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The wakin has many popular cultures and beliefs in the history of Japanese goldfish. [clarification needed] The wakin goldfish, in Japanese terms, are any 'Huna' bodied goldfish with a single tail (in reference to the popular common goldfish), double tail, or triple tail, while in the US, a wakin is simply a double tail goldfish with a long body.
Nymph goldfish - It is similar to the fantail, except they have a single caudal fin and anal fin. Considered a byproduct of the breeding process due to recessive genes handed down from fantail or veiltail parents. Tamasaba goldfish (or Sabao goldfish) - It is similar to the ryukin, except they have a single caudal fin and anal fin. A rare type ...
Female goldfish spawn (discharge) eggs into the water, encouraged by male goldfish who simultaneously discharge sperm which externally fertilizes the eggs Within two or three days, the vulnerable goldfish eggs hatch into larvae, and rapidly develop into fry Goldfish. Goldfish, like all cyprinids, are egg-layers. They usually start breeding ...
The breeding and marketing of fancy goldfish with extreme mutations is sometimes seen as cruel practice by fish keepers and animal rights activists. Because the Pearlscale Goldfish has been bred to such a spherical shape, it may experience problems with its spine and internal organs, reducing its quality of life and longevity.
The Shukin had been developed by Akiyama Kichigoro in 1897 in Japan. [3] It was wiped out once due to events in World War II, but has since been revived.. The Shukin is rare type of goldfish even in Japan, although the breed is becoming popular in the US with advanced hobbyists.
The common goldfish are often confused with comet goldfish, a distinct breed. The two breeds are often mixed together at many pet stores and aquarium stores. They breeds differ in the relative size of the body and fins. The comet goldfish has longer fins but a shorter and slender body size, and thus resembles tracing comets. The most ...
Tokai Nishiki is a rare breed, created by crossing a jikin with a choubi (butterfly telescope). The result is a long flowing body with long broad fins, and either an X-shaped or butterfly-shaped tail. Aurora is a rare breed of goldfish from Japan mixed from a jikin and a Bristol shubunkin. Although both hybrid goldfish breeds originate from the ...
The goldfish (Carassius auratus) is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae of order Cypriniformes. It is commonly kept as a pet in indoor aquariums, and is one of the most popular aquarium fish. Goldfish released into the wild have become an invasive pest in parts of North America and Australia. [4] [5]