Big Head Goldfish
That s quite a leap from a fish kept as a symbol of good luck.
Big head goldfish. They will lay thousands of eggs during the breeding season. An oranda goldfish holds the record for the largest goldfish ever recorded at 16 inches long. However domestication also brought new varieties such as the oranda goldfish.
Native to east asia the goldfish is a relatively small member of the carp family which also includes the prussian carp and the crucian carp it was first selectively bred in ancient china more. There s even an official standard for the variety. The wen can cover the head cheeks and even the gill covers for a puppy face effect.
Oranda in japanese 和蘭獅子頭 is one of the artificially bred ornamental species of goldfish for home aquariums carassius gibelio forma auratus which is one of veiltail kinds but it differs from them since it has fleshy outgrowths on its head and gill covers. And so it was named netherlands lion head from which its english name oranda is derived. Solid colors self colored and multiple colors variegated of a deep red red and white blue white calico and more a hardy variety of goldfish the ryukin can be placed in your outdoor goldfish pond or introduced into a goldfish aquarium with other goldfish without any need for.
The goldfish carassius auratus is a freshwater fish in the family cyprinidae of order cypriniformes it is commonly kept as a pet in indoor aquariums and is one of the most popular aquarium fish. Sometimes it grows around the face and gills too. They are very friendly and swim all over the aquarium.
Goldfish don t have ears but they do have two ways of perceiving sound. An oranda as i mentioned in the intro is a breed of goldfish characterized by a prominent bubble like crown hence the big head. Red cap orandas are all white with a bright red hood.
There are several goldfish types of ryukin the yamagata kingyo sabao and tamasaba that have been bred to only have a single caudal tail fin ryukin goldfish come in a variety of color combinations including. They have bones inside their head similar to ours that vibrate in response to sound waves moving through the water. Their brain then translates these inner ear vibrations into sounds.
Length 10 inches 25 centimeters original goldfish are orange red with no spots on the body. Identification of gender males grows white bumps on lids gills and head during breeding this is not a disease. Today the oranda goldfish is a big deal.
Quick facts about oranda goldfish. In fact some hold them to be the most good natured of all the goldfish species. But normally they get to be 12 inches.
A fleshy brain like growth on top of the fish s head. They also have a lateral line of cells running down each side of their bodies. The headgrowth or hood may be a prominent growth on the top of the head or may encase the entire face except for the eyes and mouth.
What gives this fish its unique look is its wen. They can be found in just about any color. When it was first imported from china to japan it was mistakenly thought to be native to the netherlands and was therefore dubbed the holland lionmask dutch lionhead and netherlands lion head from which its english name oranda derives.
It specifies the accepted length and conformation of the animal s body.
