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Comet goldfish (the cheap 25 cent ones) are definitely one of the hardiest fish, but they are also one of the most unpredictable because they come from a filthy environment full of hundreds of fish. I've had the best luck with darker golden and gold/black individuals (I've never had a white comet live more than a few months). Two or three comets can live comfortably in a 10 gallon for a good while, and for a pond, at least one or two dozen (you may lose a lot to natural causes/predation, but the ones that live will be the hardy ones). They do shit a lot though, so it's best to invest in an ammonia testing kit.
For a tank, if you don't mind just having one fish in a tank, invest in a small heater and buy a betta fish with live plants. I've never had a betta die on me and I found it rewarding to have such a beautiful fish in a large tank with aqautic plants, I think it rivals any community tank in looks.
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