The Association of Midland Goldfish Keepers
The society comprises dedicated goldfish keepers committed to the care and breeding of goldfish
The calico version of the common goldfish is called the London Shubunkin and has the same body and fins, a blue background with patches of violet, red, orange, yellow and brown, spotted with black. Quality fish will have high colour intensity extending into the fins.
The colour and overall body shape are the first characters to improve as a result of selective breeding, and the large tail is the hardest character to achieve. It is not necessarily the rule that good fish produce good young, which can be a puzzle, and improved characters, if not carefully maintained, will deteriorate –…
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…
Comets need pointed tail lobes, as in an open pair of scissors, and the tail and its carriage are the most important features of the type. They are fast swimmers and do well in ponds.Comets were probably first produced in USA (or possibly in Europe). They are known as swallowtails in the Far East. The…