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This tradition quickly died, as goldfish became more available, losing their status. It became a tradition for married men to give their wives a goldfish on their first anniversary, as a symbol for the prosperous years to come. In 1611, goldfish were introduced to Portugal and from there to other parts of Europe.ĭuring the 1620s, goldfish were highly regarded in southern Europe because of their metallic scales, and symbolized good luck and fortune. In 1603, goldfish were introduced to Japan. The first occurrence of fancy-tailed goldfish was recorded in the Ming Dynasty.

ĭuring the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), goldfish also began to be raised indoors, which permitted selection for mutations that would not be able to survive in ponds. The occurrence of other colors (apart from red and gold) was first recorded in 1276. This is probably the reason why there are more orange goldfish than yellow goldfish, even though the latter are genetically easier to breed.

By this time, people outside the imperial family were forbidden to keep goldfish of the gold (yellow) variety, yellow being the imperial color. In 1162, the empress of the Song Dynasty ordered the construction of a pond to collect the red and gold variety. On special occasions at which guests were expected, they would be moved to a much smaller container for display.īy the Song dynasty (AD 960–1279), the selective domestic breeding of goldfish was firmly established. People began to selectively breed the gold variety instead of the silver variety, keeping them in ponds or other bodies of water. A natural genetic mutation produced gold (actually yellowish orange) rather than silver coloration. Some of these normally gray or silver species have a tendency to produce red, orange or yellow color mutations this was first recorded in imperial China, during the Jin dynasty (266–420).ĭuring the Tang dynasty (AD 618–907), it was popular to raise carp in ornamental ponds and water gardens. Various species of carp (collectively known as Asian carp) have been bred and reared as food fish for thousands of years in East Asia.

Fancy goldfish like fantails and others with bigger, flowing fins should not be placed with the longer bodied goldfish types like common and comets.Ryukin goldfish, Plate XIX in Goldfish and Their Culture in Japan, by Shinnosuke Matsubara.

They can do well with slower moving fish like orandas, fantails and black moors.

Ryukin goldfish can be aggressive, particularly to goldfish with single tails like comets and shubunkins.

Bubble eye goldfish do better without other goldfish as their eyes make it harder for them to get food and they can become easily injured.

Orandas, black moors and telescope eye goldfish should not be put with faster moving fish as this can lead to them starving.

Comet, shubunkins and wakin goldfish are not good choices to live with other fish as they are known to be aggressive feeders who can crowd out other, smaller and slower fish from eating.

Common goldfish tend to do well with other goldfish of similar body types like comets and shubunkins.

In general, faster moving fish should not be paired with slower moving ones as they can cause those fish to starve. Different types of goldfish can do well together, while others can be a bad combination.