Big New Goldfish

I was at a local pet store, looking for some tetras for my 20 gallon tank, when I noticed some rather unhappy looking pond fish. One was a koi and the other was a goldfish, and both were about a foot long! But, sadly, they were both stuck in a little 30 gallon with some baby fantails, and seemed very stressed out about it.
When I asked the employee, he said they had been given to the pet store when their pond got drained, and that they were about two years old. So I decided to take them.
The koi is still pretty young, and he’s probably the smallest koi in my pond. The goldfish, however, is definitely about full grown. He’s pretty long but not very chubby, so I’m assuming he’s a male.


I just wanted to show him off lol. Most of the other goldfish in my pond are only about half his size.
I wonder, is he done growing?

 

I’ve seen goldfish get to be 2 feet long but I’ve seen some get to 6 inches so it depends. How big of a pond?

 

Is he a fantail? If so, he's probably done growing.

 

Looks to be a Comet. I wouldn’t be surprised if it gets larger than that, but not by much. There’s really no way of knowing. However, I’ve seen some pretty big Comets.

 

He’s definitely a comet. He has a really pretty tail that you can't see well in the picture. The pond is really big, about a quarter of an acre long and half that wide.

 

They certainly lucked into you! I am so happy for them! You were probably a dream come true for them!

 

I hope they’re enjoying it in there! Lol. I have 12 other koi and quite a few feeder goldfish from various places, so they’ll have lots of friends!