I Won a Goldfish!

[@Broncoride]

Life lessons are important, but so is seeing your kids happy. I would have done the same thing. This is what being a parent is all about. Kudos to you.

[@SoopaBee]

Thank you so much! I just went with my gut on this one...hopefully it was the right decision... :-)

[@WheelsNotHeels]

hahaha..."nooooo, Goldie"! Goldie gets a ride on the GoldWing. You're a good Dad...that was totally awesome.

[@SoopaBee]

Ha! I didn't even put the whole Goldie on the Goldwing together until you said it! Hopefully this fish will be around for a while :-)

[@AIRMotovlogs]

That's awesome....I mean your decision to get Goldie replaced by Goldie 2.0 ....and as you mentioned, you can always tell her the life and death situation later...or may be you can say it this way...that Goldie got a fever,I took to it the Doc while you're at school...and there is Goldie back again....but yeah...kids of this generation observe everything very minutely....wish to see her smiling with Goldie 2.0

[@SoopaBee]

Goldie had a fever...now THAT's clever! Great suggestion man. And so far so good. Goldie 2.0 seems to be happy and the girl never asked a question or seemed to notice. Now I wonder what will happen when she watches this video some day...hmmm... ;-)

[@AIRMotovlogs]

+SoopaBee haha... that's what I was thinking as well while suggesting it...what happens as n when she watches the video...am sure she would be happy with your decision.....☺👍

[@jayfiverridesusa]

Wow, dude, this was such an awesome video. When you said the goldfish died, and then started laughing, I started laughing! Hahah. Good stuff SoopaBee.

[@SoopaBee]

I know! I had to catch myself...when I started laughing LOL. Thanks for the compliments. Ride safe!

[@katsugi183]

That is love 😍😍 for your daughter 👍👍

[@SoopaBee]

Thanks Keith. She really is the love of my life!

[@srvmotoman]

Oh nooooes, come back Goldie! LOL! At four and a half years old, it is a trip to the pet store for me. She has the rest of her life to learn about life/death. But she is only 4 years old once in her life!

[@SoopaBee]

You said it man. She has all the time in the world to learn about life and death...unfortunately. And surprisingly, Goldie 2.0 is still kickin' it! Woo hoo!

[@YummisakiiRides]

lol life and death lessons! sure give her the vietnam goldie flashbacks! I would do the same. such a typical Story.. lol poor goldie It will be awesome to look back when shes older. That's also a good point why I want to make Videos too. Just to be able to always look back. Give the Memories a picture. Cool little Video brother!

[@SoopaBee]

Thanks brother! I know that she will be checking out these videos one of these days. And discover the truth she will!

[@SpikeyOfficial]

Haha those carnival gold fish never last. Hopefully she doesn't notice :P.

[@SoopaBee]

I got lucky. She didn't even skip a beat! And Goldie 2.0 is doing great!

[@thibookie]

+SoopaBee Can I suggest getting a 20 gal for the goldfish. It doesn't even have to be a glass tank you can get a plastic storage container at Wal-Mart for cheap. Also you won't have to get anymore replacements for a while. But be careful the single tailed varieties can get over a foot long and really needs a pond. 20 gals is really good for one fancy goldfish. The fancy goldfish are the ones that have the big eyes round bellies. Good luck with your fish~

[@SoopaBee]

thibookie Good suggestions! We ended up investing in a 10 gallon tank for now. Goldie 2.0 is still doing good...thank goodness. I have sure learned a lot about these fish...I'm changing out a third of the water every 1.5-2 weeks!

[@thibookie]

Glad to hear that :). Most people will shrug it off saying it's just a fish

[@VCCOMM]

been ther n done that , goood vid man , great daddy too , she will know but not say a word lol. tough job this parent stuff huh lmao . it just gets better from 4 years on , lovin' it

[@SoopaBee]

Whew, this parenting stuff is no joke! I'm actually super surprised at how much I'm diggin' it. Good stuff!

[@barbarafontana8662]

I have had 2 goldfish that are living over a year now!!! 🤗 💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧 🐠🐠

[@SoopaBee]

Nice!!!

[@barbarafontana8662]

Thank you!!!

[@CalmBiker]

As an ex goldfish keeper, I hate that they are still given away as prizes. If you need any information, let me know. Be warned though, single tailed goldfish are fast and need a very large tank. I had four double tailed fish of varying types. They don't get as big but my largest grew to about ten inches. I had four fish in a 60 gallon tank, which was too small but I ran out of space so they had to go. I ran a 750 gallon per hour filter and a similar wave maker to recreate a river environment.

[@SoopaBee]

Oh great...I'm learning so much from guys like you (jacks and jills of all trades). And here I thought that I'll just get a little goldfish bowl. Thanks for sharing CB. I may just be reaching out to you...

[@CalmBiker]

Any time :-)

[@rocioornelas3706]

I hope you take care of it cus your gonna be in for it for 20 years

[@SoopaBee]

It's still kickin!

[@rocioornelas3706]

K good

[@BikesDrones]

Too funny. Replacement goldie 2.0 looks good after its rest. Would have done exactly the same ;>)

[@SoopaBee]

This fish is a ravenous beast! Ha! He/she eats so much and is growing almost right before our eyes. We'll be needing a bigger tank soon!

[@keifersimple6010]

Dad of the year 👍😇

[@SoopaBee]

Well, I don't know about all that but I sure try to do what I can. I feel much luckier to be her dad vs. her being lucky to have me. 😃

[@CaptainCrankyMotovlogger]

Ya big softie!! LOL!! I got a similar story about my eldest, when she was about the same age, involving a Goldfish... I think I might have to do a video response :) Nice one my friend!

[@SoopaBee]

This girl has got me wrapped around her little finger, I'm not even denying it. LOL! I'd love to hear the story sometime.

[@6xalpha671]

Haha, I would have done the same thing... Great video. Thanks for sharing!

[@SoopaBee]

Thank YOU for watching. Glad to see that I'm not alone in choosing to go with Goldie 2.0. All the best to you!

[@6xalpha671]

Haha... Goldie 2.0... lmfao...

[@HawkGirlMistyV]

Oh, you are a good dad, that's what we would have done too! This was great!

[@SoopaBee]

I was debating whether or not to just tell her the truth...that debate lasted just a few seconds! Sigh, my little angel...

[@Viper6-MotoVlogger]

I used have a 250 gallon aquarium. That was an incredible amount of work.

[@SoopaBee]

Whoa. I sure hope this doesn't turn into new major hobby for me!

[@OozeyM]

I would do the same as you!!!

[@SoopaBee]

LOL! Glad it wasn't just me who would've taken this course of action. Thanks for watching!

[@02bigkev]

That is so cool, and if she does watch this in the future , you did it for love....Great vid mate, lol.. RSM8

[@SoopaBee]

Ha! Yes indeed. It was for love, that's for sure! Thanks Kev. Ride safe man.

[@RebelRides]

gotta feel the love. Gotta free those goldfish!

[@shakiranephew3440]

yes i would do that too, buy a replacement

[@RobAshMotoVlogs]

I'm with you man. I'm the biggest soft touch when it comes to not wanting to see people disappointed, so I would have ran to the nearest pet shop if that had been my daughter. Haha.

[@SoopaBee]

Yeah man, I'm such a softie. :-) I just love this girl!

[@Arill0]

We gave my daughter that lesson at the age of two. We lost her two goldfish as well. The tank went through a weird flip and the nitrates went through the roof. So we had to flush the fish and that was it. But it should be a bit hard at the age of 4 because she can remember the lesson, Im sure mine doesn't even remember the fish at all. You got to set the tank up properly and monitor the levels of the water. Fish, even goldfish are no joke when it comes to taking care of.

[@SoopaBee]

I am actually surprised at how much maintenance I have to do to keep this fish. Since our tank is a bit small, we have to change out a third of the water constantly. Hopefully will be getting a larger tank soon. And yeah man, my child remembers everything!

[@denniscox9277]

That's what I would do, there is plenty of hurt a head. !!!

[@SoopaBee]

So true. When my daughter was born, my mother told her, "Welcome to this cold harsh world." Everyone in the room was mortified...but unfortunately, she was right.

[@andypandy.]

hahahahaha my daughter is ALWAYS in one of those moods lately :-( I know what you would have been going through but after seeing how my other 2 kids handled these sorts of situations I can say kids are a lot tougher and smarted and more adjusted than we give them credit for. I guess with my first kid I would have done the same but knowing what I know now....... I would have told her and turned it into a shopping trip for a new fish the SHE could choose..... big smiles after that :-) Great story mate, I laughed a bit when you said the fish died........ just couldn't help it lol

[@SoopaBee]

I think you are right man. I think she would've had a much easier time with it than I thought she would. I recognize that this was all ME. I was having a harder time trying to come to grips with how to tell her. Sigh, me and my teddy bear heart ;-) Thanks for watching this one bro. When I said that most of these videos were crap, I was not talking about this one. :-)

[@andypandy.]

This was a great one!! So many different comments down below and you can see just how many people out there are big teddy bears at heart :-)

[@RiderObvious]

The things we do for our kids... Dad level up achieved!

[@SoopaBee]

Woo hoo! Achievement unlocked!

[@PandaRidesAgain]

Haha. I won one of those 20 cent gold fish and it grew to be 6 inches and loved 5 years. good luck to Goldie 2.0

[@PandaRidesAgain]

also. goldfish will grow to accommodate their environment. The larger the tank, the larger in size they will grow. they are also a carp. and in places like Japan the large beautiful ones are Koi and can sell for thousands even tens of thousands of dollars.

[@SoopaBee]

I never knew so much about goldfish. I thought that they were just your average everyday fish! I'm learning a lot. Thanks for teaching me as well. I'm impressed with these little guys (soon to be big guys!)

[@FRAGAFE]

Man, the Arapaho County fair gave you a fish just for playing. I was a little upset that we "won" a fish. We had a similar thing happen, but we bought the "My Fun Fish Tank" (the one that you pour water into and it dumps out the back into a cup). In my defense, Nick is almost 8, and when he got the fish we told him it didn't look like it would live more than a couple days at most. When he died we showed him the official burial ceremony for fish (the Big Flush) and took him to get a Beta since they live through about anything based on what I've seen in the past. He's happy and kinda gets it I think

[@SoopaBee]

Oh man, they suckered you into buying the tank too? LOL! Actually I'm the fool thinking, "I'm sure I've got a bowl somewhere." Little did I know how much I'd be investing in a fish. And had the fish died a few days later, I MIGHT have just told her the truth and held a similar ceremony. I just felt bad since we had JUST picked up the gravel and ornaments, etc. Sigh...we shall see how things turn out for Goldie 2.0. Fingers crossed!

[@FRAGAFE]

nah, we had a little tank at home but it was a pain to clean, so we bought a new one for this fish. I've got like a 38 or 40 Gal tank in the garage that I don't use. I should either set it up again or sell it... one or the other

[@AdventuresinRealLife]

20!?!?! What the? I mean, I know there's a lot of animals that don't age as you'd think, but damn... Hopefully you won't have to keep buying fish every couple of months. No clue what I would do, but it's hard for me to imagine.

[@SoopaBee]

Yup! 20 years old! I'll believe when I see it.

[@CaptainCrankyMotovlogger]

They do, and they grow to match their environment - you see ones people have "released back into the wild" in rivers and lakes and they're like HUGE!! - but not very attractive anymore... which is why you don't see old ones in tanks very often...

[@forensicgirl]

They don't actually grow to their environment. If you keep them in a tank that is too small then their growth is stunted and they are often sickly.

[@Doticaster]

Ah dude, apologies for the grin on my face, but that is quite funny. I reckon ya did the right thing though dude and I would've done the same. There's plenty of time for that lesson. My dad won a fish once and it lived for 16yr. Tcrs fella ✊

[@SoopaBee]

Holy crap! 16 years?! Wow. THAT's impressive.

[@Doticaster]

+SoopaBee Yeh man. Feed it "tropical fish flakes" instead of the normal goldfish food and it'll Iive for yrs. ✊

[@outie555]

i would have done the exact same thing too buddy :)

[@SoopaBee]

LOL! Glad it's not just me!

[@danielbolt4689]

It wasn't dead it is aclamating to the water

[@SoopaBee]

+ITS YA BOY DAN Oh man. I wish that were true. I'm 99% sure that it was dead...unfortunately :-(

[@zezekingyo2374]

ITS YA BOY DAN Make sure to breed them when thay are almost 1 year old. males have breeding tubercles on both gill plates and pectoral fins. Females dont have white spots and have a round deep body. It's verg hard to know the male/female identification if u wanna look up the male and female difference in Google otlr on KZbin. Males and females can grow over 12 inches long and can live for over 20 years if treat with good care💝💝💝. Females suppose to always find food from the gravel like males. Raise the temp about 75 till 80 degrees farenheit. before u fo that, add 2 temperatures per day to your tank not a fish bowl. when the remperature reaches to that amount u will notice the males are chasing the females. the female gets pushed by males and starts laying eggs. but before they do that, DO NOT KEEP THE PARENTS TO THE EGGS BECAUSE THEY WILL EAT ALL THE EGGS AND SOON THEY WILL BE NO BABIES LEFT IN THE TANK! hcarefully handbreed the males and females. For a safer way to breed them, gently and carefully squeeze the male's semen 10 or 20 times into the water, then stir it up with your fingers for 20 seconds then after that gently do the same thing with the female goldfish and u can clearly see the eggs pouring out of the anal vent(anus). as u can see over 1000 eggs poured out from a female goldfish. seperate the parents from the breeding tank into their own original tank while the fries will hatch about 3 days later. feed the babies baby brine shrimps when they are 2 days old. ater 1 week feed them feizen adult brine shrimp. after 3 weeks to 5 weeks feed them DIY gel food or repashy green, or medium sized flakes or just adult brine shrimp cubes. Goldfish are omnivores. wbe they are 3 months old, feed them pellets, large flakes, brine shrimp cubes, gel food, or granule food. whem the are 6 months and over feed them pellets gell food and large fish flakes for your goldfish. each goldfish needs anoit 12 gallons per fish when they are 4 inches or 6 in long. pick out the best 5 or to goldfish patterns for u and the rest will be sell not to a petstore but for people as fishkeepers. to u, u can sell them over a dollor when they are young qnd 12 or 2p dollars whem they are 5 to7 inches long. Good luck for your fish😀😀😀😀

[@NitrooJen]

This fish really can turn into a whole hobby. If you want I can give you a wealth of information. also on my channel there is a Playlist section for videos I've posted that aren't motorcycle related where I've got a bunch of fish videos you may want t peruse. message me if you want advise. That fish could live for 14+ years

[@SoopaBee]

What the hell? I had no clue. I'll check out that playlist. You are awesome! Thank you so much!

[@NitrooJen]

+SoopaBee yupp they also have the potential to grow up to 12 inches long. I'm glad your tank has a filter at least but if you want this guy to be a good learning experience, teach her how to care for it. go online and research comet gold fish. Gold fish excrete a lot of waste and ammonia so if the water ever gets cloudy then you aren't changing the water enough. typically fair goldfish die like yours did because they are kept in very poor living conditions and they are already weak when you take them home.

[@SoopaBee]

Well, the water is definitely looking a bit cloudy these days. I think I not only need to change the water more often, but I'm sure I need a bigger tank...Thanks for all of the advice sister!

[@NitrooJen]

+SoopaBee Start him out in ten gallons, buy a filter that can process 20 or more gallons (it will say on the box) I recommend getting a canister filter since they are more efficient. feed a bit less. if he doesn't eat it all then it'll pollute the water. goldfish don't have an actual stomach just intestines so they produce a lot of waste. the smaller the tank the more water changes you'll need to do. you want to change it so much that the water never gets murky. cloudy water means you've got a lot of ammonia building up. buy a water conditioner too. the best one is called seachem prime. it's a red bottle. it is going to be a life saver. trust me. add some every time you do a water change.

[@SoopaBee]

NotoriousBunny Hell yeah! You are amazing! Thank you thank you thank you! I am not going to lie, I'm shocked that I have to have such big tank...but the reasoning totally makes sense. Looks like this little $0.30 fish is gonna need more investment. Thanks again! No, no, no, Notorious!

[@MrAusadventure]

I'm amazed that the fish didn't boil in the top box! Things get super hot in those! lol Oh man, what a story. So, what's the result? Did you get away with it? For now?

[@SoopaBee]

Yeah, luckily I didn't have to travel too far. The fish seemed happy when I got him (her?) home. And mission accomplished! The girl didn't even know the difference! Ha!

[@MrAusadventure]

HaHa! Well done man!

[@bobberfet3648]

i would of done the same thing you can do the life and death thing when that one dies 20 years from now lol

[@SoopaBee]

Ha! You ain't lyin! I never realized that they could live so long until the pet store lady told me...wow.

[@throughtheeyesofbug8443]

I would have done the same thing. My neice has me around her finger

[@SoopaBee]

Oh I know what you mean. I'm completely wrapped. I try to stay tough but man she just softens me up!

[@SkeggyCruiser]

Awesome bro, I have done exactly the same thing, hope she didn't notice, My daughter didn't find out until she was 24 lol, maybe i should have told her before but it sort of slipped my mind until we were joking about it one day, that's when she told me I hadn't told her, whoops! RSM8.

[@SoopaBee]

Ha! I'm gonna have to handle it by just showing her this video one of these days! LOL

[@ozhondamotovlogs1873]

I would have done the same thing mate. Do places really let you just walk around like that with helmets on? Everywhere here you must remove your helmet before entering.

[@SoopaBee]

You know, it depends. Most gas stations and small convenience stores ask that you remove the helmet but I find that most of the larger stores never even blink an eye.

[@z-man4430]

Good call dude, I would do the same for my four year old

[@SoopaBee]

Yeah I think I made the right decision.

[@TheRealMrCods]

What a horrible funny story lol. Some stones you buy in packets are toxic and can kill your fish. Also you should also wash all the ornaments and gravel in hot water before you put them in the tank.

[@SoopaBee]

Thanks Cods. I don't think we did do any of this. We'll be getting a bigger tank soon. I'll be taking your advice! Thanks brother.

[@RoccosVideos]

I think being honest with children is important but to a certain extent, white lies are okay. There's no reason a four year needs to realize life sucks and then you die. I would have done the same thing.