Tosakin
Tosakin (Tosa) Origin This very difficult to groom top view fish was developed in Japan before 1868. The exact method of development is...
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Sep 4, 20163 min read
Broadtail Telescope
Telescope- Broadtail Origin The telescope eye has an origin in Asia over 200 years ago. The protruding eyes are variable, but matched on...
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Sep 4, 20161 min read
Telescope Oranda
Telescope Oranda(Froghead) Origin The Telescope Oranda was developed in China most probably as a cross between a telescope and a Lionhead...
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Sep 4, 20163 min read
Telescope
Telescope – metallic / butterfly tail Origin The telescope eye mutation was clearly established by the late 18th century, as evidenced by...
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Sep 4, 20166 min read
Ryukin
Ryukin Note: This standard may be used to judge the Tamasaba, the single-tailed version of the Ryukin. As a single-tailed fish, the...
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Sep 4, 20163 min read
Red Cap Oranda
Oranda (Red Cap) Origin Fish with a head growth or wen were developed more than a century ago. It is probable that the Oranda came about...
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Sep 4, 20165 min read
Top View Ranchu
Ranchu (top view Ranchu, TVR or Japanese Ranchu) Origin Statement to judges and exhibitors: The Ranchu breed originated in Japan and is...
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Sep 4, 20164 min read
Side View Ranchu
Ranchu Side View Ranchu (SVR, Buffalo Head, Boxer Head, Lionchu, Chinese or Thai Ranchu) Side View Ranchu, © Merlin Cunliffe 2016...
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Sep 4, 20165 min read
Edonishiki
Ranchu, Edonishiki and Calico Ranchu, Calico Ranchu, © Merlin Cunliffe 2016 History: The traditional Ranchu goldfish was developed in...
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Sep 3, 20162 min read
Pearlscale
Pearlscale Origin The Pearlscales continue to be very popular. One is more fantail in shape, one is much like an orange or ping pong ball...
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Sep 3, 20163 min read
Oranda
Oranda(metallic) Origin Fish with a head growth or wen were developed more than a century ago. It is probable that the Oranda came about...
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Sep 3, 20164 min read
Metallic Veiltail
Veiltail – metallic / normal eyed Origin Normal eyed Veiltails are generally thought of by most keepers are dream fish. The extremely...
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Sep 3, 20162 min read
London Shubunkin
London Shubunkin Origin The London Shubunkin was developed in England between World War I and World War II. It is the product of a common...
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Sep 3, 20162 min read
Jikin
Jikin Breed Development The Jikin was developed in Japan. It is a considered a national treasurer. It is also called the Peacocktail. The...
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Sep 3, 20162 min read
Hibuna
Hibuna (western common goldfish) Origin The colored common goldfish is documented in China in the Tsing Dynasty about 265 AD. For the...
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Sep 3, 20162 min read
Fantail
Fantail (Metallic and Calico, English, Japanese and American) Origin The Fantail is generally thought to be Japanese in origin. It is a...
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Sep 3, 20161 min read
Comet and Shubunkin
Comet & Shubunkin Origin The Comet and Shubunkin have been developed in Japan and the United States. The US version of the Shubunkin was...
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Sep 3, 20162 min read
Bubble Eye and Celestial
Bubble-eye and Celestial Origin Both of these fish have a similar mutation that forces the eyes upward. The Bubble-eye is further adorned...
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Sep 3, 20164 min read
Bristol Shubunkin
Bristol Shubunkin Origin The Bristol Shubunkin was developed in the United Kingdom. The ancestral fish are believed to be a combination...
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Sep 3, 20163 min read
Blue Egg Phoenix
Blue Egg Phoenix Origin The Egg Fish is the most ancient of Chinese dorsal-less goldfish varieties. It is the ancestral root of virtually...
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