Fancy goldfish
Peaceful · All levels · easy care
- 8 in adult
- 20+ gal
- 64–74 °F
- pH 7 to 8
- groups of 2+
Types of goldfish
12 goldfish compared at one scale: adult size, the tank they need, temperature and group size.
Black moor
Peaceful · All levels · easy care
- 6 in adult
- 30+ gal
- 64–74 °F
- pH 7 to 8
- groups of 2+
Bubble eye goldfish
Peaceful · All levels · demanding care
- 4 in adult
- 30+ gal
- 65–74 °F
- pH 7 to 8
- groups of 2+
Comet goldfish
Peaceful · All levels · easy care
- 10 in adult
- 75+ gal
- 50–75 °F
- pH 7 to 8
- groups of 2+
Common goldfish
Peaceful · All levels · easy care
- 8.7 in adult
- 75+ gal
- 50–75 °F
- pH 7 to 8
- groups of 2+
Fantail goldfish
Peaceful · All levels · easy care
- 8 in adult
- 30+ gal
- 64–74 °F
- pH 7 to 8
- groups of 2+
Lionhead goldfish
Peaceful · All levels · moderate care
- 6 in adult
- 30+ gal
- 64–74 °F
- pH 7 to 8
- groups of 2+
Oranda
Peaceful · All levels · easy care
- 8 in adult
- 30+ gal
- 64–74 °F
- pH 7 to 8
- groups of 2+
Pearlscale goldfish
Peaceful · All levels · moderate care
- 8 in adult
- 30+ gal
- 65–74 °F
- pH 7 to 8
- groups of 2+
Ranchu goldfish
Peaceful · All levels · moderate care
- 8 in adult
- 30+ gal
- 65–74 °F
- pH 7 to 8
- groups of 2+
Ryukin
Peaceful · All levels · easy care
- 8 in adult
- 30+ gal
- 64–74 °F
- pH 7 to 8
- groups of 2+
Shubunkin
Peaceful · All levels · easy care
- 12 in adult
- 75+ gal
- 50–75 °F
- pH 7 to 8
- groups of 2+
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Other fish families
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Names, and adult sizes where the article gives one, are checked against Wikipedia; care ranges are common hobby guidance, and each species page says which is which. 12 of these 12 are fish. Photos are real photographs from Wikimedia Commons, credited below; the lineup is our own drawing at one scale.
Photo credits
Real photographs from Wikimedia Commons, resized and cropped to fit; each is used under the license named.
- Fancy goldfish Benson Kua, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Black moor Riyad Youssef, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bubble eye goldfish Angie Torres from Toronto, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Comet goldfish Michelle Jo (Humanfeather), CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Common goldfish ぱたごん, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Fantail goldfish Pogrebnoj-Alexandroff, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lionhead goldfish Roderick Santos, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
- Oranda Lawrencekhoo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Pearlscale goldfish Lerdsuwa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ranchu goldfish Lerdsuwa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ryukin Lawrencekhoo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Shubunkin Rodsan18 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
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