Fancy goldfish
Cold-water and messy. Needs a big tank and strong filtration.
Care at a glance
| Minimum tank | 20 gallons (76 L) |
|---|---|
| Temperature | 65–72°F (18–22°C) |
| pH | 7.0–8.0 |
| How many | Fine on its own |
| Adult size | 7 in (17.8 cm) |
| Temperament | Peaceful |
| Where it lives | The middle of the tank |
| Type | Fish |
Things to know
- Its long fins are a target for fin nippers such as tiger barbs and serpae tetras.
- It produces a lot of waste and eats most plants. Size the filter to turn the water over about eight times an hour.
Tanks that include fancy goldfish
Each one opens in the planner and passes every check.
Good tank mates
Possible with care
- Neon tetra
- Harlequin rasbora
- Chili rasbora
- Zebra danio
- White cloud minnow
- Guppy
- Platy
- Molly
- Dwarf gourami
- Bronze corydoras
- Pygmy corydoras
- Otocinclus
- Amano shrimp
- Nerite snail
- Glowlight tetra
- Black neon tetra
- Lemon tetra
- Bleeding heart tetra
- Diamond tetra
- X-ray tetra
- Scissortail rasbora
- Celestial pearl danio
- Giant danio
- Rosy barb
- Gold barb
- Denison barb
- Rainbow shark
- Red-tailed black shark
- Hillstream loach
- Swordtail
- Endler's livebearer
- Honey gourami
- Sparkling gourami
- Paradise fish
- Bolivian ram
- Cockatoo dwarf cichlid
- Convict cichlid
- Jack Dempsey
- Electric blue acara
- Panda corydoras
- Peppered corydoras
- Dwarf chain loach
- Common pleco
- Rubber lip pleco
- Pictus catfish
- Dwarf neon rainbowfish
- Golden wonder killifish
- Bala shark
- Common goldfish
- Japanese rice fish
- Mystery snail
- Ramshorn snail
- Assassin snail
- Dwarf orange crayfish
- African dwarf frog
Do not mix with
- Cardinal tetra
- Ember tetra
- Betta (male)
- Bristlenose pleco
- Kuhli loach
- Angelfish
- Tiger barb
- Cherry barb
- Cherry shrimp
- Black skirt tetra
- Rummynose tetra
- Serpae tetra
- Congo tetra
- Green neon tetra
- Marbled hatchetfish
- Lambchop rasbora
- Siamese algae eater
- Sailfin molly
- Pearl gourami
- Three-spot blue gourami
- Female betta
- German blue ram
- Kribensis
- Firemouth cichlid
- Oscar
- Severum
- Discus
- Electric yellow lab
- Peacock cichlid
- Shell dweller
- Sterbai corydoras
- Clown loach
- Yoyo loach
- Clown pleco
- Glass catfish
- Chinese algae eater
- Boeseman's rainbowfish
- Threadfin rainbowfish
- Clown killifish
- Pea puffer
- Ghost shrimp
- Bamboo shrimp
- Crystal red shrimp
Open any pairing to see the reason.