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.
In-store purchase only. Live fish, coral, and invertebrates are sold at our Erie store only. They cannot be bought online, and we do not ship live animals under any circumstances.
Live fish are priced per supplier batch — prices may vary. Call to confirm current pricing.
- Condition
- new
- Fulfillment
- Local pickup — Erie, PA
Live animals are sold in store only — we do not ship fish, coral, or invertebrates. Every animal is acclimated and health-checked in-house before it reaches the sales floor. This is a species we carry — it's most likely in the tanks around delivery days, but live stock changes daily. Please call (814) 456-9445 to confirm availability 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.
Stock and individual temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for pairing advice before you buy.
Good tankmates
Plays well with.
Species we’d keep in the same tank, with why each pairing works. Stock and individual temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 to confirm before you buy.
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.