I've always assumed Comets, but are they?

Charger & Prowler Video

Charger:


Prowler:



When they were together:

Yes they are both comets. Comets have really long flowing tails.

Thanks Sandy. You always seem to pop up out of nowhere with the answer

Comets,They can grow very big~

How big can they get? I mean in proportion to other types of fish when they reach adulthood, are they at the big end of the scale or the small end?

They can reach 1 foot 2 inches at the most i have one that is about 11 inches.. My favorite fish...
levi

Put them in a pond and they can easily reach 18 inches. In an aquarium then a foot is about the best you can get given the room. Just like goldfish they need lots of clean water and in an aquarium a minimum of 50 gallons will be needed. Of course not everyone can give that so given a smaller home you can expect maybe 8 to 10 inches.

Wow That's a bit bigger than I expected! On the upside....I get to buy a MASSIVE tank
I really want a 150 gallon within the next 3 years, and since I only have Charger and Prowler, that will leave 50 gallons for a new addition

I'm already planning to dig myself a pond, but that all depends on if I move to Cornwall when my parents do in a few years. I can't have a pond here because my garden is on a slope and it would be a nightmare to dig, plus I don't trust my neighbour's dog Ideally, I'd like a 1500 gallon pond, but that's big money...

Thanks for the info guys, but just one more question before I fall asleep on the keyboard... How long have I got until my guys stop growing? If it's possible to put a time on it...
Charger is about 6 months old, and Prowler is probably 20 months by now. I won't be able to upgrade to the 150 gallon or the pond for at least 3 years, so will this affect their growth, or will they keep growing right up until they're swimming around the tank with zimmer frames and moaning about the young 'uns?

I would think they would do most of their growing in the first 3 years and by two years should be around 5 or 6 inches long. After that then the rate will slow down.

Thanks Sandy. I'd better get saving then, I want them to grow as big as possible.
Prowler is already 6 inches and he's only about 20 months old, so I should think he'd grow up to be nice and big
Charger is probably about 2.5 inches by now, but there's no way he's ever gonna sit still to let me find out. He's like a hyperactive coffee addict on speed at the moment. He slices through that water like a bullet! I'm surprised he hasn't hurt himself yet because he swims full speed into the side of the tank sometimes...

I have some comets in my pond. Their 16-18 inches.

That's pretty big. How old are they?

Comets are my favorite goldie. I had so many of them at one point, then I had to move across country and couldn't take them with. But in the short tiem I had them (3-4 months) Bubba must've grown a inch. I miss my fish, they were so much fun.

Goldie, a Comet, is about 9 inches and 3 years old. (If you can believe this, Goldie is a fair fish...yes from the fish game.) I can put my hand in the tank and pet him, just like he was a dog.