1. Goldfish need space. When I first got into keeping fish, the first type I went for were, you guessed it, goldfish. Being about twelve years old at the time and only having a ten gallon aquarium to work with I figured that I could keep about six small common goldfish comfortably. After I got ...
Several years ago my mother and I decided to construct a small pond in my back yard. The result was lovely, and so we decided – just for the heck of it – to buy a half a dozen cheap goldfish and put them in there to see what happened. Well, the goldfish thrived during ...
Shubunkin is a musical-sounding word that refers to a hard-to-describe color pattern in goldfish. Perhaps the closest color pattern shubunkin can compare to is the blue merle pattern seen in some dog breeds like Australian shepherds. A shubunkin goldfish is blessed with a calico patchwork that can contain black, shades of gold, blue and white. ...
Fantail goldfish are about the hardiest of fancy goldfish. Although they have an egg-shaped body and longer fins than a common goldfish, they are not encumbered by extreme facial and fin features that can impair the swimming abilities of other types of fancy goldfish. It is speculated that the fantail was the first egg-shaped fancy ...
Lionhead goldfish are goldfish without dorsal or top fins. Their bodies are egg-shaped and their fins are comparatively small in comparison with their bodies. This makes them far slower swimmers than common or comet goldfish. For this reason, they are best kept with either other lionheads or slow-swimming fancy goldfish like ranchus or orandas. Although ...
I’ve always been fascinated by fish, and have been a big betta lover for years. I always have at least one of the beauties in my home. It wasn’t until recently, though, that I started looking at goldfish. And it was all an accident that got me hooked. My daughter came home with a small, ...
Ryukin goldfish are a type of fancy goldfish that do not make good wet pets for anyone who has never kept fish before. They have different care needs than a common or comet goldfish. Anyone considering bringing a Ruykin into their lives needs to be experienced with keeping common goldfish, black moors or fantails. Ryukins ...
I am relatively new to the aquarium world, although I have kept goldfish off and on since I was a little kid. Recently my wife and I purchased a Top Fin goldfish aquarium starter kit, and I got to relearn the entire fish keeping and caring process all over again. One thing that I have ...
When I started keeping fish as pets, I was warned that all goldfish do is eat and create waste. Regardless, I chose to not only buy goldfish, but devote an entire tank to them. I currently have a 29 gallon tank that I keep 2-3 goldfish in along with a pleco. During the past year ...
It’s three in the morning. You can’t sleep because the goldfish are chasing each other, kicking up gravel and tearing up decorations. You consider hiring an exorcist. Your goldfish are possessed, not by evil spirits but by the urge to spawn. Goldfish that live in ponds tend to only spawn in spring or summer, but ...