Black Goldfish

[TheeLadyG]

Hey guys!

So yes yes I know black is an unstable goldfish color, but there are some color morphs that DO stay black, or with reliable black patches (like calicos). The only black goldfish I see much are black moors, and sometimes a black oranda. Are there other types of black goldfish? I'd rather not have a telescope eye or wen, or debilitatingly mutated body (those extreme ryukins, ack). I would ultimately just like to have a nice black fantail goldfish. What other types of black goldfish have you seen/know about?

 

[Cheesecake]

I don't really know any specific names, and this might be a dumb thing to say, but you should check you LFS and Petco (they usually carry black goldfishes).

 

[Authmal]

Youtube has a channel called @solidgoldaquatics and she specializes in goldfish. You can probably try to reach out to her, and she'll be likely to have more information.

 

[Skavatar]

I believe black moor, oranda, ryukin, ranchu are the more common black goldfish.

 

[TheeLadyG]

yeah from what I was reading, the 'self black' gene is highly linked to the telescope eye gene. There is an AMAZING article about color here:

Understanding Color in Goldfish Article

I'm probably going to wait at least a year, I just got a 75 gallon tank and I want to see just how big my pompon girl is gonna get... she's only about 6 or 7 months old and like 5" (including tail) already~!! By comparison, her tankmate, a calico fantail, is the same age and only about 2.75" . They were the same size when I brought them home in may! XD I don't want to crowd them...