The oranda goldfish is one of the bright and attractive representatives of aquarium goldfish, native to China. The first mention dates back to the end of the 16th century. But there are reports that in Japan this fish was known as early as the 15th century.
Nine-headed stickleback
Nine-headed stickleback is another representative of the underwater world inhabiting our native reservoirs. Earlier this fish was kept in aquariums. Very lovingly it describes Zolotnitsky in his book. Nowadays behind the glass of our aquariums do not often meet representatives of local reservoirs. But nevertheless among them there are many species that look no worse than some tropical fish.
Queen of aquarium Goldfish
The underwater world beckons and mesmerizes with its beauty. For many decades, people have been sinking to the bottom of the sea to enjoy this amazing beauty. But not everyone has the opportunity to engage in diving, and everyone can have a piece of the underwater world at home. To do this, it is enough to visit a pet store and buy an aquarium with fish.
Gudgeon in the aquarium
Gudgeon in the aquarium – the idea is not so new. Previously, this fish was quite often observed by aquarists.
Heaven’s eye fish
The starfish or heaven’s eye (cho-tengan) is a short-bodied breed of goldfish. It only became known to Europeans at the beginning of the last century. Although Chinese vases with the image of these living wild creatures reached Europe much earlier.
Cladophora globularis for aquariums
Cladophora globularis was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. It lives behind the glass of aquariums also since time immemorial. This is facilitated by both the unpretentiousness of the plant, and the original appearance, and if you cut it, you can get an amazing green mat, which can cover part of the bottom, thus creating a green underwater lawn.
Goldfish Water Eyes
Aquarium goldfish water eyes became known to European aquarists only in the middle of the last century. This varietate to this day remains a rarity. This is due to its rather high price, as well as more than exotic unusual species, and most importantly, it is relatively difficult to keep.
Wakin Goldfish
Fish Wakin Goldfish – a breed of goldfish, which is considered the forerunner of all goldfish with a split tail. Therefore, to bypass it will simply not be correct. Although because of its size wakin more suitable for keeping in the pond, but if you want to keep and in the aquarium.
Shubunkin
Shubunkin is a variety of goldfish bred in Japan. In Japanese pronunciation its name sounds like shibunkin. And the sound familiar to us today – shubunkin is the result of passing the word through European languages. In Europe, the fish first appeared after the First World War, from where it was imported to Russia and the Slavic countries.