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A pair of red-cap oranda goldfish. The one on the left has red-colored lips. Due to the fleshy outgrowth on the upper half of its head and sides of its face, the oranda has become one of the most popular goldfish. [citation needed] The headgrowth is described as a "wen" by Chinese aquarists. [citation needed]
The pair of large pouches of skin attached under its eyes jiggle as it swims. [1] Bubble Eyes have metallic scales, and they are similar to the celestial eye goldfish. [3] The eyes of the Bubble Eye goldfish are normal in the young fry but will start to develop eye bladders three months after hatching. [3]
Celestial eye goldfish - This goldfish has double tails and a breed-defining pair of upturned, telescope eyes with pupils gazing skyward. Many people call them "stargazers" or "sky-gazers" because their eyeballs are turned permanently upwards.
Egg-fish goldfish Shukin; The Lionchu or lionhead-ranchu is a goldfish that has resulted from crossbreeding lionheads and ranchus. [39] [40] The egg-fish goldfish is a goldfish that lacks a dorsal fin and has a pronounced egg-shaped body. [41] [42] The Shukin is a Ranchu-like goldfish developed from Ranchus and Orandas at the end of the 19th ...
Pompom or hana fusa [1] are a type of fancy goldfish that have bundles of loose fleshy outgrowths between the nostrils, on each side of the head. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] A pair of pom pom goldfish
Shubunkin are similar to the common goldfish and comet goldfish in appearance. They were first bred in Japan, from crossbreeding the calico telescope eye goldfish (Demekins), comet goldfish, and the common goldfish c. 1900. They have streamlined bodies with well-developed and even fins.
The black moor is a black variant of the telescope goldfish that has a characteristic pair of protruding eyes. Black telescopes are commonly known as Black Moors , Blackamoors (archaic) [ 4 ] or just Moors , a reference to the black North African Muslim inhabitants of Al-Andalus .
Male gouramis are known to be very aggressive; they may also be fin nippers and generally may bother other fish in the tank. They often show aggression toward species with long, flowing fins such as male guppies, goldfish, and bettas, because they display long tails and bright colors, presenting competition for impressing a female gourami ...