How fast do goldfish grow?

Answer 1

Goldfish can get VERY big. Actually, they naturally never stop growing. They can even get up to 3 feet. You may find this hard to believe, but this is because most goldfish's growths are stunted because of small tanks. Sometimes they adapt to the tank size and only grow if put in a bigger tank but this is rare. If a goldfish is given a healthy, natural life, they will continue to live and grow. The record for oldest fish is about 49 years.

The person above me is very right. Goldfish usually don't reach their full length because they die (cuz of small tanks, over feeding, and any other abuse) before they can. They never stop growing but their growing starts to slow down after a while. That's why it's 20 gallons for one goldfish and another 10 gallons for additional goldfish (3 large fancy goldfish in a 50 gal).

The two people above me are partially right. There is no record of any goldfish reaching 3 feet, only koi can attain a length that big. Goldfish are also capable of growing to their adult size (12 - 14 inches) in a 10 gallon tank as long as you keep the tank clean, warm and you put the goldfish on a varied diet. Although, since goldfish can grow big and produce a lot of waste, it is best that you move them to a bigger tank once they grow-out their old one.

According to experts, an ordinary or common goldfish will grow up to 26 inches while koi carps will grow and weigh up to 90 lbs.

REALLY REALLY BIG, of course depending on the tank size, if put in a big tank they can reach the size of a koi

They can live to the age of 45 if in clean conditions. They can get as large as 10'', but if they have descendants of a large fish such as a koi it can grow as large as a koi. The goldfish also grows with the tank as you give it bigger ones. I have a comet goldfish who is half that has lots of koi in him and a little bit of goldfish,he is 2 years old.
It will grow to the size of the tank you might have you see the big gold fish in the shop what r about 5-7 ich long

Answer 2

they will continue to grow as big as their aquarium/pond allows. I have some that are around 8-9 inches long. That being said their organs constantly grow. So even though they are stunted in a tank their organs will expand stressing and potentially killing the fish.

Answer 3

it depends on how big it is

Ingore the person above me. A single goldfish needs 20 gallons with an another 5-10 gallons per additional goldfish. so two adult goldfish would do best in a 30 gallon. I keep 3 large fancy goldfish (goldfish grow their whole life and by about 2 years they are about 7" long) in a 50 gal.

Answer 4

I depend haw old they r if they r 1 2 inchis every day

Answer 5

Goldfish will grow very large and commonly grow to 24" and live for over 20 years.

Answer 6

That depends upon what you call big. Goldfish will continue to grow for several years but can reach 10 inches in two or three years if looked after properly.

Answer 7

Comets can get all the way up to about 22" under the right circumstances. It is much more likely an average comet will only grow to 12".

Answer 8

how big do goldfish have to be so they dont get eaten

Answer 9

They can grow to about 1 foot.