
Minimum tank: This fish should be given the largest tank with best filtration possible.pH level range: 6.0 – 8.0 (flexible as long as sudden changes are avoided.).Social behaviour: Social with other goldfish.Diet: Omnivorous, should be fed relatively low-protein foods designed specifically for goldfish.Unique appearance as well as plenty of personality.Peaceful and hardy addition to goldfish tanks and some ponds.Some good tank mates for fancy goldfish are the Chinese Blue Bitterling and the Northern Redbelly Dace. Like most fancy goldfish, they will thrive in both freshwater and tropical aquariums as long as there are no aggressive or territorial fish in the tank. It is really not necessary to add other scavengers or other bottom feeders to the aquarium when you have goldfish. Not only are they a great community fish, but they are great scavengers as well. Goldfish are very social animals and thrive in a community. The blue colouring is quite rare, which makes the Shubunkin a more valuable goldfish. Other descriptive names for this fish are Speckled Goldfish, Coronation Fish, and Harlequin Goldfish. These colours include yellows, oranges, reds, browns, blacks, purples, greys, and whites, all set on a blue background. But in Japan, where they were probably developed in about 1900, they are called Shubunkin, and this is the name that they are known by throughout the western world.Ĭalico Goldfish can have many colours in its patterning, which has led to it often being referred to as the Calico Goldfish. It is a variety that has only recently been deemed a major lineage by a few published works. UPick Telescope Butterfly Multiple Colors 3-3.5 Inches Starter Collection 39.00 29.00. The Shubunkin are called Chuwen-chin in China. Buy Calico Butterfly Telescope Goldfish Wall Tapestry by Maziezz. The Butterfly telescope goldfish (Teichfischer, 1994) is a variant of telescope goldfish that is distinguished by the butterfly-shaped caudal fins when viewed from above. Goldfish Yuanbao Calico 3-3.5 Inches Male 0627YU00CA335TC4M2 89.00. Blue is a colour that is quite rare in goldfish. However, what makes the Shubunkin's appearance unique is not their wild calico patterning, but their blue colour. The Calico Goldfish are beautiful fish that are almost always speckled or have a variegated colour pattern.
