The current Guinness record for the oldest goldfish ever was set by a male goldfish and you guessed it, named Tish, he remarkably reached the age of 43. He spent his life at a fish bowl in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom, under the care of Hilda Hand and her son, Peter. It was the latter Peter who won Tish as a prize at a fairground roll a penny stall back in 1956, back when he, Peter, was only seven years old