Goldfish Growth Expectancy

[Lady Hobbs]

We all read so often that people want to keep goldfish in a bowl. Or see the question: How many goldfish will "fit" in my 29 gallon tank? Perhaps this size chart will help answer those questions.

These are average sizes in inches that these fish may get. Be prepared and keep those big ones for ponds.

Common Goldfish 12 +
Comet Goldfish 12 +
Shubunkin Goldfish 10
Fantail Goldfish 6
Veiltail Goldfish 6-8
Celestial Goldfish 5-6
Bubble-Eye Goldfish 6-8
Calico Goldfish also called the Shubunkin
Butterfly Tail Goldfish 9
Telescope-Eye Goldfish 8
Ranchu Goldfish 6
Moor Goldfish 10
Oranda Goldfish 8-12
Lionhead Goldfish 6
Lionchu Goldfish 6
Pearlscale Goldfish 8
Ryukin Goldfish 4-6
Wakin Goldfish 10
Pom-Pon Goldfish 5
Jikin Goldfish 9

[KingFisher]

Great post Lady, this should help a lot of people.

[Wild Turkey]

Great post hobbsy! Now we have something to refer people to when they go to defend their choice of putting a comet in a 2 gal bowl.

[rich311k]

Excellent information!

[KingFisher]

I think this should be stickied.

[Wild Turkey]

I think this should be stickied.

I second that

[William]

Very good post!

Information will be added to out goldfish section.

[Hanna]

sorry to ask, it may sound a bit silly, but what does "sticky" mean ? Why is this topic sticky ?

... I haven't got much "forum experience"...

[Lady Hobbs]

It simply means it's a permanent post here and in red at the top to grab peoples attention.

Do bad it doesn't work.

[SunSchein89]

It simply means it's a permanent post here and in red at the top to grab peoples attention.

Do bad it doesn't work.

Heh, true. I must be an old schooler; I normally read most/all of the stickies/forum rules before I post things. Good post, though, should help those who come across it . Not to mention I see a lot of AC articles and threads pop up in google searches, so it may help more people than you know.