Omg I had something similar when I was 7 my I wanted them again but can't find them near me the pets store that had them closed down a Long time ago and I wanted some but I didn't know what they where my dad said they are fancy gold fish so i ordered some but thy where not the same but I keep looking for them I'm so glad u found them.
Thereās a lot of different opinions on whatās the best tank size. I think a 45g would be fine but a 75g would be better. The tank in the pictures is a 75g.
Actually opinions are not important; as far as the amount of water per fish per species is concerned there are simply formulas to follow. In the case of goldfish: 0.5 cm/5L and the length of the tank approximately 20x the length of the fish. For a fish of 10 cm (not counting the fins) that is 100 liters but actually also a tank with a length of approximately 2 meters. Something in between a tank of 1.25m*0.40m*0.50m is liveable for 4 goldfish for a while and with good filtering. That is also the reason that they are actually pond fish. The formulas are slightly different per fish species but often the difference considers the shape of the fish and swimming habits. You could theoretically keep those weird deformed Ranchu and such in a small bucket. But don't: poor thing otherwise. š„ŗ No I am not a fan of extreme breeding forms where people put appearance before the health of the fish.
Your fish is beautiful by the way! Did they have more like that in the store? It is not a separate breeding form normally but a genetic abnormality: Shubunkin officially comes in 3 forms: the London (the normal goldfish form), the Bristol (lobe-shaped fan long fins) and the American/Japanese form that we see most often (your other one is one of them) with the pointed long fins like the Comet-tail. Such a veil form, like yours, does happen sometimes but I have not often seen them deliberately bred like that so if a breeder is now involved with it then we might see them more often. Hopefully the long fins do not cause physical problems when it grows bigger; collapsing, bleeding, poor swimming etc. Btw: he misses blue to be a real Shubunkin (the standard you know).
Good luck with your fish and much pleasure from keeping them and loving them!
Thatās really interesting. Iāve never heard of a formula being used. Where did you learn that from? Iāll definitely look more into that so I can be more helpful to other people!
He was the only one in the store, but he was in a separate tank from the other shubunkins so Iām not sure if there were more before I showed up. Heās been doing good so far! Heās a little speed demon like my other two (I also have a common goldfish in this tank).
Thank you!
Well I learned that when I was 12 years old from the OG fishkeepers in my local aquarium club in Belgium. 12 Years means 36 years ago for me and it has been quite a stable formula I have always followed. With some extra consultation with the breeders about the purchased type of fish I have always had a good hold on it. Usually a breeder (not commercial) knows a lot about their breeding fish and keeps them in optimal condition themselves. I have to note the formula becomes more difficult when keeping more species (from different water layers) together but only if you need/want to have a natural stock I suppose. I myself bred poecilidea sp, American and Central american cichlids sp, labyrinth sp, goldfish sp and goldcarp. Only the cichlids were for a specialized shopkeeper, the rest was for hobbyists or not intentionally.
I myself have now ('only' 4 aquaria anymore, I used to have more than 10) a 1000L aquarium with a lot of adopted/rescued goldfish, tench, European river gobies and grass carp. The intention is that they will go to the pound soon because almost all these fish have become fully grown.
Again that is a superb fish (maybe not as a show Shubunkin bc missing the blue and no transparent gill plates but certainly his body and fins). I would not be surprised they had only a few of those in the shop.
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Thought I was on the betta subreddit lmao
Same, really wanted it till I saw goldfish š
Bro I legit thought that was a koi betta! But that's one gorgeous veil tail shubunkin. ā¤ļø
Thank you! His name is Kiba
THATS NOT A BETTA?? freakin looks like it lol
Yes. Most likely veil tail shub.
Could be a veiltail shubunkin but someone has to correct me on that cause i dont know 100 percent
Iāll look into that. Thank you!
Your fish look pretty btw āŗļø
Sucker gonna git huge!
wow!! i really thought that was a betta
It's not???
Where did you get that?
I got him at PetSmart
It's a shubunkin but beautiful one ā¤ļø
Sure is! Gorgeous, too!
itās a shubunkin goldfish
It is a goldfish, a very unique one!
Omg I had something similar when I was 7 my I wanted them again but can't find them near me the pets store that had them closed down a Long time ago and I wanted some but I didn't know what they where my dad said they are fancy gold fish so i ordered some but thy where not the same but I keep looking for them I'm so glad u found them.
Second pic: "Fuck, I dunno man."
He spends a lot of his time contemplating the meaning of life
Does this fish require a large tank? Say 75g? Or could it be kept in a 45g?
Bigger the tank the more chance the fish will grow to its full potential and be healthier.
Thereās a lot of different opinions on whatās the best tank size. I think a 45g would be fine but a 75g would be better. The tank in the pictures is a 75g.
I have a similar Shubunkin. Had him for 3 years, his body is about 5ā plus tail, and heās fat. With the long tail he looks huge.
Actually opinions are not important; as far as the amount of water per fish per species is concerned there are simply formulas to follow. In the case of goldfish: 0.5 cm/5L and the length of the tank approximately 20x the length of the fish. For a fish of 10 cm (not counting the fins) that is 100 liters but actually also a tank with a length of approximately 2 meters. Something in between a tank of 1.25m*0.40m*0.50m is liveable for 4 goldfish for a while and with good filtering. That is also the reason that they are actually pond fish. The formulas are slightly different per fish species but often the difference considers the shape of the fish and swimming habits. You could theoretically keep those weird deformed Ranchu and such in a small bucket. But don't: poor thing otherwise. š„ŗ No I am not a fan of extreme breeding forms where people put appearance before the health of the fish. Your fish is beautiful by the way! Did they have more like that in the store? It is not a separate breeding form normally but a genetic abnormality: Shubunkin officially comes in 3 forms: the London (the normal goldfish form), the Bristol (lobe-shaped fan long fins) and the American/Japanese form that we see most often (your other one is one of them) with the pointed long fins like the Comet-tail. Such a veil form, like yours, does happen sometimes but I have not often seen them deliberately bred like that so if a breeder is now involved with it then we might see them more often. Hopefully the long fins do not cause physical problems when it grows bigger; collapsing, bleeding, poor swimming etc. Btw: he misses blue to be a real Shubunkin (the standard you know). Good luck with your fish and much pleasure from keeping them and loving them!
Thatās really interesting. Iāve never heard of a formula being used. Where did you learn that from? Iāll definitely look more into that so I can be more helpful to other people! He was the only one in the store, but he was in a separate tank from the other shubunkins so Iām not sure if there were more before I showed up. Heās been doing good so far! Heās a little speed demon like my other two (I also have a common goldfish in this tank). Thank you!
Well I learned that when I was 12 years old from the OG fishkeepers in my local aquarium club in Belgium. 12 Years means 36 years ago for me and it has been quite a stable formula I have always followed. With some extra consultation with the breeders about the purchased type of fish I have always had a good hold on it. Usually a breeder (not commercial) knows a lot about their breeding fish and keeps them in optimal condition themselves. I have to note the formula becomes more difficult when keeping more species (from different water layers) together but only if you need/want to have a natural stock I suppose. I myself bred poecilidea sp, American and Central american cichlids sp, labyrinth sp, goldfish sp and goldcarp. Only the cichlids were for a specialized shopkeeper, the rest was for hobbyists or not intentionally. I myself have now ('only' 4 aquaria anymore, I used to have more than 10) a 1000L aquarium with a lot of adopted/rescued goldfish, tench, European river gobies and grass carp. The intention is that they will go to the pound soon because almost all these fish have become fully grown. Again that is a superb fish (maybe not as a show Shubunkin bc missing the blue and no transparent gill plates but certainly his body and fins). I would not be surprised they had only a few of those in the shop.
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Shubunkin
My boyfriend has a similar one named Bisquick! Very pretty fish
That is a betta no goldfish in sight
Thatās a goldfishā¦