GoldFish Queen: Dragon-Eye

31.(Goldfish)Red Dragon-eye with Phoenix Tail

Tue, 10 Jan 2006 15:18:02 GMT

This goldfish is the earliest variety among goldfish. It has a long tailfin like phoenix tail and looks quite elegant and charming. It may be many colors,among which red ones are quite bright and gorgeous, and could turn water flush if raised in white containers.

30.(Goldfish)Magpie Dragon-eye

Mon, 09 Jan 2006 12:20:09 GMT

The body is blue and white, while the head, mouth, eyes and tailfin are all black with patches similar to those of magpies. Black and white patches are in sharp contrast in spite of different size, and those with white abdomen are of top grade.

29.(Goldfish)Deep Blue Dragon-eye

Fri, 06 Jan 2006 11:59:21 GMT

This goldfish has a big tailfin as thin as paper and looks like Lady Chang's (a beautiful fairy in Chinese fairy tales)long sleeves waving in the air, which is very elegant and charming.

28.(Goldfish)White Dragon-eye with Twelve Red Patches

Wed, 30 Nov 2005 06:55:29 GMT

It is a mutant of White Dragon-eye appearing in recent years. The body is silver glistening while there are 12 red patches at the chest, abdomen, tail, dorsal fin and mouth. The red and the white form a sharp contrast and look quite interesting. Lack of red at any of these 12 places will make it out of best quality; therefore, it is very difficult to be chosen for further cultivation.

27.(Goldfish)White Dragon-eye with Red Patch on Head

Tue, 29 Nov 2005 05:30:53 GMT

It is developed from mutants of Red and White Dragon-eye through many years' selective cultivation. The whole body is silver white and reflective. A red patch is embedded between two eyes. Those with bright red and square patches are of top grade.

26.(Goldfish)White Dragon-eye with Red Eyes

Tue, 29 Nov 2005 05:28:38 GMT

The body is silver white and glistens. Although the color is monotonous, the eyeballs are half red and glistening and half white like agate, hence the name.

25.(Goldfish)White and Transparent Dragon-eye with Black Eyes

Mon, 28 Nov 2005 04:19:53 GMT

All scales are not reflective, so it looks transparent and flesh-colored with bowels almost visible, hence the name "Transparent", informally named as "Glass Goldfish". Some people may think it has no scales, but actually it does have. If taken out of water, its scales will all clearly show up to be countable after water evaporates. Why it is flesh-colored is because hemachrome exudes under epidermis. It is characterized by its eyeballs which is not only developed and oval but also jet black, transparent and dazzling like grapes, hence the name.

24.(Goldfish)Rose Red Dragon-eye with Tiger-head

Mon, 28 Nov 2005 04:18:41 GMT

The body is pure white with scattered rosy patches and there are jade-like sacs on the head. Though colored patches are formed by variation, they won't fade for a fairly long time and are very peculiar.

23.(Goldfish)Red Dragon-eye with Tiger-head and Narial Bouquets

Sat, 26 Nov 2005 13:27:40 GMT

Since it is not common for Dragon-eye to have narial bouquets, if sacs on the head are plump and bulgy high, narial bouquets are round and big in bright and rich colors, the body looks gorgeous and dazzling with red patches, then they will belong to the best ones. This variety was successfully cultivated early in mid 1950s.

22.(Goldfish)Red Dragon-eye with Tiger-head

Sat, 26 Nov 2005 13:26:31 GMT

Common Dragon-eye have smooth head while this variety has sacs between two eyes. It is a crossbred of Red Dragon-eye and Red Tiger-head. At first the rate of best qualities was very low and sacs were not plump. After several times of crossbreeding, sacs become better developed and higher protruding. The rate of best qualities is increased a lot as well. Those with stout sacs are preferred for selective cultivation.

21.(Goldfish)Red Dragon-eye with Pearl-scale

Fri, 25 Nov 2005 06:05:11 GMT

The Dragon-eye with Pearl-scale has been recorded in 1930s. In spite of bulgy eyeballs, the tailfin is short thus looks not elegant and beautiful. It is just a mutant having pearl scales.

20.(Goldfish)Red Dragon-eye with Narial Bouquets

Fri, 25 Nov 2005 06:03:32 GMT

Normally goldfish has small narial membranes, but this variety is characterized by extremely well developed narial membranes that protrude out of nostrils and form two bouquets. When it swims, these two bouquets will wave around and be particularly interesting. Bouquets are preferred to be stout and perfectly round, but they cannot recover from injury. What have appeared include Brown Orchid Dragon-eye with Narial Bouquets, Blue Dragon-eye with Narial Bouquets, Brown Dragon-eye with Narial Bouquets, etc.

19.(Goldfish)Red Dragon-eye with Curled Opercula

Wed, 23 Nov 2005 03:14:34 GMT

Normal goldfish have their opercula close to the branchial cavity, but for this variety its opercula curls outside or grows contracted, which is called "abnormal opercula" in Japan. Though branchial filaments are exposed with no protection of opercula, it does not tend to catch diseases or feel difficult to breathe. Curled opercula were first mentioned in 1925 in "Variation and Evolvement of Goldfish" written by Prof. Chen Zhen, but it did not specify which species it belonged to. It is later proved that curled opercula appeared ten years later among Dragon-eye, including Red and White Dragon-eye with Curled Opercula, Calico Dragon-eye with Curled Opercula, and Transparent Red and White Dragon-eye with Curled Opercula.

18.(Goldfish)Red Dragon-eye with Butterfly Tail

Wed, 23 Nov 2005 03:12:56 GMT

The body of this kind of goldfish is pure red. The well-developed tailfin is longer than the body and bigger than that of other common goldfish with butterfly tail. In addition, it is forficate and herringbone with hard fishbone. It swims with the tailfin outspread, like an elegant lady in long skirt dancing, which looks quite graceful and dignified.

17.(Goldfish) Red and White Dragon-eye with Tiger-head and Protruding Cornea

Tue, 22 Nov 2005 01:35:46 GMT

The bodyof this kind of goldfish is red and white. What is rare is that the transparent membrane of eyeballs bulges slightly like a bulb. Those of best quality have very obvious protrusion extremely similar to small electric bulb, which is very rare. This type of variation occurs only among Dragon-eye.

16.(Goldfish) Red and White Dragon-eye with Tiger-head

Tue, 22 Nov 2005 01:33:37 GMT

This kind of goldfish is well known for beautiful embedding of red and white patches. If the sac on the head, though not stout, is red or white, or red and white, it would be more popular and hence much more expensive.

15.Red and white Dragon-eye with Narial Bouquets

Mon, 21 Nov 2005 01:58:46 GMT

In recent years connoisseurs are quite fond of goldfish with red and white embedded, especially if the embedding looks peculiar. Those with well-developed narial bouquets which are not only stout and perfectly round but also both red or white, or one red and one white, waving and displaying changeful carriages during swimming, are most rare and most expensive as well.

14.Red and White Dragon-eye with Tiger-head

Mon, 21 Nov 2005 01:57:27 GMT

Only those in strong and bright red color from the head to the tail with plump and stout sacs on the head and bulgy eyeballs slumping into flesh can be regarded as best quality.

13.Red and Transparent Dragon-eye

Sat, 19 Nov 2005 10:09:36 GMT

It has both common red scales and transparent scales. They were once
mentioned in "Bamboo Pavilion Miscellanies" by Poet Yao Yuanzhi
(1776-1852) in Qing Dynasty, indicating its long history. Common scales
are reflective while transparent ones are flesh-colored or white and not
reflective. The whole body is red and white, and those with red eyeballs
are most lovely.

12.Purple Orchid Dragon-eye

Sat, 19 Nov 2005 10:09:16 GMT

This is a new color obtained from crossbreeding of blue and brown ones and
used to be called purplish blue. Observe carefully, you may find that this
color is quite similar to that of orchid with delicate fragrance, which is
very peculiar. The whole body is mainly light purple decorated by a few
patches of a deeper color. There were not many varieties, but in recent
years other mutants have been successively cultivated.

11.Chocolate Dragon-eye with Butterfly Tail

Sat, 19 Nov 2005 00:27:06 GMT

This is the most popular variety among Dragon-eye in recent years.
Originally there were only black ones, but recently a brown type has been
cultivated. The color could become much richer through crossbreeding, and
will win more appreciation.

10.Chocolate Dragon-eye

Fri, 18 Nov 2005 23:36:41 GMT

The whole body is purple or brown. Those with the back in strong color and
the eyeballs developed and perfectly round are of top grade.

9.Calico Dragon-eye

Fri, 18 Nov 2005 23:24:40 GMT

It has three types of scales on its multicolored body, and only those with
blue grounding mixed with red, white and black patches, short body, big
and broad tailfin, and obviously protruding eyeballs are of top grade,
especially red patches, which are a must. In recent years, patches are
preferred to be broken and small rather than big black ones, making the
whole body extremely beautiful and blazing with many colors.

8.Brown Light Dragon-eye with Tiger-head

Fri, 18 Nov 2005 14:00:30 GMT

The difference between Dragon-eye with Tiger-head and Oranda is that the former have plump sacs and the head is square and stout, looking very commanding. Only those with flat eyeballs could be regarded as best quality.

7.Brown Dragon-eye with Tiger-head

Fri, 18 Nov 2005 13:59:24 GMT

Both Brown Dragon-eye with Tiger-head and Brown Dragon-eye belong to traditional varieties of early time, but the former with sacs on the head appeared later. Tiger-head are those with sacs growing only on the top of head. It is preferred to be dark reddish purple, while the body could be a little bid lighter; therefore, it looks like wearing a purple hat with the sharp contrast of the two colors.

6.Brown Dragon-eye with Narial Bouquets

Fri, 18 Nov 2005 13:58:08 GMT

It came out three years earlier than Blue Dragon-eye with Narial Bouquets. The requirements on narial bouquets are the same as for other varieties: stout and perfectly round. In terms of the body color, brownish black ones are of top grade.

5.Blue Dragon-eye with Narial Bouquets

Thu, 17 Nov 2005 12:35:31 GMT

It had appeared in 1950s but was later discontinued for quite a long time. In recent years goldfish lovers have started to be fond of those with narial bouquets, which are regarded as best quality provided that the bouquets are big and round.

4.Black Dragon-eye with Tiger-head

Thu, 17 Nov 2005 12:33:49 GMT

Dragon-eye with Tiger-head had appeared in early 1950s, but black ones were rare. The Black Dragon-eye with Tiger-head was selectively cultivated in early 1960s. Through continuous selection, the body has become jet-black and sacs become stout. In recent years, black ones are greatly favored by connoisseurs.

3.Black Dragon-eye with Pearl-scale

Thu, 17 Nov 2005 02:27:18 GMT

Black Dragon-eye won favors from lovers immediately after it came out in 1893. Now pearl scales are added, making it more rare and precious.

2.Black Dragon-eye with Butterfly Tail

Thu, 17 Nov 2005 02:20:58 GMT

It is a new variety recently cultivated in Fuzhou. The whole body is black as Chinese ink and the well-developed tailfin is broad and thin with hard and straight fin rays. The tailfin, if spread, will look like the spread tail of peacocks or butterflies. Its swimming carriage is dignified and decent, hence the name "Black Peony". It is not easy to raise, better in shallow water with sufficient live food so as to facilitate its growth.

1.Black Dragon-eye

Thu, 17 Nov 2005 02:13:44 GMT

It is the earliest black goldfish, first appearing in 1592. It has been famous since ancient times and has a well-developed tailfin. The newly born goldfish is blackish gray and gradually turns iron gray two months later. If the color could further become jet-black, then it becomes black Dragon-eye. The color may fade in different speeds, but if it can remain dark-black until it grows to be about one chi (a unit of length; 3 chi=1 meter) in length, it is of top grade.