Archivarium 2004

[OscarSam]

How big does the common "feeder" goldfish get? Also how long does it take them to reach full size?

Thanks
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[Huntress]

comets get to be about 10-14" depending. There are many different types of feeders in those feeder tanks so sometimes it's hard to tell.
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[nonamethefish]

Depends on what you call full size. They are decent size and quite large by less than a year(6-7 inches) if not faster-at least in my pond.

[Daniel]

depends if their commets or rosey reds.. commets can get a decent size, but the rosey reds I have seen only get up to 3"

[LittleMousling]

Rosey Reds aren't goldfish, they're a color variety of Fathead Minnows.

Common goldfish (not me, not my fish):

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[Mobern]

Apparently there are always exceptions

[jackie]

HOLY MOLY thats one big fish.

I just showed my boyfriend and he said if our fishies get that big, he's going to get the BBQ out. LOL
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[LittleMousling]

That's not really an exception. Goldfish are BIG fish and need to be treated like it! Ultimately the best home for a goldfish is a pond, not a tank.
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[Destany]

No Kidding little mousling!!! That thing is enormous! I don't take it that's a comet? I was looking at some comets a couple days ago, they looked slimmer bodied than that. I was thinking I'll get a few once my pond is planted. But I wouldn't want THOSE in there! I have a cat... and I'm afraid a fish that big would eat it!

[LittleMousling]

It's a common (shorter fins) but yup, it's pretty stout. Like humans, sooner or later length growth starts fading out in favor of, ahem, width growth.
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