Oranda Goldfish With Big Head
I have 4 goldfishes in my 48 gallon tank.
Oranda goldfish with big head. They belong to the cyprinidae family and are believed to have originated in china. An oranda is a breed of goldfish characterized by a prominent bubble like hood on the head. We removed the ornament and we applied stress zyme which says it heals tissue but it seems like the injury has gotten bigger over the past 2 weeks.
I only have 2 goldfish in it so far. There all about 2 inches long and i wanted to give them the best conditions to grow nice and big. Oranda goldfish 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.
The oranda goldfish carassius gibelio forma auratus also known as the red cap is an artificially cultivated breed from the widely known aquarium goldfish carassius auratus. Everything you need to know goldfish types by alison page the oranda goldfish c arassius auratus auratus is a variety of fancy goldfish and one of the most popular goldfish types on the planet. Also males grow white bumps on lids gills and head when breeding.
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. 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. His name was bruce.
Unlike tetras and other tropical fish the oranda lives a more slow paced existence. The oranda goldfish is a striking animal that hardly seems to resemble the ordinary goldfish. Big head with chubby blubby cheeks.
So how to make an oranda goldfish head growth grow really nice and big. There are even earlier mentions going back to 15th century. He has a bigger body with flowing fins that the latter lacks.
If you want to keep an oranda in pairs or groups then you ll need an extra 10 gallons for each additional fish. Oh wait i m not supposed to be biased here right. A 20 gallon aquarium is the bare minimum for a single fish though i d recommend at least a 30 gallon.
The 4 fishes are. We noticed that our oranda lionhead named moby got hurt while swimming into a rock ornament we bought at petsmart. When picking a suitable tank for the oranda goldfish it s best to go as big as possible.
All in all everything about this breed is perfect. On the other hand typical oranda goldfish grow to about 10 inches in length with large heads relative to their bodies. 2 orandas 1 rukin and 1 moor.
