I CANT TELL WHAT KIND OF GOLDFISH I HAVE?please help?

Question

it looks like a red capped orando exept it doesnt have the head part bulging like the orandos have and also the back fin is propped up my fish is all white exept the top of his head is red and his underside is orangeish

Answer 1

Its a gold fish

Answer 2

Well, I think we can safely start by saying you have a fancy goldfish vs. a slim-bodied. Next, the "bulgy head part" is called a "wen." While orandas don't have to have a wen, most all do, so it's probably not an oranda. Your fish has a dorsal fin it sounds like, so you don't have a lionhead or eggfish. It doesn't look like a golfball, so that rules out pearscales and if it doesn't have a really highly arched back, it's probably not a ryukin. You didn't mention bulgy or bubble eyes, so that rules out moors, telescopes, celestials and bubble eyes. If you didn't go out of your way to buy a special fish and if you don't know what type of goldfish you bought, chances are, you bought a basic, standard fancy, which are usually veiltails or fantails, so I'm going to say that you have either a fantail or a veiltail. The basic difference between the two is that the veiltail, appropriately, has a much longer flowing tail than the fantail and the veiltail's body droops down the back where the tail starts. Here is a link with pictures to compare what you have.

Answer 3

You probably have a fantail or ryukin. The difference between this is that a ryukin has a higher arch to the back (which starts right behind the head) and the tail looks more like it's tucked under the body. See this link for photos: http://www.kokosgoldfish.com/ftypes.html

Answer 4

It could be a young oranda, who has not yet grown his wen. How big is he? If they are less than two inches, they may not have one yet. If it has a high back, it could be ryunkin. Or, it could be a fantail:) www.kokosgoldfish.com I think they have types there.

Answer 5

it is a goldfish