Bailey Jo Jarrett - 2009-12-29 Hi, my brother purchased a goldfish a while back but the pet store people had no record of what type of fish it was, but they assumed it was a comet. We had it 3 years and he got up to 4 inches at least. He all of the sudden started sinking to the bottom of the tank and ended up losing its scales and dying, why did this happen?
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Katie - 2010-03-04 It's possible your water quality deteriorated and made the water toxic for your fish. This can cause illness/fatalities in fish. What size was the tank? Was the maintenance of MINIMUM 25% monthly water changes with gravel vacuuming being performed? Sometimes a fish will SURVIVE in a small tank without frequent water changes, but won't thrive. Normally, this will eventually catch up to the fish. Keep in mind that the fish would have required a minimum 30 gallon tank when it was full grown.
Anonymous - 2010-02-16 If only I had read this webstie before hand. New comet has jumped out of the bowl in the middle of the night, and my son so sad.
Erin - 2009-03-29 I won a comet goldfish at my county fair, she was only 2inch then and now she is 7 1/2 inches. I first had her in a 2gallon fish tank but upgraded her to a 5 gallon and she is still growing. She is constantly active but fun to watch.
Mary - 2008-12-08 Have you seen a snail eat fish, my brother's snail eats and eats. He is 2in. tall, 2in. wide, 1 1/2in. deep. He is big!! my email is megismary@gmail.com
Karie - 2008-12-03 My gold fish is about 6 inches long or longer, he is the comet. He was in about a 2 gallon tank. He is now in a 30 gallon, but I am sure he will get bigger and go figure he was from the fair. Had him already 6 yrs.
The Comet Goldfish is much like the common goldfish, but is a more reddish orange color and has a much longer, deeper forked tail fin!
Hi, my brother purchased a goldfish a while back but the pet store people had no record of what type of fish it was, but they assumed it was a comet. We had it 3 years and he got up to 4 inches at least. He all of the sudden started sinking to the bottom of the tank and ended up losing its scales and dying, why did this happen?
It's possible your water quality deteriorated and made the water toxic for your fish. This can cause illness/fatalities in fish. What size was the tank? Was the maintenance of MINIMUM 25% monthly water changes with gravel vacuuming being performed? Sometimes a fish will SURVIVE in a small tank without frequent water changes, but won't thrive. Normally, this will eventually catch up to the fish. Keep in mind that the fish would have required a minimum 30 gallon tank when it was full grown.
If only I had read this webstie before hand. New comet has jumped out of the bowl in the middle of the night, and my son so sad.
I won my goldfish at a county at 2 inches also, I had my goldfish for 5 years and he is now 7 inches long.
I won a comet goldfish at my county fair, she was only 2inch then and now she is 7 1/2 inches. I first had her in a 2gallon fish tank but upgraded her to a 5 gallon and she is still growing. She is constantly active but fun to watch.
Have you seen a snail eat fish, my brother's snail eats and eats. He is 2in. tall, 2in. wide, 1 1/2in. deep. He is big!! my email is megismary@gmail.com
My gold fish is about 6 inches long or longer, he is the comet. He was in about a 2 gallon tank. He is now in a 30 gallon, but I am sure he will get bigger and go figure he was from the fair. Had him already 6 yrs.
they are so cute!