Comet Goldfish - Golden

A lustrous variant with more of a golden colour than standard Comets, the Golden Comet is part of the Goldfish family - the world’s most popular pet fish. With a beautiful golden shimmer, and relatively easy to care for, Golden Comets make an excellent addition to your aquarium or garden pond.

Goldfish were originally cultivated in China over 1000 years ago, and over the centuries, have been developed into many different types all over the world. The Golden Comet is one of the many subspecies of Goldfish that have been bred to enhance certain qualities.

Golden Comet Goldfish have a distinctive scissor-shaped singular forked tail with two tips, usually the same length as their entire body, with a lighter shade of gold scales than other variants of Comets. Their brilliant golden shimmer and showy tails make Golden Comets an attractive, impressive showpiece for your aquarium.

Golden Comets make peaceful tankmates, and it’s a good idea to have at least two as they are traditionally schooling fish. We recommend feeding your Golden Comets Pisces Goldfish Pellets or Flakes. Spirulina Flakes and Algae Wafers will provide valuable variety to their diet.

We've found that Golden Comets, like all Goldfish, enjoy eating Duckweed, which is easy to grow in your aquarium and is available from Scapeshop.com.au.

These cold water fish thrive in water temperatures ranging from 8-23 degrees celsius, and as they produce lots of waste, we recommend good filtration and plenty of plants to oxygenate and clean the water, as well as enriching their lives and supplementing their diets.