is this normal for goldfish?

Yes it's normal. Goldfish are among the messiest eaters of all fish and get at least 6 inches long and quite fat. They can weigh over 10 pounds when fully grown... They cannot live a bowl for more than 2-3 months, or they will die in their own poop and urine. A single Goldfish needs at least a 15 gallon tank, with a good filter to keep it clean., So you need to make about a 60 dollar investment for it and you to be happy.

Keeping a Goldfish in a bowl is like keeping a person in a prison cell for life..Remember the great poem by Blake "A Robin Red Breast In a Cage Puts All Heaven In A Rage." it's excusable for beginners who don't know any better. Some of the other people who answered your question, should think before they speak.

Well first of all you should get a bigger tank for your fish. even a 5g would be better than a bowl. the spherical shape of the goldfish bowl confuses the goldfish and goldfish poop more than the average fish so they need more gallons of water to keep them healthy and happy. So if you dont want to clean out your tank more than once a week, I recommend getting a 5g and a 10g. I think petco is having a sale for 1 dollar per gallon tanks, which is actually a pretty good deal.

Yes most probably your fish are frightened or the food you are using is making the water murky this happened to me with my two fish so we switched to Love Fish Goldfish Flakes and also turn off the filter when you have put the food in HOPE THIS HELPS :D

Whoops hit report abuse. Sorrrry but i would clean it twice a week. I suggest getting a tank n all that stuff because fish dont last very long in bowls.

You should get a tank and a filter. 20 gallons for the first fish then an extra 10 gallons for each fish you have.

hm, now and returned i see my former goldfish turns into fascinated with its mirrored image on the tank wall. yet after extremely it sluggish it learns that the mirrored image isn't actual and so won't do it. yet anyhow, goldfish are non violent creatures and is basically no longer harming others. the chasing isn't deadly and its basically playing

Yes it is they are supposing messy, my mum has 3 and she has to clean the tank twice a week

you have to clean it every day mine live in a bowl too

You need a bigger tank mate.