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Goldfish
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Real-world info
Name: Carassius auratus (goldfish) Family: Cyprinidae (carps and minnows)
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  キンギョ  金鱼  Poisson rouge  Pez dorado  Pesce rosso  Золотая рыбка  금붕어  金魚  Poisson rouge  Pez dorado  Goldfisch  Goudvis

The goldfish is a freshwater fish in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Doubutsu no Mori. It has a tiny shadow size, appears throughout the year at any time of day, and can be found in rivers in games prior to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and in ponds in New Horizons. Unlike most fish, the goldfish appears as a bag or bowl rather than a tank when placed in the player's house.

Catch details

In Animal Crossing

#26

"I caught a goldfish! It's worth its weight in...fish. Great."

DnM / iQue

DnM+

AC

DnMe+

Time of year	All year
Time of day	All day
Location	River
Shadow size	Tiny
Selling price	1,300 Bells
Feng shui	Red
Furniture size

In Wild World

#8

"I caught a goldfish! Worth its weight in...fish!"

Description	A member of the carp family, it's bred for beauty. However, unlike carp, goldfish have no whiskers.
Time of year	All year
Time of day	All day
Peak times	N/A
Location	River
Shadow size	Tiny
Fish size	15 cm
Selling price	1,300 Bells
Furniture size

In City Folk

#8

"I caught a goldfish! There's gold in them there fish! (Not really.)"

Description	Selectively bred crucian carp, the majority of these were the result of mutations.
Time of year	All year
Time of day	All day
Peak times	N/A
Location	River
Shadow size	Tiny
Fish size	About 6 in.
Selling price	1,300 Bells
Furniture size

In New Leaf

#8

"I caught a goldfish! It's worth its weight in gold!"

Time of year	All year
Time of day	All day
Peak times	N/A
Location	River
Shadow size	Tiny
Fish size	15 cm
Selling price	1,300 Bells
Furniture size

In Pocket Camp

#36

Event availability	Fishing Tourney: Schoolroom Fishing Tourney: Fireworks
Location	Lost Lure Creek
Shadow size	Sparkling
Fish size	12.5 cm - 17.5 cm
Rarity	★
Catch rate	Event only
Selling price	N/A Bells
Request reward	N/A Bells

In New Horizons

#7

"I caught a goldfish! It's worth its weight in fish!"

Time of year	North: All year South: All year
Time of day	All day
Location	Pond
Shadow size	Tiny
Rarity	Common
Spawn requirement	Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny:  1,300 Bells  C.J.:  1,950 Bells
Furniture size

Donation to the museum

As with all fish and bugs in the Animal Crossing series, the goldfish can be donated to the museum by talking to Blathers, who will tell the player a little bit about the donation.

In Animal Crossing

As a goldfish is donated, Blathers will say this:

"Those adorable little fins! Those huge, googly eyes! Even I am helpless in the face of their cuteness! We will take special care of this precious fellow. Welcome to your new home, you darling little fishy!"

In Wild World

This is Blathers's speech about the newly donated fish:

"Hoo, in my youth, I once had a goldfish in my room. His name was Sir Blithers. Goldfish are actually quite sociable creatures, eh wot? At least they are when they're being fed, that is. Who can resist them?"

It appears in the first tank in the aquarium.

In City Folk

Blathers will say this when handed the fish in the museum dialogue:

"Hoo now... Do you know how large goldfish can get? Well, they can grow up to... ONE FOOT (30 centimeters) LONG! The growth of a goldfish in a tank is inhibited by tank size, so you rarely see them that big, I'd imagine. Even so, our tanks here at the museum are spacious... so expect our new goldfish to make a BIG splash! ...Hoo now? Not at all funny, you say?"

It can be found in the small tube-tank in the aquarium.

In New Leaf

Upon donation to the museum, the information board in front of the tank that houses the goldfish says the following:

"These are aquarium fish that came about by selectively breeding types of crucian carp. It took hundreds of years to get the long tail fin and beautiful color of the current breed. Even red goldfish are black when they are young and still retain other vestiges of the crucian carp. They turn red as they grow, thus gaining their much more commonly known look."

In New Horizons

When donating to Blathers or selecting "Tell me about this!" in New Horizons, he will provide the following information about the fish:

"Goldfish are so cute and delicate... but do you know how big they can get? Why, they can grow up to... a foot in length! Well, sometimes. The size of the tank they're kept in tends to restrict their growth. And just how big will this goldfish get in our large museum tank? I look forward to finding out!"

The goldfish can be found in the tank immediately to the right of the entrance to the fish section of the museum, sharing it with the pop-eyed goldfish.

Fishing Tourney

During a Fishing Tourney, when given a goldfish, Chip will say the following dialogue.

In City Folk

"A little factual tidbit for ya: nobody scoops goldfish like me! In my opinion. Nyuuuk nyuk nyuk nyuk!"

In New Leaf

"You know, I'm pretty good when it comes to scooping goldfish, if I do say so myself. And I do. OK... Umm, hey, close your eyes for a second or two, would ya? YUM!"

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Real-world information

A real-life goldfish.

This goldfish is the Fantail breed. It has two fins instead of one. It has an egg shaped body, a high dorsal fin, but no shoulder hump. It is the western variation of the Ryukin breed. They do not like cold water. These, like all goldfish, are commonly kept as pets, and prefer a water temperature of 13 - 21 degrees Celsius/Centigrade.

Names in other languages

	キンギョ Kingyo	Goldfish
	금붕어 Geumbung-eo	Goldfish
	金鱼 Jīnyú	Goldfish
	金魚 gam1 jyu4	Goldfish
	Золотая рыбка Zolotaya rybka	Golden fish
	Goudvis	Goldfish
	Goldfisch	Goldfish
	Pez dorado	Golden fish
	Poisson rouge	Red fish
	Pesce rosso	Red fish

Notes

Pocket Camp fish

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