Based on history, the goldfish is one of the oldest domesticated fish in the world. Latin name Catassius auratus fish began reared in homes in the Sung Dynasty in China around 960 AD. Then, begin to be commercialized in the Ming Dynasty in 1368-1644 AD.Goldfish and then spread to Japan about 1500 AD and into continental Europe some two centuries later. Sunrise in the Land, the development of goldfish varieties more rapidly than the cross-breeding. Produced new varieties with such varied forms that exist today. Goldfish produced, among others, round, short, bumpy, and long finned.Japanese varieties of goldfish are then have a Latin name catassius auratus japonicus var. Of Japan, goldfish spreads to Europe and America. Later, became popular because it can be found in fish stores around the world.The types of the many popular today include:
- Ras bulldog (visible bulging eyes)
- Spencer (the crest on the head and the scales of interest)
- Pearl (many grains of meat disekujur his body that looked like pearls attached)
- Red head (the red spots on the head)
- Buble eyes (eye bag, because a large section looks bubble bags under his eyes)
- Veil tail (a dorsal fin and the tail is rather long tufted)
- And many more.
The following varieties of goldfish are among the favorites at the moment:
- Goldfish: goldfish type fish is still the physical form such as carp krusian and not many changes, with a blue base color. Meanwhile, the best color on what kind of goldfish is red and silver colors mantang without the slightest. Goldfish memunyai tail split in two (Forked). The total length of fish reaches 8 inches, originally from China.
- Fantail (Loochooo): Fish and fan-tailed goldfish from China. Japanese call this fish community Ryukin, because the entry of China through the Ryukyu Islands. Twin finned tail, the shape and length of bloom, with a tail fin exceeds the length of his body. Totaled 3.5 inches long.
- Veiltail: Fish-tailed goldfish tassel. Often people find it difficult to distinguish between goldfish and goldfish fan fringe. I tell, goldfish tail fin long tassel and split into two (twins). Tail fin is very long and even seemed mengantung down, also have a high dorsal fin.
- Telescopes: Fish goldfish with characteristic protruding eyes, as if his eyes taking telescopes. The marriage of Lionhead Ranchu goldfish and chef mas telescope produces demerancu goldfish.
- Oranda: These types of fish goldfish has a head like a lion, but memunyai dorsal fin. Color is the famous oranda oranda namely Tancho badannnya white and on top of their heads is a red color.
- Lionhead: fish goldfish are memunyai head like a lion's head, but do not have a dorsal fin, anal fin and tail fin is short and stiff.
- Nirvana (celestial): Fish goldfish with typical forms of her pupils are facing up. Because of the shape thus causing fish eyes is hard to beat the competition with other fish feed. Therefore, it is only suitable fish maintained the same variety. Another feature is the orange color is metallic and has no dorsal fin.
- Dotted: Fish goldfish who has a wide range of colors. Mas varieties of the famous chef is dotted shubunkin bristol.
- Comets: Fish tail goldfish is shaped like a fork, elongated, and longer than its body. Therefore, the elongated tail which he called a comet.
- Bubble eyes: fish goldfish who has a normal eye, but her eyes swell up like a balloon. This bubble began to grow after a three-month-old fish. Another feature of this fish has no dorsal fin.
- Pearl scales: the scales like a fish goldfish pearls. Colors that appear on the skin surface, if the tangible feel berbintil.
- Blackmoor: Fish goldfish with a characteristic black color is dark. At the young age of this fish is reddish brown. The fan-like tail and her eyes grow like a telescope goldfish.
- Kaliko: As the name of this fish, colorful, colors that appear are usually yellow, black, red, and white