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Characteristics
Length
Up to 48 cm
Body shape
Streamlined
Care
Group
Missing
Smallest aquarium
2,372 liters
Diet
Missing

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Behavior
Temperament
Peaceful
Swims
Missing
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Water values
Temperature
Tolerates0–41 °C
pH
Tolerates6–8
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Smallest tank
81 cm242 cm121 cm
2,372 liters242 × 121 × 81 cm · For one fish

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Range
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Found only hereNativeIntroduced

Lives wild in China, Hong Kong SAR China, Japan, Laos, Macao SAR China, and Vietnam.

Introduced to Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, and 64 more countries.

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About the species

Inhabit rivers, lakes, ponds and ditches with stagnant or slow-flowing water. Occur in eutrophic waters, well vegetated ponds and canals. Live better in cold water. Feed mainly on plankton, benthic invertebrates, plant material and detritus. Goldfish lay eggs on submerged vegetation. Females spawn multiple times during the spawning period. Oviparous, with pelagic larvae. They last long in captivity. Maximum recorded salinity is 17 ppt, but unable to withstand prolonged exposure above 15 ppt. Used as an experimental species. Valued as ornamental fish for ponds and aquaria; edible but rarely eaten. Aquarium keeping: in groups of 5 or more individuals; minimum aquarium size 100 cm. Reported individual hooked by an angler in a lake in Poole, Dorset measured 40 cm (16 in), weighing 2.3 kg (Practical Fishkeeping, 2010).

Source: FishBase

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Other scientific names

  • Carasius auratus
  • Carassius auratus argenteaphthalmus
  • Carassius auratus auratus
  • Carassius auratus buergeri
  • Carassius auratus burgeri
  • Carassius auratus cantonensis

In other languages

  • Gullfisk, Karuss
  • Guldfisk
  • Sølvkarusse, Guldfisk, Sølvkaruds
  • Kultakala
  • Carassin, Carp, Crucian carp, Edible goldfish, Gibel carp, Gold carp, Gold crucian carp, Goldcarp, Golden carp, Native carp, New Zealand, Prussian carp

Articles

All articles
Velvet and dropsy4 min read

Velvet is a fast-moving parasite. Dropsy is a sign that something is seriously wrong inside the fish. How to recognize them, and what you can do.

How to set up an Asian aquarium5 min read

Two aquariums from Southeast Asia: calm forest streams and peat swamps with soft, brown water, and fast mountain streams with cool, oxygen-rich water.

How to add new fish4 min read

From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.

Quarantine for new fish3 min read

Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.