Types of Goldfish
November 6, 2011 
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Types Of Goldfish
Article by Eyal Meshulam
Goldfish is considered one of the easiest and most famous pet to have on your own house. Not that much effort compared to dogs and cats, yet goldfish care will be worth so much of your time. They come in different types characterized by their body structures, colors and sizes. Each has different needs depending on their sensitivity on the stimuli around them like temperature. They are commonly sorted into four groups namely single-tailed, double-tailed, double-tailed with egg shaped body, and double-tailed with egg shaped body, without dorsal fins.
Some examples of single-tailed goldfish are Shubunkin and Comet goldfish. The Shubunkin goldfish have a similar shape and form as compared with a Comet and a regular goldfish but comes in violet, red, orange or yellow colors and black spots on their body. The Comet, on the other hand, is best in ponds due to its high adaptation to cold waters with its long slender body and long tail.
For double-tailed goldfish, we have Watkins and Jikins goldfish. The former looks like a common goldfish with a split tail fin and a Fantail goldfish with a flatter tail fin and they usually come in many different colors. The latter is characterized by a white bodied common goldfish. They have gill plates and fins and splitting upwards tail fins.
Next, we have double-tailed with egg-shaped body. The Demekin and Pompom egg goldfish fall under this category. Demekins are a crossbreed of Ryukin and Black moor goldfish, having large telescopic eyes and hump back. Pompom egg goldfishes are called as such for their over-developed nostril that appears like small pompoms on their faces that may appear in different sizes, regardless of the fins. In addition, we also have Ryukin, Black moor and Veiltail goldfish under this group. Ryukin is identical to a Fantail goldfish with its hump starting on the back of its head, Black moor goldfish still have many types based on the sizes of the eyes, fins and colors. Long finned Black moor goldfish is considered as a high class of goldfish while for the Veiltail, it has long fins that almost look like a veil since it is hanging from the body of the fish.
Lastly, we have the double-tailed, egg-shaped body goldfish without dorsal fins. Both the Lionhead and Phoenix eggfish are categorized under this type. The Lionhead goldfish is an egg shaped body fish but separated from its own type because it is the only one with a straight back. The Phoenix eggfish, or egg, is a very uncommon and difficult to search for goldfish. It has its long flowing fins similar to a veiltail goldfish, minus the dorsal fins. We also have Celestial goldfish that has its eyes focused upwards like a Bubble eyed goldfish without the sacks under the eyes. They are less injured as compared with the case of a Bubble eyed goldfish having sacks under their eyes that are easily damaged.
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Shubunkin goldfish question by Nick W: Can shubunkin and comet/common goldfish breed?
I have a pond with a mix of common, comet and shubunkin goldfish. Can the common/comet goldfish breed with the shubunkins? And if so, what would they look like?
Shubunkin goldfish best answer:
Answer by Gary C
Yes, they are the same species of fish (Carassius auratus auratus), so they would have no trouble breeding.
The offspring would probably look much more like the common goldfish than like the shubunkins. They might even revert to the wild type, and look more like wild carp.
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