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Three Different Kinds of Gold Fish |
The Fantail
Dating back some 1,300 to 1,500 years, the Fantail is one of the oldest goldfish varieties known to man. The Fantail is called loochoo in Chinese, and its metallic orange color should grow very deep and bright.
Shaped like an egg, this fish has a large, double caudal or tail fin. The tail should be long and flowing. The Fantail is the most common fancy breed available to the average hobbyist. And it is also the most popular, outselling all other fancy breeds. The body is the most streamlined of the entire final two groupings, and is still more roundish in shape.
In the best specimens of the breed the fish's tail should not be joined at any juncture along either side, but rather only at the caudal peduncle. The anal fins should be paired as well and, again, not joined in any place, but should be matching and on separate sides.
The most popular Fantails are the solid-orange metallic. They are the most plentiful and the hardiest. The Fantail is also available in nacreous; again, those showing the most blues and blacks are considered to be among the most prized. Nacreous Fantails are not as hardy as their orange metallic relations...
This is the only one of the fancy breeds that is durable and hardy enough for outdoor ponds. It is also the first fancy variety any hobbyist should own before moving into the more exotic breeds. With good care, a Fantail will grow to three to six inches in length, and has a life expectancy of somewhere between five and ten years.
These were popular for some time, but have recently fallen out of favor. It is thought that these goldfish were a cross between a Comet and a Fantail. The Nymph has a short body, is roundish with a deep belly and a short head and has a large mouth with full lips and erect nostrils. It has extremely long fins, and a dorsal fin that sits far back on the spine. Its pectoral and ventral fins are long, as is its single anal fin. The Nymph comes in single-tail, fantail and fringe-tailed varieties.
The Ryun kin is the Japanese version of the Fantail. Some argue that it is the older version of the Fantail. Legend has it that they were first developed on the Ryuku Islands, hence the name. The main difference is that this variety has a high, arching back, from which the dorsal fin extends even higher.
The back appears almost like a hump, which begins just after the head. Also, the tail is wider, meaning that it becomes longer vertically instead of horizontally. Because of the body shape, the fins sometimes appear more toward a right angle than the average Fantail.
The Ryun kin can grow to between three and six inches long and will live five to ten years. Ryunkins are available in all the same color variations as the average Fantail, including Tancho. Ryunkins are also excellent beginner fish for anyone wanting to move toward keeping the more exotic breeds. They are also good for outdoor ponds or pools.
Dating back some 1,300 to 1,500 years, the Fantail is one of the oldest goldfish varieties known to man. The Fantail is called loochoo in Chinese, and its metallic orange color should grow very deep and bright.
Shaped like an egg, this fish has a large, double caudal or tail fin. The tail should be long and flowing. The Fantail is the most common fancy breed available to the average hobbyist. And it is also the most popular, outselling all other fancy breeds. The body is the most streamlined of the entire final two groupings, and is still more roundish in shape.
In the best specimens of the breed the fish's tail should not be joined at any juncture along either side, but rather only at the caudal peduncle. The anal fins should be paired as well and, again, not joined in any place, but should be matching and on separate sides.
The most popular Fantails are the solid-orange metallic. They are the most plentiful and the hardiest. The Fantail is also available in nacreous; again, those showing the most blues and blacks are considered to be among the most prized. Nacreous Fantails are not as hardy as their orange metallic relations...
This is the only one of the fancy breeds that is durable and hardy enough for outdoor ponds. It is also the first fancy variety any hobbyist should own before moving into the more exotic breeds. With good care, a Fantail will grow to three to six inches in length, and has a life expectancy of somewhere between five and ten years.
These were popular for some time, but have recently fallen out of favor. It is thought that these goldfish were a cross between a Comet and a Fantail. The Nymph has a short body, is roundish with a deep belly and a short head and has a large mouth with full lips and erect nostrils. It has extremely long fins, and a dorsal fin that sits far back on the spine. Its pectoral and ventral fins are long, as is its single anal fin. The Nymph comes in single-tail, fantail and fringe-tailed varieties.
The Ryun kin is the Japanese version of the Fantail. Some argue that it is the older version of the Fantail. Legend has it that they were first developed on the Ryuku Islands, hence the name. The main difference is that this variety has a high, arching back, from which the dorsal fin extends even higher.
The back appears almost like a hump, which begins just after the head. Also, the tail is wider, meaning that it becomes longer vertically instead of horizontally. Because of the body shape, the fins sometimes appear more toward a right angle than the average Fantail.
The Ryun kin can grow to between three and six inches long and will live five to ten years. Ryunkins are available in all the same color variations as the average Fantail, including Tancho. Ryunkins are also excellent beginner fish for anyone wanting to move toward keeping the more exotic breeds. They are also good for outdoor ponds or pools.
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