2007-07-03 06:17:12 · 14 answers · asked by juejua 5 in Pets ➔ Fish
Well we had ours for several years! Anything over 5 years is probably a good thing. But they do tend to go paler as they get older!
But we made sure to give it a proper send off down the u-bend when it did pop it's clogs!
2007-07-06 05:00:36 · answer #1 · answered by beausbreeches 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Typical lifespan in an aquarium ranges from days to months because nobody cares to learn about them. Just take a look at all the people who think 1 year or 6 years is a normal life for them. Premature death can largely be contributed to the myth that 'they grow to their environment'. Also, a poster above said 'they grow up to 8" long'. The longest currently living goldfish is not 8, but 18" long, and longer have been recorded in the past.
The average potential life span is in the range of 20-25 years, while they are capable of living over 30, and while it's rare, have been known to pass 40.
2007-07-03 13:48:22 · answer #2 · answered by Ghapy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Goldfish can live up to 20 years. The reason most Goldfish die after a few months is because people keep them in tiny, unfiltered bowls (Goldfish get 8 inches long). If you put a large fish in a small bowl, it gets stunted and dies. With proper care (a 30 gallon tank), the average Goldfish should live more than 10 years.
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2007-07-03 13:23:16 · answer #3 · answered by nosoop4u246 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the longest span of life that the world has recorded about goldfishes was about 45 years. (but most probably it was placed in its perfect habitat).. roughtly, 20-25 years would be the lifespan of goldfishes nowadays.=)
2007-07-03 13:26:05 · answer #4 · answered by Pyro2600 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As a kid i got two from a fair and after 10 years and weighing in at 12 pounds i gave them to a guy with a pound.
2007-07-03 14:40:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Umm i have heard about 25 years lol have a nice time when your old looking after umm stil
2007-07-04 13:13:44 · answer #6 · answered by Animal_mad_jake 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think its a year... althoug i have goldfish in my pond that are rougly 4 or 5 years old. just look after them, the better the lifestyle the longer they'll live.
2007-07-03 14:24:35 · answer #7 · answered by Nic Vicious 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Average is 6 years.
2007-07-03 13:25:15 · answer #8 · answered by angler 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
My two are thirteen and a half years old. We're waiting for them to pop their clogs, but there's no sign of it!!!
2007-07-04 11:08:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hiya chick, me and Emma bought one 4 years ago and it went to live with my mum and dad, it only died a couple of months back!
2007-07-03 19:34:29 · answer #10 · answered by Karen S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋