When most people imagine a goldfish aquarium, they most likely think about a small empty bowl that only has gravel and maybe one small plant. While that is certainly the “classic” goldfish decoration, we would advise against it. Instead, we recommend you add a couple of decorations, especially if you have multiple goldfish. In fact, having more goldfish aquarium decorations is actually better for their health.
Why are goldfish aquarium decorations better for a goldfish’s health?
Prevent Anxiety
When your goldfish is in an empty tank with no decorations, it gets extremely bored. It has the same everyday routine, and this boredom will eventually turn into anxiety. Goldfish are naturally used to being in open rivers with thousands of rocks/plants etc. Therefore an empty bowl will drive it insane.
Increased Activity
If a goldfish has a lot of decorations in its take, it will be way more active. It will swim around the decorations, swim through them, hide in them, etc.. If a goldfish has no decorations in its aquarium, it will be a lot less active, and mostly just float around.
Goldfish Aquarium Decoration Ideas
With all that being said, here is our list of the best Goldfish Aquarium Decoration Ideas.
1) Spongebob Pineapple Aquarium Decoration ($7)
This one is an absolute classic for your goldfish aquarium. It is the perfect size for your fish to swim inside. It also adds great color and character to your goldfish aquarium as a whole.
2) 12 Piece Goldfish Aquarium Decorations ($18)
This also one of our favorite goldfish aquarium decoration ideas. For only $18, you can fill up your entire goldfish aquarium with this mix of plants, wood, and other ornaments. This one would also go great with the SpongeBob house because it has a Patrick Star.
3) Goldfish Aquarium Hideaway Cave ($12)
This goldfish decorations is absolutely perfect for promoting healthy activity in you goldfish. They will constantly swim through this cave, chase each other, and likely hide and rest in it. It has a rock base at the bottom so it can easily stand straight up at the bottom of our tank.
