<p>The FSU site states:</p>
<p>Are pets allowed in the residence halls?
Pets (except goldfish) cannot live in a University residence hall. </p>
<p>Does this mean Goldfish in a tank or a bowl? If so, are there size limits?
This isn't a crazy important question but I recently won a goldfish at a fair (probably the first time I won anything at a fair) and thought it would be nice to bring him with me. Unfortunately, contrary to popular belief, Goldfish need tanks to survive and prosper.</p>
<p>Oh finally, another person thinking of bringing a fish!</p>
<p>I just set up a saltwater nano to bring back to the dorms. Full tanks are fine. Online they say 30g (gosh what a pain that would be to move) but when I spoke to them they said something smaller, perhaps 15-20g? It was a number I hadn’t run across online so I would check with them to be sure.</p>
<p>Congrats on winning the goldfish!</p>
<p>…that thing’s probably gonna die soon, just letting you know</p>
<p>^ Yeah, that’s why I’m trying to get my gf to not have one… It’s just going to die and make her sad, and I’m probably going to laugh (right before feeling bad about it).</p>
<p>I’m sure the OP realizes the risks of a carnival goldfish :/</p>
<p>Ah-hem…if I may interrupt 
I won two goldfish at a July 4th festival when I was 11 years old, and had to move to a different country when I was 13…I had to give them away, but I know that they definitely lived for at least 2 years ;)</p>
<p>^ or that your parents swapped them out before you woke up lol</p>
<p>Nope 
My parents didn’t care for them at alllll! Plus, I knew what they looked like…one was bigger, and the other was smaller my mom told me they’d die soon, but they lasted quite a few years!</p>
<p>Actually goldfish are supposed to be fish with long live (10-20 year even), if properly cared for. The problem is most people just stick em in bowls when they need spacious tanks with filters</p>
<p>Yes, definitely get a tank with a filter! Works magic :)</p>
<p>my goldfish from the fair lived for a year but then the hurricanes hit back to back and with no electricity and the stores closed down, it died =[</p>
<p>I must not have properly cared for the goldfish I won at the fair a few years back, because it kicked the bucket (or should I say bowl) in six days.</p>
<p>Walmart sells some pretty nice looking Beta fish for around 5 bucks, so you always have that option to replace your gold fish when it croaks. My girlfriend got one at the beginning of the semester, and it’s still alive (much to my surprise). </p>
<p>And you don’t want more than a 15 gallon tank for your room.</p>
<p>Disease and abuse take heavy tolls on carnival fish (same goes for Petco/Petsmart/Walmart fish…). That’s really what I meant when talking about the risks. </p>
<p>I love bettas. A purple one really caught my eye the other day.</p>
<p>I won two; one lasted a week, the other over five years.</p>
<p>I know this sounds like a dumb question, but whatever.
Are other types of small fish or aquarium animals permitted?
I was considering getting an axolotl…</p>
<p>This is what it says on the FSU Housing FAQ’s:</p>
<p>Are pets allowed in the residence halls?
Pets (except goldfish) cannot live in a University residence hall.</p>
<p>Bringing an axolotl might not be a good idea. Axolotls are carnivorous and if you have one at FSU near that High Magnetic Lab magnet it could maybe mutate into some kind of man eating monster on campus which would be against housing office rules.</p>
<p>^ Thanks for making me randomly burst into laughter and look like a ■■■■■■ lol</p>
<p>Are pets allowed in the residence halls?
Pets (except goldfish) cannot live in a University residence hall. </p>
<p>that’s directly from the housing FAQ page…here’s the link, it’s near the bottom of the page if you want to check it out.
[The</a> Florida State University - University Housing](<a href=“http://www.housing.fsu.edu/housing/ungrad/faqnew.html#Q8]The”>http://www.housing.fsu.edu/housing/ungrad/faqnew.html#Q8)</p>
<p>AROD92,</p>
<p>I doubt it. It essentially needs to be a fish tank with supplements (snails, crabs, whatever.) Unless it’s really dirty I doubt they’d make much of a fuss if other critters hitched along. Don’t see how you could get away with an axolotl. I’d call them though to make sure. And yes they do allow other types of fish beyond goldfish, both freshwater and saltwater.</p>