{"product_id":"feeder-comet-goldfish-large","title":"Feeder Comet Goldfish","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlease note that the individual fish shown in photo is only a representative of what an adult specimen would look like. The color may vary based on the age and sex of the fish you receive.) \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-single__description rte\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScientific Name: \u003c\/strong\u003eCarassius auratus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommon Name: \u003c\/strong\u003eComet-tail Goldfish, Sarasa Comet, Pond Comet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdult Size: \u003c\/strong\u003e14 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife Expectancy: \u003c\/strong\u003e14 years\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHabitat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Asia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinimum Tank Size: \u003c\/strong\u003e15 gallon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIdeal Tank Conditions: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTemperature Range: 65 - 72° F\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epH Range: 6.0 - 8.0\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater Hardness: 5 - 19\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTemperament: \u003c\/strong\u003ePeaceful\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiet \u0026amp; Nutrition: \u003c\/strong\u003eOmnivore; will generally eat all kinds of fresh, frozen, and flake foods. To keep a good balance, give them a high quality flake food every day. To care for your goldfish, feed brine shrimp (either live or frozen), blood worms, Daphnia, or tubifex worms as a treat. It is usually better to feed freeze-dried foods as opposed to live foods to avoid parasites and bacterial infections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBreeding \u0026amp; Spawning:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Egg layers that spawn readily in the right conditions. They can be bred in groups as small as five individuals, but they are very social animals and likely to breed in larger groups as well. Spawning generally begin when the temperatures are between 68° and 74° F (20°-23° C). Feeding lots of high protein food such live brine shrimp and worms during this time will also induce spawning. The female will drop tiny eggs which the male will then fertilize. The eggs will adhere by sticky threads to the plants or spawn mop. Spawning can last two or three hours and can produce up to 10,000 eggs. At this point, the parents will start to eat as many eggs as they can find. For this reason, it is best to remove the parents after spawning is complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGender: \u003c\/strong\u003eDuring the breeding season, the male has white prickles, called breeding tubercles, on its gill covers and head. Seen from above, a female will have a fatter appearance when she is carrying eggs. It is impossible to sex Goldfish when they are young and not in breeding season, but generally the male is smaller and more slender than the female.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Desert Pine Pets","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":67700548993202,"sku":null,"price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large","offer_id":67700549025970,"sku":null,"price":1.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/3167\/3778\/files\/964D63E2-FD6E-48D8-89CE-FE8194CEA3A0.jpg?v=1792006187","url":"https:\/\/www.desertpinepets.com\/products\/feeder-comet-goldfish-large","provider":"Country Critters Pet Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}