![]() ![]() Please note that you need to feed them multiple times a day. Since the protruding eyes give them a poor vision, they require extra time to feed. Food habits also include nibbling fishes, shrimps, and worms. Broadtails are omnivorous by habit and prefer all kinds of fresh, flake and frozen foods. Also referred to as Dragon eye goldfish, this goldfish variant has a stout egg-shaped body and can exist until 15 years. Known for their hardy type, these fishes can withstand cooler temperatures but are subject to infection and injury.īroadtail moor originated in China and then traded to Japan and Asia. They are available with beautiful veil tail, broad tail, ribbon tail or butterfly tail. Broadtails can sustain in all types of environment, changing color with age or might be fading to grey. This rounded, egg-shaped fish has bulbous eyes protruding from the sides. During breeding, the water of the aquarium needs to be changed to the extent of 20%. Semi-aggressive by nature, these goldfishes feed on aquatic plants and animals. You can expect moderate movement and they like to swim in all regions of the aquarium. The hardness of water to be maintained is 6 to 8. Kept in room temperatures of 65 to 72 degree Fahrenheit, these fishes can even tolerate temperatures that are above freezing point. With the addition to each fish, the capacity has to be increased by 10 gallons. Veiltails are good swimmers and thrive well in aquariums where the water capacity is a minimum of 20 gallons. Note that you have to feed them several times a day. Being omnivorous in nature, this goldfish eats all types of frozen food, flakes, and fresh food. You may provide them with biological filtration for a better result. Having a lifespan of 10-15 years, Veiltails can live in colder temperatures. They have a distorted swim bladder and long, delicate fins that are vulnerable to injury and bacterial infections. This delicate and difficult-to-breed goldfish have a rounded or egg-shaped body structure and can grow up to 6 cms in length. Veiltails are one of the most gorgeous goldfish types you can ever find. You may restrict the hiding places for females. They have metallic scales with orange or red coloration. The paired fins are fantail or Ryukin type. For breeding, you need to keep the tank bare, with the availability of more male fishes than the female ones. Each fish grows about 5-6 inches in length and eats almost all types of frozen, fresh and flake foods. They have an elongated egg-shaped body with no dorsal fin and come with a variety of body colors including red, white and orange. Celestials are originally from China and got exported to various parts of Asia. These are characterized by a pair of eyes popping upwards, and pupils gazing skywards. Due to the great amount of waste created by them, the water has to be changed frequently. ![]() These fishes have poor vision and are poor swimmers, too. You should try to feed them several times a day. An aquarium with a minimum of 10 gallons of water is suitable for them. You can also feed them with brine shrimp and daphnia. Also, their eyes are very fragile.īeing omnivorous by nature, they eat all types of fresh, frozen and flake foods. For hobbyists, it’s a difficult job raising them as they are not that hardy type. Telescopes goldfish with long flowing fins are also available. They generally grow up to 5 inches in length and have a lifespan of 10 to 15 years. Originated in China, it was traded across Europe in the sixteenth century. Telescopes have a short body with a split, forked caudal fin. These slow swimming fishes and are compatible with like-minded slow moving fish like celestial eyeballed goldfish. Lack of a dorsal fin makes them quite unique. Bubble Eye GoldfishĬonsidered as one of the easiest breeds of fancy goldfish that’s convenient to identify, Bubble eye can develop fluid-filled bubbles sac under their eyeballs. Pearlscales exhibit moderate movement and can withstand slightly saline water and are compatible with shrimps, crabs, and snails. ![]() Providing a gravel substrate for creating a natural environment inside the fish tank can be helpful. You must weekly change 1/3 rd or 1/4th of the aquarium water. Keeping them in an aquarium size of capacity 20 gallons with water temperature lying between 65 to 72 degree Fahrenheit, and pH level of 6-8 would be best for them. You may feed them with brine shrimp or bloodworms. Their omnivorous food habit makes them eat all types of flake and frozen food. Their body color varies from black, red, calico, chocolate and white combinations. Pearlscales usually grow up to 4 inches long and have a lifespan of 10-15 years. ![]()
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