What varieties of ornamental goldfish are there? Three major benefits of keeping goldfish

Goldfish are ornamental fish that evolved from crucian carp (Carassius auratus). With their unusual postures, brilliant colors and graceful forms, they are loved by many people, who like to keep them at home or in company offices. So,what varieties of goldfish are there? What benefits does keeping them have?

I. What varieties of goldfish are there?

1. Classification by color: there are red, purple, blue, ink, black, golden yellow, silvery white, red-and-white variegated, black-and-white variegated, tricolor, calico, etc. Some individuals of the same fish species differ in color, and the body color of some fish changes within a certain range as the background changes.

2. Classification by head shape: there are tiger head, lion head, goose head, high head, cap, and toad head. Some have the same type but different names in different places; for example, the north calls it tiger head while the south calls it lion head, and the north calls it cap while the south calls it high head or goose head. Therefore, here they are divided into only 3 types: flat head, goose head and lion head.

3. Classification by tail fin: there are single tail, double tail, upper single and lower double, drooping tail, spread tail, fan tail, butterfly tail, long tail, medium-long tail, short tail, incomplete tail, etc. The color of the tail fin may or may not match the body color, and some varieties have tail fin edges edged with other colors or with patches.

4. Classification by subspecies: on Baidu they are mainly divided into 8 types: tiger head, bubble eye, dragon eye, lion head, ryukin, butterfly tail, pearl scale and celestial eye. Each type also contains multiple varieties, totaling 109 varieties.

II. Introduction to the four major strains of goldfish!

Goldfish are mainly divided into four major strains: wen, grass, dragon and egg:

1. Grass-strain goldfish: the oldest kind of goldfish, with a body shape similar to crucian carp, a laterally compressed spindle-shaped body, a dorsal fin, and triangular pectoral fins that are long and pointed; the main varieties include golden crucian carp, grass goldfish, red-and-white variegated grass goldfish, etc.

2. Dragon-strain goldfish: the representative and main variety of goldfish, with a short body, a flat and wide head, eyeballs enlarged and protruding beyond the eye sockets, round and large scales, long and pointed triangular pectoral fins, and a four-lobed tail fin; the main varieties include red dragon eye, black dragon eye, butterfly tail, purple dragon eye, blue dragon eye, calico dragon eye, purple-blue variegated dragon eye, twelve-red dragon eye, magpie variegated dragon eye, panda goldfish, transparent-scale dragon eye, four-ball dragon eye, red-headed dragon eye, dragon eye high head, red-headed dragon eye high head, red dragon eye tiger head, dragon eye lion head, black dragon eye lion head, dragon eye curled gill, dragon eye ball curled gill, celestial eye fish, celestial eye ball, red dragon back, red dragon back ball, red-headed dragon eye high head, red dragon eye high head curled gill, red dragon eye high head ball curled gill, etc.

3. Wen-strain goldfish: with a short and round body, a flat and narrow head, a pointed mouth, small eyes, a large tail, and a tail fin usually forked into more than four lobes; the main varieties include red high head, calico high head, red-and-white variegated high head, soft-scale red-and-white variegated high head, red-headed high head, yellow-headed high head, red-topped purple robe, jade-topped purple robe, jade seal head, black lion head, red high head ball, red high head ball curled gill, red high head curled gill, red pearl scale, purple pearl scale, calico pearl scale, black dragon eye pearl scale, red dragon eye pearl scale, red pearl scale curled gill bubble eye, red glow-back pearl scale, etc.

4. Egg-strain goldfish: with a short and fat body shaped like a duck egg, no dorsal fin, and paired tail fins and anal fins; the main varieties include bubble eye, pompon, tiger head, curled gill, phoenix, red head, dragon back strain, etc.

III. What benefits does keeping goldfish have?

1. From an ornamental perspective: goldfish themselves are very beautiful, and watching them swim back and forth in the tank is lovely. When people are irritated, looking at these fish living in their watery paradise makes them forget many worries; moreover, this is greatly beneficial for improving eyesight and increasing the mobility of the eyeballs.

2. From a symbolic perspective: goldfish symbolize a hall full of gold and jade, abundance year after year, and good fortune as one wishes. Keeping them also carries beautiful wishes, hoping for family harmony and prosperity in all endeavors; moreover, in feng shui, water is wealth and fish are also wealth, and goldfish belong to the water element in the five elements, so together with the movement of the goldfish, this generates moving wealth.

3. From a keeping perspective: goldfish eat little and are not expensive themselves, and keeping them alive is very easy; just change the water and feed them as usual. Compared with other pets, they do not transmit diseases to people and do not affect neighbors, which is already very good.

The above are the varieties of goldfish and the benefits of keeping them. We hope it is useful to everyone.