Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Ryukin Goldfish




Country of origin:
Japan

Description
The Ryukin is a hardy and attractive variety of goldfish with a pointed head and has a pronounced hump on the back behind the head. It may be long-finned or short-finned with either a triple or quadruple tail.
Ryukin comes in deep-red, red and white, white, iron and calico
coloration.The Ryukin is a fine aquarium fish that can reach up to 8 inches (21 centimeters) in length.

Variants
yamagata goldfish or tamasaba - a hardy single-tailed variety of the ryukin that has been developed in the Yamagata Prefecture of Northern Japan.Testu onaga(iron-colored longtail) - a rare iron-colored variety of the ryukin.