Dethatching and Loosening. 1  1. Choose the right time of year to overseed. 2  2. Manage weeds. 3  3. Mow your existing lawn.  4. Rake up the thatch and grass 1  clippings. 5. Loosen the soil using the most appropriate method based on the compactness of your soil.
Goldfish cannot live in small temporary environments (such as a plastic bag or small bowl) for very long. An hour is fine, several hours not very good, a day or so maximum for a small water container. In an emergency, a large plastic bucket, rinsed well and with water treated with water conditioner works well.
In a proper 20 gallon tank where water perameters are closely adhered to a common goldfish can live into their 30's. The oldest common goldfish died at the age of 43! If you have the fish in less than ideal conditions, like a bowl or tiny tank, they usually don't live a month. Tiny tank is ANY tank under 10 gallons. 10 gallons would be a very small tank. A 55 gallon is a suitable home for 4 or 5 goldfish.