Damn 8" in a 10G and lived for 7yrs? That definitely beats my expectations for a goldfish to survive in a 10G. Good job for your first fish esp since you didn't know what you were doing yet.Robbo RTG;3470192; said:My first fish was a goldfish that i won at a fair when i was around 7 by tossing a ping pong ball into one of those little betta bowls with a fish in it. It started out in a fishbowl and then lived out the rest of his life in a 10 gal w/many various tankmates, all of whom he outlived. "Wilbur" lived for like 7 years and grew to around 8"+.