Common Goldfish

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• A very large proportion of common goldfish breed true to type, which makes this fish good for beginners, but it is a difficult fish for showing because it is such a relatively simple fish (which makes it difficult to develop a strain that stands out above the ordinary); the intensity of the colour is the key to doing well at shows.
• Young fish are very dark, if not black, and gradually develop the ornamental red (or orange, etc) colour over 1-2 years.
• The common goldfish is metallic, either self-coloured or variegated.
• The calico version of this fish is called the London shubunkin and has the same body and fins as the common goldfish.