The Comet goldfish is ideal for novice
goldfish keepers since it is tough and adaptable
and do not require a lot of pampering to do well.
It can be kept in outdoor ponds as well as in big
cold water aquariums.The Comet goldfish can grow
quite big as an adult and a length of 14 inches
is not uncommon.
There exists several different variants of the
Comet goldfish, but they all have long and slender
bodies and a big and elongated single tail fin.
The large tail fin gives the Comet goldfish a very
stylish streamlined body shape.
The name Comet
is probably derived from how they resemble
comets in the sky with long and flowing tails.
You can
find multicolored Comet goldfish variants as
well as specimens with single colored bodies.