The Association of Midland Goldfish Keepers
The society comprises dedicated goldfish keepers committed to the care and breeding of goldfish
The wakin is a common goldfish with a divided, fantail-like tail and is the common goldfish of the Far East, particularly in Japan; in fact, our Western common goldfish with wild-type, single fins all round is uncommon in the Far East. These fish can grow quite large.
The jikin, also known as the peacock-tail, has a divided tail which is splayed outwards. It is one of the most difficult varieties to breed to the standard. This fish was developed in Japan from the wakin. The nacreous form is known as the edojikin.
The celestial is rare in UK, being a novelty fish here, but it is popular in China and USA; they are very hard work to breed to the standard. They need to be kept in tanks free of entanglements and without strong overhead lighting; given these conditions, they lead perfectly normal lives. Celestials first…
This fish has an undivided double tail, with the tail splayed sideways and forwards. It was developed in Japan from the Ryukin and is uncommon outside Japan. Tosakins were bred for viewing from above, and much of the effect of the spectacular tail is lost when viewed from the side. This is the only…
One of the rarer varieties of fancy goldfish, know for its cornicle eyes, black colour. Sometimes seen with a ribbon tail, and notably similar to the Moor, with a variation to the regressive Telescope eye gene found in both the Moor and the Butterfly Telescope (Popular amongst the modern Goldfish Keeper). The origin of the…
The Moor is, in effect, a jet black veiltail with spherical protruding eyes. Far Eastern imports generally have good eyes and colouration but a somewhat ‘rectangular’ body outline and a thin-lobed, deeply-forked tail. Breeding for the broad tail seems to result in smaller eyes and a bronze or silver belly, and it is…
The Ryukin in some respects has become an intermediate between the fantail and the veiltail: it has a deep body and usually a medium to a fairly long tail, but the tail is held high and its lobes are narrow; the other fins are similar to the fantails. In two respects it is different…
The ranchu is similar to the lionhead but has a much more curved posterior dorsal contour, making an acute angle of join (less than 90 degrees) with the upper lobe of the tail fin at the caudal peduncle, whereas in the lionhead the dorsal contour is flatter and the angle of join is obtuse (more…
The British Lionhead is closer to the flat-backed Chinese Lionhead than to the Ranchu, which has a dorsal contour that curves sharply down to the caudal peduncle. The hood is the dominant feature and the fish should have a nice lean back.The colour may be metallic (self-coloured or variegated in a pleasing pattern and similar…
The pearlscale is the commonest of the fantail derivatives in Britain, although it seems to be less often seen now than in the past It breeds true to form but it is a challenge to introduce the full suite of calico colours in addition to the orangey-white usually found. The pearlscale is a very…
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