Comet Goldfish
Carassius auratus
1 in the tank
Where it's from
Native to the Amu Darya, Amur, Ansan, Anseongcheon and 276 other river basins
Uzbekistan, China, South Korea, Taiwan, North Korea, Russia, Laos, Malaysia and 1 more
Recorded as introduced in Greece (Acheloos basin), Japan (Adako un basin), Afghanistan, United States (Alabama basin) and 399 more places
The range of its wild species, Carassius auratus.
Native range: DAISIE (CC BY 4.0); Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0); Waarnemingen.be / observations.be (CC BY 4.0); GRIIS Checklist of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0); Protected Areas - Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0); Global Register of Invasive and Introduced Species (CC BY 4.0); A list of the terrestrial and marine biota from the Azores (CC BY 4.0); Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species -Samoa (CC BY 4.0); Tedesco et al. 2017 (CC0).
At a glance
- Size
- 12 in
- 30 cm
- Min tank
- 40 gal
- 151 L
- Temp
- 50–72°F
- 10–22°C
- pH
- 7.0–8.0
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Swims
- Middle
Ammonia 0 ppm and nitrate under 20 ppm.
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