How many years can a goldfish last for?

Answer 1

Fancy goldfish (the ones with a rounder body and double tail) live for around 5-10 years depending on breeding and water quality. Common goldfish (with the more streamlined body and single tail) can live for around 20 years. Goldfish very rarely reach this age because people keep them in tanks and bowls that are too small. It is a myth that they grow to the size of their tank, this causes stunting which shortens their life-span considerably.
Well cared for, and in the right tank size, the life span of a goldfish can be 20+ years

Answer 2

If you have a small tank, or a bowl, a year at the VERY most. If you have a bit bigger tank (3-5 gallons), and filters and air pumps, probably about 3 years. If you have a big tank, loads of growing room for them, everything they need, they can live beleave it or not, 10-20 years >_<

Answer 3

In the wild, goldfish revert to the carp they were bred/developed from in the first place. They make very large fish getting over 3ft long. To achieve this size they live for many years.

Answer 4

Well, I have gotten my Goldfish at the carnival, and she has lived for 14 months! Although, I feed her 2 times a day.

Answer 5

If you mean how long can a goldfish live- the average lifespan is about 10-15 months- but the record is about 44 years.

Answer 6

a few years, they live longer in tanks then fishbowls but the longest living goldfish was 43 years old

Answer 7

They live up to ten years.