Canary Goldfish 2-3 Inch

Care. Given the long history of goldfish keeping, it's perhaps a surprise that yellow fish weren't widely kept until recently but they're certainly here to stay. Originally appearing as stocky, short-finned standard goldfish, further breeding has produced long finned and yellow & white forms. It's a colour that previously was more familiar in koi but it's apparent that these bright yellow fish compliment other forms such as sarasa comets and shubunkins beautifully. Goldfish should be kept in groups but these can consist of a mixture of varieties Just make sure that female fish aren't outnumbered by the more long-finned and lightly-built males, which chase them relentlessly during spawning.. Like all hardy goldfish breeds, these are a great choice for the garden pond. Hardy and long-lived, they'll happily live amongst pond plants and don't place too much of a burden on filtration, even as mature fish. Not only do their colours complement other varieties but they ll freely interbreed, with fry showing the typical goldfish dark colouration that protects them from predators until they grow large enough to look after themselves.. In their long history as pets, it's become common practice to keep goldfish indoors in containers that are much too small for them. As you can imagine, housing a 30cm pond fish in a bowl is not ideal and a suitable indoor aquarium should be at least 100 litres in capacity and well-filtered for young specimens. Far better alternatives are available fo...

Care. Given the long history of goldfish keeping, it's perhaps a surprise that yellow fish weren't widely kept until recently but they're certainly here to