How many fins does a goldfish have and which of those occur in pairs?
2007-04-12 15:38:07 · 4 answers · asked by Bridget M 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
A common goldfish has 7 fins. Starting at the top 1 dorsal fin, 1 caudal or tail fin, 1 anal fin, a pair of pelvic fins and on the sides, a pair of pectoral fins.
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2007-04-12 16:17:30 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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How many fins does a goldfish have?
How many fins does a goldfish have and which of those occur in pairs?
2015-08-10 04:27:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I highly recommend having at least a filter. An air pump is optional. You can separate it or treat it in the main tank. It depends on if you want the other fish to be exposed to the medication or not. If you don't have a spare tank and a spare filter, then you should treat in the main tank. Fin rot is caused by bad water quality, so make sure you are doing partial water changes and that you have a good enough filter in your tank. Since it is caused by poor water quality, it would be a bad idea to put your goldfish in an unfiltered tank, where the water quality would be really bad. Getting rid of the cause and having good water quality is the first step in treating fin rot. If the water quality remains bad, then even if you medicate the fish won't get better.
2016-03-13 21:55:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gold fish fins, depends on the type of gold fish. for example
Ranchu's, Pompoms, Bubble eyed some lionheads do not have dorsal fins at all .
With so many species of gold fish it is impossiable to list each one and which have double fins. Fantails , black moores, Celestial, Veil-tails, Telescope eye, Pearl Scale, and lionheads have double tails, yet not all exact species and not all the time. Commets and shubs can also have double tails but more likely not. This depends on breeding and lineage.
Caudal or Tail Fins vary greatly among the different varieties. This structure consists of a flat membrane supported by fin rays. It develops from a single tail (two-lobed) to the doubled or bilaterally-paired fins (four-lobed).
Anal Fins can develop into short or long, single or double types. Double-tail or Fantail varieties must have double anals.
Dorsal Fins
Pelvic & Pectoral Fins vary in shape and size depending on the breed. They are in pairs
Gold fish have as little as 5 as many as 7
2007-04-12 20:45:00 · answer #4 · answered by danielle Z 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Should have 4 naturally and the 5th isn't really a fin its just a tube that comes out during mating.
2007-04-12 15:44:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
including the dorsal fin, seven, six of them are in pairs of two, for a fancy goldfish. fora koi or common goldfish, three.
2007-04-13 01:47:15 · answer #6 · answered by skigrrrrl 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋