Comet Goldfish Care - Watch BEFORE Buying

Comet Goldfish care should start with giving the fish an adequate size aquarium. These fish can grow over 12 inches long and give off a large bio-load in fish tanks. Goldfish like to eat excessively and that results in lots of waste given off into the water. The higher, the volume of water the less likely the aquarium is to bomb out with ammonia overload. That’s why it’s crucial to give Goldfish a large, massive aquarium.

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Along with aquarium size the size of your aquarium filter is also a huge deal. The amount of gallons per hour that your filter filters, the water will be crucial. With aquariums of that size usually a canister filter is what is used. The common goldfish does best in a large aquarium with a canister filter.

It’s also very important to be changing decent amount of water in the aquarium every so often. The goldfish give off amounts of nitrate in the fish tank, and that needs to be removed manually or by plants. You can use plants to remove the nitrates or do water changes manually.

Taking care of the common goldfish is in a hard it’s more or less about the size of an aquarium and equipment you need. Goldfish give us so much waste that it makes it difficult to keep them in a glass box as a pet.

[Brandon-_-]

I grew one for 11 years. It got to be 13.47 inches long. Absolute unit until life caught up to it. He was like a brother to me. I won him at a 4th of july fair lol. He lived through hell and back. Was damn near a juggernaut.

[hannyscreations]

I bought 3 Comet Goldfish and have them in a 100 gallon tank. They are 10 inch now. Love them 😊

[tree.]

Really glad I found your channel! Common and Comet goldfish have a special place in my heart. They are the first fish my Dad set up for us as kids. And I loved to win them at the carnival and let my kids do the same. I've never kept anything larger than a 10 gallon aquarium, so they always had to be re-homed once they became too big. The pandemic came and I started keeping betta fish with neons. Learned about sponge filters and live plants. But I did make a patio pond and place three "feeder" goldfish in it. Fall came and I wasn't confident in keeping them outside in the midwest winter at such a small size. I kept them in a 10 gallon tank with gravel, anubias plants, sponge and mechanical filter. They ate betta pellets, duckweed and guppy grass. They grew to three inches in 6 months! I just purchased my first big tank (40 gallons) to finish growing them out for an in ground pond come next spring. Now that I am older and more educated on fish care/keeping. I agree that the fish stores in the U.S. must stop calling one gallon bowls "goldfish bowls". They should be outlawed at the carnival as well. I think a guppy would be an easier fish "prize" to maintain. And those half and one gallon betta aquariums...No way should those be sold either. Anyways, thanks so much for making these videos and for your facebook page!

[treyblockbuster]

i bought about a 9 inch long comet goldfish. I intruduced him to my 50 foot by 48 foot, 11 foot deep pond and he loves it. Hes thriving and living his best life. Easy to see him from 30 feet away.

[sorchab-c]

Bought my kid 2 common goldfish and then started doing deeper research as I wasn't vibing with the tiny tank we purchased them in. Hooooweee am I glad I did! They're in a bigger tank now, about to get planted up, and when we move in the spring they'll be upgraded to a pond. Have fallen hard for the hobby, and hope to do these guys justice. Then we'll do research into what would be the RIGHT fish for the 2 tanks we now have!

[MomberyPrivate]

I got two cute lil comets the other day at Petsmart for a 20 gallon plant grow tank just to keep things in check... Now i'm realizing I'll be having to move them to my 75 gallon tank when I get it set up soon. Thank goodness I had it to give these precious babies more room to play!

[breakdown]

I got comets for a garden pond, didn’t see them for a few weeks after buying them, but now they are always around the surface, even in winter. Love going by my pond and seeing golden chubs

[Moot_toot]

I won a goldfish at the county fair, Ferris. He’s finally grown big enough to go into my 125 that I purchased just for goldfish. So excited to finally be done with the setup this weekend. Will be using the 20 gallon grow out for a betta 😊
Maybe instead of outlawing it entirely there should be a screening process and not sold in box stores, exclusively breeders since most people here in the southern states do keep them in ponds, like koi.

[shilohannise]

Thanks so much for this video. We have 2 comet goldfish that we’ve had for about a year now. They’ve been in a 20 gal. Our kid won them at the fair and we had no idea how large they got. Now we know how to properly take care of them thanks to you. We will be upgrading their home asap.

[aaronmolasky]

I just saw my first goldfish at my grandbaby’s house. I want her to keep up this goldfish so thank you for these great tips.

[BayouMawMaw]

I actually have a string of coincidences. I live on a bayou in south Louisiana. I got tired of buying worms. So I started my own worm farm. European worms. Well, recently, I got back into wanting to keep fish. So I got a 20-gallon long and did a planted tank and fishless cycle. It finally cycled. Was planning on doing schools of tetra. Still hadn't decided on the fish. Well, last week found an incredible deal on a 75-gallon tank, cabinet stand, canister filter, and a slew of stuff. So I got it. It's all clean now, and I was just waiting for an undergravel filter plate to come in today to start setting it up. My daughters left me with the grandkids and went to garage sales. So 20 gal. Finally cycled and asked the girls to stop by petstore and get me 3 comet goldfish. They got some awesome ones. Kids love them. Got them in the tank and decided. That's the fish I want. I have always got fruit, greens, and now the worm to take care of them. I also have blood worms and othe good food for them here already. Plus the 75 gal. Tank that will be for them, too. A string of coincidences for raising these 3 fish properly. BTW, I love the way comets are beautiful. Loved this video and wanted to tell my story.

[StarTexaspets]

Just bought 5 for a dollar yesterday for the outdoor pond. Currently have them in a 40 gallon breeder planted, with a bristlenose and duckweed, until they stand a better chance against the big egret birds that stalk the edges of the pond.

It has started to freeze in this area around this time though here in Texas, and I plan to invest in a larger "overwinter " tank, as my pond is not deep enough to sustain a reasonable temp in a good freeze.

Been a fan of yours for a while brother. Cheers,

[sandralgiles]

Hello! Thank you! I have rescued 6 comets from 5th grade “experiments.” They have gone from 8oz mason jars to my 350 gallon pond. They are wonderful but definitely need room:). I was feeling guilty about putting them in the pond instead of keeping them in our 40 gallon aquarium. You made me feel much better about the decision. Thank you!

[aileenmontano]

I’ve had my heartbroken a few times because I didn’t know how to care for a good fish 😭. Broke my sons’ heart too. I refused to get another fish until I got more knowledge how to care for them . I’m so grateful for this video ! I want to make a patio pond with a planter or make my aquarium a planted tank so the critters and the plants are self sufficient 😊 I can’t wait

[johnanthonyxo_]

My comet is in a 40 gallon. He’s about 2 years old about 6 inches long now. Planning on upgrading to a 110 gallon stock tank pond in my back yard this spring

[EGDoftheSea]

Great information, thank you! I have a (free) 40 gallon overwinter tank a for my ~500gallon pond fish up in Alaska. The 40 gallon tank seemed big at first, but then the fish got in there and it started looking a bit small. I had a few medium sized fish in the pond, but I'm pretty sure the ravens around snapped all but one =(. Ended up getting a lot of little comets from petco for the kids without knowing how big they can get! Now Im on this steep learning curve, but finding it all to be a rather rewarding challenge! Plus I like the comets. They are sleek, orange water bullets!

[KeithBynum-if]

Love the content. I was curious why the comet had such a bad rep, but I get it now. It’s not a bad fish it is just we are not giving them enough space.

[cocoa]

I saw this video on a whim. I love comet goldfish and do does my young son. I wish I knew what I now now before getting a 20 gallons for them. And we have 9 😢 my poor babies need space. I refuse to take them back so a bigger tank it is. This video was great!

[Disco_weasel]

The folks at the mom and pop pet store in my county really helped me dodge a bad starter move. I never realized goldfish were so "messy" lol. They pointed me to a Betta fish, because they are very easy to take care of, and are low maintenance. If anybody out there is looking to start an aquarium, and I say a Betta fish is a great way to go. Btw the tank is only a gallon, but it came with a filter and some quick start bacterial fluid, so really anybody can start! Great video and greetings from Texas!

[Kindheart]

I like your channel, plants and fish. I bought two small "feeder" goldfish at Petco about two years ago. When I first purchased them, they were mostly brown. Now they are a wonderful orange/gold color and about three inches long. They seem OK in a 20 gallon tank for now, but next year I will need a larger tank. They are definitely athletic jumpers, so keep a lid on it!