Assorted Celestial Eye Goldfish
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Scientific Name: Carassius auratus Price: Upon Request Origin: China and/or Korea Family: Cyprinidae NOT AVAILABLE NOW |
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Other Names: Choten gan, Stargazer Goldfish, Celestial Goldfish, Deme-Ranchu |
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Technical Info
Temperature: 18 - 22 ℃
pH: 6.5 - 7.5
GH: 5 - 19
Max size: 15 cm
Min Tank size: 75 Ltr
Position in Aqua: No special swimming level
Description
The Celestial Eye Goldfish is an egg-shaped variety of goldfish. The body is short and stubby and they have a double caudal (tail) fin and a double anal fin. Their most distinctive feature are the eyes which extend out from the sides of the head and are locked into a permanent upward looking position. In juveniles the eyes are normal, but within a short time the eyes begin to protrude and then the upturned vision develops and becomes locked in.
Food
Since they are omnivorous, the Celestial Eye Goldfish will generally eat all kinds of fresh, frozen, and flake foods. To keep a good balance give them a high quality flake food everyday. Feed brine shrimp (either live or frozen), blood worms, Daphnia, or tubifex worms as a treat. It is usually better to feed freeze-dried foods as opposed to live foods to avoid parasites and bacterial infections that could be present in live foods. Due to their upturned eyes they have poor vision and a harder time seeing their food, so need extra time to feed.
Breeding
During the spawning season the male will have tubercles (small white dots, not to be confused with the disease ich) on their head, pectoral fins and gill covers. Thousands of eggs are produced and the parents are veracious egg eaters and must be removed immediately after spawning.
Compatible with
Best tank mates for the Celestial Eye would be similarly handicapped Bubble Eye, Telescope Eye/Black Moor and Lionhead goldfish. When kept with other slow-moving goldfish it should get plenty of food and be very happy. Do not mix with the single-tails because the competition for food can leave your Celestial Eye starving and stressed.
Note
Very similar to the Ryukin and Fantail, but the eyes are turned up. The eyes start out normal and move as the fish matures. Rather delicate and sensitive to the cold. Average life span is 6-7 years.