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Antipopular_goldfish The Lionhead Goldfish has a more rounded or egg-shaped body unlike the Shubunkins and the Common Goldfish that have a long slender body. Double very short and small.
Lionhead Characteristic growth around head region.
Dorsal less goldfish. A dorsal-less highly arched back. Shaped like an egg-fish very similar to a lionhead but with a stand-out highly noticeable arched back. Double very short and small.
Mostly red orange with white patterning. Other colors do exist. Fancy dorsal-less goldfish often have other traits like upturned or bubble eyes or head growths that distinguish their specific breed.
These are usually the most delicate varieties and are prone to injury or ill-health. The lionhead goldfish is the oldest and arguably the most popular of the dorsal-less goldfish breeds. They have short fins double caudal fins and a more rounded body.
Very rarely there can be a long tailed Lionfish Goldfish born. The Bubble Eye is a small variety of fancy goldfish with upward-pointing eyes that are accompanied by two large fluid-filled sacs. It is a dorsal-less fish good specimens will have a clean back and eye bubbles that match in color and size.
Their bubbles are quite delicate so the fish should be kept separately from boisterous types as well as sharp tank decor. The Izumo Nankin is a top-viewed bi-colored Red and White dorsal-less goldfish with a partially fused Ranchu-style tail. Curled-Gill Goldfish Curled gills are a mutation that causes the gill cover to curl out and away from the gills exposing them and making them visible.
The Bubble Eye begins to develop these bubbles at around three to six months of age and they can get quite large by the time the fish is two years old. They have double fins and in addition to its bubbles the Bubble Eye is also characterized as a dorsal-less goldfish species. Fantail goldfish without a dorsal fin This variety was the forbearer of all dorsal-less goldfish but is rarely seen today.
Pompom The standard pompom is a dorsal-less fish with a short to medium length body with paired tail fin and pompoms. Lionhead Characteristic growth around head region. The fish furthest on the right is the dorsal-less Leather goldfish specimen 1.
Note the deformed pectoral fins of the leather specimens when compared to the normal pectoral fins of the two linear scaled goldfish. Veiltails are similar to fantails but they are more difficult to care for. They have rounder slightly more compact bodies than fantails large impressive 4-inch-long tail fins and dorsal fins.
These goldfish are the most Betta-like out there with their flowing fins and showy good looks. The dorsal fin is high on the back with a slightly elevated appearance similar to the ryukin goldfish When the telescope goldfish swims the dorsal fin should sturdy and upright. The fully divided caudal fins should be about three-quarters the length of the body of the telescope and forked about a quarter of the overall length of the caudal tail fins.
As you will probably notice this is not an exhaustive list of all the goldfish varieties in existence. It excludes such goldfish as tamasabas a single tailed ryukin variety chochokins a butterfly tailed fantailryukin variety shukin a long tailed dorsal-less fish wakin jikin and watanoi to name some. But it provides a good overview of many of the more common varieties.
Dorsal less it has a smooth line from head to tail. They are fragile and could be fatal to the fish if ruptured. Mostly available in orange they also come in white red and calico.
6 to 7 inches makes the adult size of the fish. The dorsal-less goldfish has a hooded head and doesnt support a curved back like most fancy varieties do. Antipopular_goldfish The Lionhead Goldfish has a more rounded or egg-shaped body unlike the Shubunkins and the Common Goldfish that have a long slender body.
Lionhead goldfish - It is similar to the eggfish goldfish except that it has a head growth or similar to oranda goldfish except that it has no dorsal fin. It has a soft spongy head growth and should not be kept in an aquarium with rough objects that can harm its. The Lionhead goldfish is an egg-shaped variety of goldfish.
They have relatively short and stubby body. They have a double anal fin and a double caudal fin and have no dorsal fin. The most distinctive feature of these fish is their head.
The common goldfish needs at least a 75 gallon but even that is small they grow to 12 inches or more and really need a pond to be happy and healthy. Being kept in smaller than what they need at any point in their life for too long even when tiny can result in stunting. They normally grow super fast 3-4 inches in 6 months or less for the first 2 years of their life.
Not only that but its also by far the most popular of the dorsal less goldfish. Lionhead is one of the oldest types of goldfish and very cute making it one of the favorites amongst aquarists. The Lionhead goldfish can be recognized by its well developed head growthwen.
The distinctive raspberry or lions mane appearance of the Chinese. They have not been very hybridized unlike dorsal-less goldfish and thus are not very fragile though they are not as hardy as the common goldfish. But as their body shape has been selectively modified to be very short their intestinal tract is vulnerable to constipation.
The Celestial eye has eyes that are aimed upwards but lacks the sacs under their eyes. Like ranchu the Celestial Eye is one of the dorsal less goldfish. Comet is a long slender body and a long tail goldfishComet is a hardy type of goldfish that are suitable for garden ponds due to their high tolerance for cold water.
Leather scale-less goldfish sketch added and updated 10 March 2009. Then the leather scale goldfish looks like the window regions ONLY of the metallic Linear goldfish ie the back below the dorsal fin and the abdominal regions above the ventral and pectoral fins. These two regions of the Linear scaled are where they are free of.