2006-10-11 06:20:05 · 29 answers · asked by mikey j 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
they can live 30 years and some reported longer then that
2006-10-11 06:45:36 · answer #1 · answered by C live 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10+ years
2006-10-11 10:02:08 · answer #2 · answered by Ben 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3 or 4 years is actually not bad figure, as they normally in 2-3 years. But someone I know had a gold fish that lived 10 years+. The fish used to eat everything, (like rice, spaghetti etc... really everything) and at the end, it was so big that it didn't look like a gold fish any more. Look after your fish.
2006-10-11 06:37:06 · answer #3 · answered by ono 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I bought my son a goldfish about eight years ago and it's still going strong. My niece who was then 3 years old, lifted it out the bowl , took it outside and rolled it in a plant pot. We couldn't believe it survived, it resembled a floating stick. On another occasion it jumped out the bowl and landed on the floor. We then gave it to my dad who had a fish tank, and he woke one morning to find the tank had a crack in it and all the water had come out, and the fish were lying in the bottom of the tank. Again my son's fish survived. It has now lost all the gold colour and is almost all white/silver. It has got a lot bigger and fatter and is as strong as ever. You could have your fish for a long time yet - I'll send my niece down to show you how it is done. lol.
2006-10-11 06:43:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some can live for 15 years!
2006-10-11 06:28:01 · answer #5 · answered by Nikita21 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the right conditions, many goldfish have been known to survive for up to 25 years or even more !!!.
The longer living varieties are koi carp, which are often very valuable.
Most basic tank kept goldfish will survive for a few years but some will live much longer if they're fed ok and the water is kept clean and they have room to grow. Fancier species like orandas and blackmoors don't live as long, as they're more prone to disease and less hardy.
2006-10-12 08:05:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the kind of goldfish it is and how happy and healthy it is kept. Reports range for different kinds of goldfish living 10, 20 and even 50 yrs. It is really hard to tell the life span of our fish because we don't know the specifics like the species and living conditions.
2006-10-14 03:44:47 · answer #7 · answered by weebles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gold fish could live for a really long time. sorry i dont know the right time. about maybe 5-8 years
2006-10-15 05:02:36 · answer #8 · answered by Chris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
god knows! Mines over 10 yrs old now and still happily swimmin around! He jumped out once in the middle of the night and spent several hours on the side and dried up! My dad found him and put him back in, he swam tilted for a while but he soon recovered!
2006-10-11 09:55:11 · answer #9 · answered by NaTaLiE 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know exactly how long they are suppose to live. A lot of people say that they don't live very long, but I had one once, and it lived for a little over 4 years.
2006-10-11 06:30:59 · answer #10 · answered by emily333l 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The oldest goldfish that i know about is 20 years old and all of its golden/orange colour has faded away.
My goldfish Byron is now almost 5 years old and is still in good nick.
2006-10-12 07:43:59 · answer #11 · answered by eve 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋