Marina cool 7 goldfish aquarium5/18/2023 ![]() Shubunkins are often beautifully “striped” goldfish. ![]() They will have slim bodies, and they will grow long and strong enough to compete with Common and Comet Goldfish for food.īeloved pets in Japan, these goldfish are known as Shibunkins. Calico GoldfishĬalico Goldfish have a mixture of matte and reflective scales. Goldfish that have metallic scales all over their bodies are highly prized. Some metallic goldfish have just small patches of metallic scales. This is due to a layer of guanine just beneath their scales that reflect light like a prism. Goldfish that have metallic scales seem to shimmer in their aquarium lighting. They can have scales of a single color, red, orange, yellow, blue, or black, or they can have scales of a single color mixed with streaks of silver. Metallic Goldfish come from three gene pools, Blue Belly, Metallic, and Mock Metallic. Here are some of the most common kinds of fancy goldfish you can keep in a home aquarium. Goldfish may come with metallic scales or scales in calico colors.Įxtreme coloration would make goldfish easy targets for predators in the wild or in your backyard pond, but they are harmless, interesting adaptations for goldfish kept in captivity. There are goldfish that not only sport dazzling colors but also interesting domed or dented (convex) scales. You can now find matte (non-reflective) black, blue, speckled orange, silver, and chocolate brown goldfish. Most of the goldfish you can find ready for sale in pet shops aren’t golden, or any color close to golden. There are so many colors of goldfish that the term “goldfish” has become misleading. They can injure the gentler, slower bespectacled, fancy-finned, and egg-shaped varieties of goldfish we will discuss a little later in this article. Slim-bodied Common Goldfish and Comet Goldfish are fast swimmers with aggressive features. While Common Goldfish and Comet Goldfish make good neighbors, most goldfish with unusual anatomical features need to be kept in their own tank. However, they don’t make good neighbors for other kinds of goldfish that stay small. They can survive cooler temperatures and poor water quality, while still growing up to a foot (30 cm) long. ![]() Protected from cats and birds, both kinds of goldfish do well in outdoor ponds. ![]() Their caudal (tail) fin, however, is deeply forked and maybe almost as long as the Comet Goldfish’s entire body.Ĭomet Goldfish are friendly tank mates with Common Goldfish. We would be happy to help you with your selection.Like Common Goldfish, Comet Goldfish come in many colors. ![]() If you have any questions relating to aquariums, please feel free to contact us. Each nano aquarium includes the required filtration and lighting system. All you need to do is to add water, your fish, plants, decorations and other underwater critters.įinally, we stock a number of Nano aquariums, purpose-built to house a single marine specimen such as a cleaner shrimp, and a number of small corals. They all include the required lighting and filtration systems to achieve success with corals and inverts. They’re complete aquarium systems which include the cabinet, lighting system, heater and integrated filter, and are ideal for use as either freshwater or marine aquariums.įor marine fish, the Aqua Medic and Red Sea Reefer ranges are ideal. If you’re looking for a larger-scale solution, then we have a range of suitable fish tanks for sale such as the Juwel range of aquariums and cabinets. Each model includes an integrated filtration system to help you maintain water quality. For newcomers looking to keep a small number of cold water or tropical fish, the Reef One range of fish tanks such as the BiOrb, BiUbe, Flow and Life, or the Fluval Chi and Edge, make perfect starter kits. ![]()
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