New Fish

Ok, I know he's not tropical, but this is my new goldfish, Godot.

There's my sister's betta, Severus in the background.

Unfortunately you can't see a thing in the picture!

What size tank is the goldfish in?

Ben

Ooops...thought it was a good pic. Anyways, he's in a 5 gal tank all by his little lonesome....but he's only a 1 in fish.(max size)

He will need at least a 20Gallon in the near future as he can get over 12" depending on the species of goldfish.

There is only one species of goldfish, carassius auratus. There are many different bred varieties such as the many orandas, ranchus, moors etc. All of these species can potentially reach 14" long and the record for a fancy goldfish is 17" !!

Taking this into account, You want a tank that is a MINIMUM of 24"x15"x15" for it to be totally happy. 5 Gallons is simply too small to hold a goldfish beyond 6 months realistically.

Ben

bunjiweb said:

There is only one species of goldfish, carassius auratus. There are many different bred varieties such as the many orandas, ranchus, moors etc. All of these species can potentially reach 14" long and the record for a fancy goldfish is 17" !!

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I think you are refering to commons or comets when you say they reach the 14" - 17" mark.

I dont believe fancies can reach 17" and most dont even reach 12". Those larger ones you see in shows are bred to be larger than the ones in pet stores and even then, they do not get as large as 17"