Shubunkin Goldfish are hardy, pretty, and great for the beginner

Shubunkin goldfish are a wonderful, pretty, and playful, variety of fish. They have been bred only as a Calico’s. Calico fish have their own unique markings of black, white, orange, red, brown, and light blue which makes them very special.

Shubunkin goldfish, have unique opalescence scales, this is there most special feature.

These fish are similar shaped to the Comet, as they have a long slender body. They are single tailed, but grow to be pretty large fish. Because of this, if you decide to invite this goldfish into your home you’ll need a large aquarium. These fish love to swim, and are really fast swimmers too.

There are three different types of Shubunkin: Japanese/U.S. Shubunkin, London Shubunkin, and the Bristol Shubunkin.

The Japanese/U.S. Shubunkin is the most basic variety out of the three. It has a deeply forked caudal fin which is longer than the fish’s body.

The London Shubunkin was created by a lady called Mrs. Whittington which has a short caudal fin a quarter of the length of the fish’s body.

The Bristol Shubunkin was created by the Bristol Aquarists Society in England. This is a stunning fish with longer rounded caudal fins. The Bristol Aquarist's Society, is an excellent website. They can be found at www.bristol-aquarists-org.uk/. The society, is a wealth of information about all types of goldfish, and has many amazing photos. They specialize in 'show goldfish', and when looking at their website, they'll explain all the peramaters, it takes to own a winning goldfish.

The Shubunkin goldfish are excellent fish for the beginner. They are hardy, and very loveable.

To find out more about different varieties of goldfish, please click on the fish type that you like the sounds of:. Common, Comet, Black Moor, Bubble Eye, Celestial, Fantail, Ranchu, Panda Moor, Telescope Eye, Veil Tail, Pompom, Ryukin, Shubunkin, Pearl Scale, Oranda, and Lionhead.

The photo above of the Bristol Shubunkin is from the Bristol Aquarists Society. This website if full of great information about goldfish, and has some wonderful photos.