To start your new adventure, a little knowledge will go a long way. Unlike other fancy goldfish types, this breed is extremely enduring and can make good pets for new fishkeepers.
Bred in the United States, the Comet goldfish is more playful and active than most other goldfish breeds. One of the hardiest fancy varieties, Fantail goldfish are recognizable for their split caudal fin.
Lacking a fin on their back dorsal fin , Lionheads swim very slowly. These fish are hardy and a good choice for beginners. Ryukins are known for the large hump behind their heads.
Known for their calico pattern, Shubunkins are very resilient and make a good first pet for new fish owners. Aptly named for their protruding eyes. Be careful with sharp decorations. In the 18th century, members of the European aristocracy would remove goldfish from their ponds and place them into decorative bowls for special occasions. Goldfish have no eyelids, which means they sleep with their eyes open and do not blink.
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Fish Type Goldfish. Goldfish Carassius auratus. Cichlid Cichlidae. Betta Betta splendens. Black Moor Unlike other fancy goldfish types, this breed is extremely enduring and can make good pets for new fishkeepers. Common Goldfish 2. Comet Goldfish 3. Wakin Goldfish 5. Jikin Goldfish 6. Fantail Goldfish 8. Ryukin Goldfish 9. Veiltail Goldfish Telescope Eye Oranda Butterfly Tail Goldfish Tosakin Goldfish Celestial Eye Goldfish Bubble Eye Lionhead Ranchu Goldfish Pom Pom Goldfish Phoenix or Egg Fish Froghead Goldfish Lionchu The different eye types fall into the 4 main categories of:.
Normal — Not much to say here, they are just kind of — normal?! Defining features: None. Description: A simple fish with no striking, standout features. The most common goldfish type of all — hence the name. Body: Streamlined. Tail: Single. Dorsal fin: Yes. Wen hood: No. Color: Solid or a mix of any: Orange, red, blue, black or brown.
Defining features: A flowing forked tail as long as their body. Description: Similar to a common, though all fins are longer and finer. Tail: Single — Long and forked. Color: Most commonly red or orange, with a white pattern on body, though silver and yellow is seen.
Defining features: Their calico coloring Description: Essentially a comet with calico coloring. Tail: Single — Mostly long and forked. Color: Calico — A mosaic mix of reddish-orange, white, black and blue.
Description: Very similar shape to the common goldfish. Tail: Split double. Color: Red and white pattern unique to each individual. View this post on Instagram. Defining features: A Peacock Tail in 4 parts that splay outwards almost degrees, shaped like an X when viewed from behind. Description: Developed from Wakin, streamlined long body though fuller than a common with a double tail. Color: Solid white with red found only on tail, fins, mouth, and gills.
Description: Similar to a veil tail but with very long fins and long flowing tail that is barely — if at all — forked. Tail: Double — Forked. Dorsal fin: Yes — Large and upright. Defining features: A large dorsal hump. Where their head joins their back, a clear hump is seen extending over their back. Description: Similar to a fantail but with a clearly defined dorsal hump on their back. Color: Red or red and white.
Description: Similar to a fantail but with very long fins and long flowing tail that is barely — if at all — forked. Tail: Double — very long and flowing. Dorsal fin: Yes — Very large, often flowing not stiff. Color: All colors, solid or mixed.
Eye Type: Telescope. Black Moor — Black with a silver belly. Panda Moor — Black and white patterning. Description: Looks like a standard veiltail with a large wen hood on their head.
Tail: Double — long and flowing. Wen hood: Yes. Defining features: A tail shaped like a butterfly when viewed from above. Description: A standard telescope eye, but with a tail like a butterfly viewed from above. Tail: Double — large, shaped like a butterfly. Defining features: The only type to have a double but undivided joined tail.
Tail: Double — Large, undivided curled. Defining features: Extremely round bodies and raised white scales like pearls. Description: Short, almost bloated looking rounded bodies, more so than any other goldfish. With name defining raised white scales like pearls. Body: Egg-shaped — Very rounded. Tail: Double. Dorsal fin: Yes Eye Type: Normal. Wen hood: Mostly not, some lesser seen sub-types do. Color: Mostly orange and white or calico though all colors do exist.
Defining features: Bulging, upturned eyes pointing upwards. Color: Mostly orange or orange with silver belly. Defining features: Unmistakable, very large fluid filled sacs under their eyes known as bubbles. Description: Very large sacs under their eyes which are turned upward, otherwise identical to a celestial.
Eye Type: Bubble Eyes — Upturned with large fluid filled sacs. Defining features: No dorsal fin and wart-like wen hood covering their head. Wen hood: Yes — the largest of any goldfish. Defining features: A dorsal-less, highly arched back. Description: Shaped like an egg-fish, very similar to a lionhead but with a stand-out, highly noticeable arched back. Tail: Double — very short and small.
Defining features: 2 nasal growths that look like a pair of cheerleaders pom-poms. Dorsal fin: Ideally no, though many with dorsal fins do exist as in the picture above. Wen hood: No but has nasal growths. Color: All colors and patterns. All the same shape, an egg-fishes defining feature is a lack of a feature. Image credit: Shabira, Shutterstock. Latest Articles, Guides, and Discounts Sign up to receive our latest articles, tips, tricks, and guides, plus discounts on top products, to hit your inbox every week!
More From Goldfish. Can Goldfish Eat Bloodworms? Bubble Eye Goldfish — One of the most fragile common goldfish types around, bubble eye goldfish develop very delicate fluid-filled sacs beneath their eyes. They spend most of their time resting on the aquarium bottom. Sharp rocks can easily burst the sacs beneath their eyes and attract goldfish diseases. Like lionhead goldfish, these fish have no dorsal fin. Bubble eye goldfish are only recommended for experts.
Ryukin Goldfish — Ryukin goldfish are good goldfish for beginners and are recognizable by their large hump behind their head that sharply rises at an angle on their back where the dorsal fin is. Ryukin goldfish come in different colors, including orange, white, red, and calico.
The most prized ryukins have long, flowing fins. Even if you think you might have found the perfect goldfish, you should make purchasing decisions wisely and only choose the healthiest fish in the pet store. You should also cycle your aquarium before buying your first goldfish from the pet store to ensure that your aquarium nitrogen cycle this will make maintaining good water quality easier.
Slim-bodied goldfish, fantails, black moors, and ryukins are generally recommended for goldfish owners just starting out. Do you keep goldfish? Have any personal favorites? Suggestions on how to raise common goldfish types? You should try to upgrade to 75 liters when you can. Goldfish excrete tons of waste, and you might have your work cut out for you in a 40 liter tank. Constantly monitor the water with a freshwater aquarium testing kit and stay on top of those water changes. I never thought there are more kinds of goldfish.
I only knew two which are the telescope goldfish and the lionhead goldfish. Hi James — there are definitely more types of goldfish than the ones listed! Over a hundred breeds according to some sources. But the variety of goldfish available is one of the things that make this hobby so interesting, at least for me.
They each have their own personalities and traits! Thanks, Thalia! Glad you enjoyed this article. There are actually many more goldfish varieties! They can be very fascinating fish. I own two telescope goldfish named Cudi and Kenobi. They have quirky personalities and I swear they know when I am about to feed them and they shake with excitement, and they dig at night.
Cudi and Kenobi sound adorable, Josephine! Goldfish are certainly clever and will often dance with anticipation at the sight of food. My goldfish can even recognize the cans of dry food I sometimes feed them in the mornings.
I am wondering what breed my two goldfish are. I am pretty sure they are comets. Mosley and the other ones called Shimmer.
Mr Mosley is very greedy when he is healthy and is a bit of bully. Shimmer is usually quite shy but seems to be sticking up to Mo ever since he Mr Mosley started floating upside down. Does the white goldfish with black and orange spots have bulging eyes like the lens on a telescope?
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