Fish, carp family
Goldfish
- Origin
- Non-native species
- Fishing
- all year
About the species Goldfish
How to recognise it
It resembles the Prussian carp: no barbels and a deep body. The goldfish is its bred form.
Where it lives
It originates in East Asia. It appears only occasionally in our waters, mainly after release from aquariums and ornamental ponds.
What it feeds on
Omnivore.
The Slovak names karas pruský and karas striebristý are often mixed up in everyday speech. The regulation lists them as two separate species: the Prussian carp (Carassius gibelio) and the goldfish (Carassius auratus).
Closed season, minimum size and daily limit
What the Fisheries Act says about goldfish. For guidance only; check it in the fishing regulations of the district.
Fishing all year round
§ 10 of the Decreeno closed season
Under the decree the species may be caught from 1 January to 31 December (Section 10, paragraph 2). This does not mean it may be caught in every water at any time: the closed season, the permit and the fishing rules of the district can restrict fishing.
Summary of Act no. 216/2018 Coll. and Decree no. 381/2018 Coll. (as of 6 Nov 2026). It may be out of date or contain an error, and exceptions apply on some waters. The permit and the fishing regulations of the district are binding. The fishing law, rule by rule.
Where it was recorded
Fishing districts around which a record of this species exists (GBIF).
We do not yet track where this species occurs in individual fishing districts. So far we have records from the GBIF database only for species with numerical water-temperature data.
Catches of Goldfish
Approved catches by anglers on this portal.
Nobody has logged a catch of this species yet. Be the first; once approved it will appear here and on the leaderboard.
Similar species
Photo credits
- Goldfish: Photo: לינה אבוגוש, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prussian carp: Photo: George Chernilevsky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crucian carp: Photo: Viridiflavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Minimum sizes, protection periods and permitted fishing methods are set by the fishing regulations and the conditions of the specific fishing district. Check them before you fish.