who's in my tank

[timanne]

I knew NOTHING about goldfish when I bought this fish at a pet store about 6 months ago. Just wanted a pretty little fish in a bowl on my desk. He's pretty, all right...and growing like a weed. The bowl has been replaced by a 25 gal tank. Can anyone tell me what kind of goldfish he is and how big he's likely to get? Without including the fins, he's about 4 inches now.

[HN1]

He should max out at 4-8" or so. As a single fish, he'll be ok in the 25 for life. I forget the "type" he is. Looks too squat to be a shubunkin to me, but I could be wrong. Hopefully one of the goldfish people (they all have bulbous eyes) will see this soon and have better details.

Welcome to AA!

[molliwopp]

If you were to change tanks you may want to change it and go for a longer and not such a high tank. 30gallon long would be perfect.

Warm welcome to Aa Timanne.