Goldfish call a subspecies of silver crucian carp. In the wild, they live in Korea, China, Japan and the islands of Asia.
Varieties of goldfish
Breeders managed to artificially produce many
species of goldfish, they are even difficult to list. Until today, there are species in Asia that Europe does not have. These fabulous waterfowl are kept in outdoor pools, where they grow up to 30 cm in length.
In an aquarium, a goldfish can grow only up to 15 cm. Smooth and large gravel or pebbles must be at the bottom of the reservoir. These fish are very peaceful and easy to get along with other species. Only such a variety
of goldfish as veil tails should be kept separately so that the neighbors do not damage their delicate and beautiful ponytails.
Today you can choose any kind of goldfish for your aquarium in accordance with your own taste. And they are available to everyone. In general, you can divide all the fish of this large species into short-bodied and long-bodied. Consider the most striking and common representatives.
A kind of goldfish with a special tail in the form of butterfly wings, open for flight, is called a butterfly. But the plume-shaped tail, which is raised upward, divided into 2, 3 or 4 parts, has fan-tailed fish. He can take a position similar in appearance to a fan.
What kind of goldfish is the most popular? Little babies with a non-trivial appearance, called pearls, are in demand. This is a round fish with short fins, and its scales are similar to pearls. Such a representative of the family will be a wonderful decoration for any aquarium.
The next variety of goldfish is the lion head. The head of representatives of this species is covered with growths similar to strawberries, and, together with a rounded body, it resembles the head of a lion. Oranda has large growths between the eyes, and Ryukina has a humpbacked back.
Many varieties of aquarium goldfish have mutated by changing the shape of their eyes. For example, the fish, which is called the "heavenly eye", constantly looks up, and the fish "water eyes" has impressive eyes and inviting bubbles with liquid. The telescope, veil telescope and black telescope are characterized by very large eyes.
Varieties of goldfish, the photos of which you see, differ in body shape. The comet is the owner of a long tail, often superior to the body itself. The ranch is deprived of a dorsal fin, but has growths on its head. Shubunkins are noticeable for their chintz color and transparent scales.
And finally, an ordinary goldfish has a medium-sized body, elongated fins. Her color can be red, red-golden and red-white.
CompatibilityFish that differ in size or body length have their own temperament, so it is more correct to settle them separately. Long-bodied representatives (shubunkins, comets) can grow quite large, so for them you should take an aquarium of at least 200 liters. However, they are unpretentious and very hardy.
Separately, you need to settle stargazers, telescopes and fish "water eyes". Hulking and slow telescopes run the risk of not having time to distribute feed and remain hungry.
Fish "water eyes" is easily injured. But the most unpretentious can be called Ryukins and fan tails. It is with the content of these species that you can begin to beginner aquarists.