2006-07-14 03:35:52 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Well cared for, they can pretty easily live to be 7, in ideal environments they can reach 20-30, and the oldest goldfish ever was 43.
2006-07-14 06:22:18 · answer #1 · answered by M.S. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Goldfish have an average life span of between 5-10 years. The oldest known goldfish lived to 41 years of age
2006-07-14 10:40:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the right conditions they can live for many years.
I used to keep goldfish and have had some live 10 or 12 years.
They were kept in a large, unheated tank with filters and plants etc. and I looked after them in much the same way as tropical fish.
Before I got the conditions right for them I was lucky if I kept them a few weeks.
Some goldfish were dumped in a pond in our local park years ago and they have done really well. Their numbers have remained about the same but they have bred successfully and seem healthy.
2006-07-14 06:42:22 · answer #3 · answered by DogDoc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on its size... from 6months to 8 years. The longest living goldfish was 8 years.
Take care of him well, clean the water regularly, don't overfeed --and give them lots of TLC to live a nice long fishy life.
My sis had a goldfish called 'Pepper' - about 3inches long who lived for 2years.. still miss him like crazy.. amazing how attached a whole family can get to a little goldfish..
2006-07-14 05:52:23 · answer #4 · answered by Jest21 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a friend who has had a goldfish for 7 years. And she won it at some crappy fair booth, not even a pet shop. However, this fish is very territorial and eats all the other fish. Maybe that's why it lives so long, no competition.
2006-07-14 03:41:02 · answer #5 · answered by Steph 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A goldfish should live for at least 15-20 years, if it doesn't there is something badly wrong.
2006-07-16 08:14:36 · answer #6 · answered by oohfeeshy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think a goldfish only lives for a year or so.
2006-07-14 03:38:13 · answer #7 · answered by Niki 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Under ideal conditions, members of the carp family, to which goldfish belong, can live 200 years.
2006-07-14 05:17:25 · answer #8 · answered by PAUL H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My goldfish is 8 years old. He was from the fair also and is now about nine inches long!
2006-07-14 04:28:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a member of the coi family, I have been told they can live for many, many years. I can only testify to 4 years though. I think it just really depends on the fish and the conditions it live in, just like humans.
2006-07-14 03:41:27 · answer #10 · answered by Becky C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋