the size of a bowl or tank without scratching to get out? And can you neglect to clean up after cats or dogs without stinking up the place?While we share a mammal classification with canines and felines, the first vertebrates with true bones were fish. Watching these tiny creatures swim in your home may be the easiest way to be close to nature if you are surrounded by bricks and concrete. Goldfish are as athletic as their furrier pet counterparts – maybe more so. Dogs certainly have energy to walk and run, and cats have amazing abilities to jump. Dogs are also natural-born swimmers, but can they swim all day long, everyday? Can they be confined to space the size of a bowl or tank without scratching to get out? And can you neglect to clean up after cats or dogs without stinking up the place?
Goldfish owners don’t have to ponder what type of food to buy or sweep fish scales off their furniture. The fish bowl is a one-stop shop – a place for the fish to live, sleep, breath, drink, feed and poop. In other words, a fishbowl is almost like a New York studio apartment.Goldfish owners don’t have to ponder what type of food to buy or sweep fish scales off their furniture. The fish bowl is a one-stop shop – a place for the fish to live, sleep, breath, drink, feed and poop. In other words, a fishbowl is almost like a New York studio apartment.
Unfortunately, in their apartment-within-your-apartment, goldfish don’t fight off intruders or rodents – at least, not at this stage in their evolutionary cycle. However, in the event of an apocalypse, they could probably temporarily and deliciously save you by way of being fried.Unfortunately, in their apartment-within-your-apartment, goldfish don’t fight off intruders or rodents – at least, not at this stage in their evolutionary cycle. However, in the event of an apocalypse, they could probably temporarily and deliciously save you by way of being fried.