Freshwater Fish
Fantail Goldfish - Calico.
A calico fantail goldfish — mottled orange, black, and white with a flowing double tail. Hardy and beginner-friendly, but goldfish are big-bodied and messy: give them a roomy tank with strong filtration and cool, clean water. A living ornament that can last for years.
We keep this species at our Erie store. Come and see it in the tanks, or call (814) 456-9445 and ask what we have in right now.
Sea Cave keeps this species. You will find these in the tanks at 660 East 14th Street in Erie. We never ship live animals.
- Condition
- new
- Fulfillment
- Local pickup — Erie, PA
We never ship fish, coral, or invertebrates — every animal here is one you meet in person. Each one is acclimated and health-checked in-house before it goes out into the display tanks. This is a species we keep, and what is swimming on any given day changes with the deliveries, so please call (814) 456-9445 before you drive in.
Care at a glance
What to know before you take one home.
- Care level
- Beginner
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Adult size
- 8"
- Min tank size
- 20–30 gal by age
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Scientific name
- Carassius auratus
Grows into its tank
Juvenile (under 3 in)20 galAdult (up to 8 in)30 galGood tank mates
The fantail goldfish is peaceful, but compatibility comes down to its cool-water, big-bodied lifestyle rather than aggression. The best tankmates are other goldfish, especially fancy types with a similar slow swimming style like other fantails, orandas, or black moors. Avoid fast tropical fish that outcompete them for food, fin-nippers that target their flowing tails, and tropical species that need warmer water than goldfish prefer. When in doubt, keep goldfish with goldfish.
Good to know
Fancy goldfish like the fantail are all domesticated forms of the wild Prussian carp, bred over centuries for body and tail shape.
What is in the tanks and each animal's temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for pairing advice.
Good tankmates
Plays well with.
Species we’d keep in the same tank, with why each pairing works. What is in the tanks and each animal’s temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for advice on pairing.
New to stocking a tank? Read our guide on which fish live together.
Oranda Goldfish
The same species and body plan as the Fantail — twin-tailed, slow-swimming, and cold-water adapted (65–72°F). Identical water-parameter needs eliminate all compatibility friction, and neither fish has any tendency to nip or bully the other.
Oranda Goldfish
Another twin-tailed fancy variety sharing the Fantail's deliberate swimming pace, cold-water preference, and peaceful disposition. Explicitly grouped with Fantails as a recommended companion across multiple authoritative sources.
White Cloud Mountain Minnow
Cold-tolerant schooling fish whose preferred range (64–72°F) overlaps cleanly with fancy goldfish. Fancy goldfish are too slow to catch these agile minnows, making predation a non-issue — a distinction that does NOT hold for faster comet or common goldfish.
Visit the store
660 East 14th Street,
Erie, PA.
Mon–Fri 12–6 · Sat 11–4 · Sun closed. Call ahead on livestock — what's on the floor rotates.