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Fancy Goldfish
Carassius auratus (fancy varieties)
Family: Cyprinidae
📍 China (domesticated)
Fancy goldfish encompass egg-shaped body varieties including Orandas, Ryukins, Telescopes, and Ranchus. Their rounded bodies and ornate finnage are the result of centuries of selective breeding. They are slower than single-tailed goldfish and should not be mixed with them.
Keeping this species
- diet
- Omnivore – fancy goldfish pellets, peas, blanched vegetables, bloodworms
- lifespan
- 10–20 years
- max size
- 20–30 cm depending on variety
- tank size
- 20 gallons for first fish + 10 per additional
- temperament
- Peaceful; poor competitors with single-tailed goldfish
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Water it likes
- ph
- 7.0–8.0
- ammonia
- 0 ppm
- nitrate
- <20 ppm
- hardness
- 8–20 dGH
- temperature
- 61–75°F (16–24°C)
Natural Habitat Temperature
46°F — 79°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Jul high)