Extremely cute and extremely peace-loving of all the fancy goldfish breeds, the shukin goldfish is one of the ornamental goldfish breeds that was developed form interbreeding two different ornamental goldfish breeds. Let us look into shukin goldfish info more deeply to learn about this peaceful member of the ornamental goldfish breeds.
Shukin goldfish General facts
This beautiful ornamental goldfish breed the shukin goldfish made the first wave of appearance in last decade of the nineteenth century.
All the credit of development of this breed goes to Mr. Kichigoro Akiyama who was the first person to have worked with and developed this breed in the modern day form which we are familiar to.
This goldfish is the member of the family of the ornamental goldfish breeds is actually a result of the interbreeding of two different goldfish breeds the ranchu and the oranda goldfish breeds.
They are difficult to rear as the problems associated with ranchu and oranda goldfish breeds are filtered down to this fancy breed of goldfish the shukin goldfish.
Shukin goldfish General appearance
As stated earlier the shukin goldfish the member of the family of the ornamental goldfish breeds is a mixture of two goldfish breeds namely the ranchu and the oranda goldfish breeds. Because of this, the prominent characteristics of both of these breeds have been filtered down to the shukin goldfish the member of the family of the ornamental goldfish breeds. Let us look into this matter in detail.
The shukin goldfish the member of the family of the ornamental goldfish breeds have the raspberry-like fleshy growth all around the upper portion of its head. This fleshy growth is somewhat between the raspberry-like fleshy growth of ranchu and oranda goldfish breeds. This fleshy growth does not cover the eyes and the lips and the lower part of the jaw below the mouth of the shukin goldfish the member of the family of the ornamental goldfish breeds.
In our previous posts, we have clearly explained the tow parent goldfish breeds of the shukin goldfish the member of the family of the ornamental goldfish breeds that is the ranchu and the oranda goldfish breeds. You can go through the links below to look into the details of the ranchu goldfish and the oranda goldfish breeds.
Elsewhere on the internet, you can find that the shukin goldfish the member of the family of the ornamental goldfish breeds is like long body ranchu but this is not technically correct. The body shape of the This goldfish the member of the family of the ornamental goldfish breeds is unique to the breed. It is more rounded off and spherical than the oranda goldfish breeds but more slender and elliptical than the ranchu goldfish breeds. We can comfortably state that the roundness of the egg-shaped body of the shukin goldfish the member of the family of the ornamental goldfish breeds is somewhere between the two parent goldfish breeds.
The width of the back of the shukin goldfish the member of the family of the ornamental goldfish breeds is also somewhere in between the two parent goldfish breeds the ranchu goldfish and the oranda goldfish.
The tapering of the tail of the shukin goldfish the member of the family of the ornamental goldfish breeds is not as steep as in the case of the ranchu goldfish but also it is not as uniformly flowing in the tail as in the case of the oranda goldfish. Here also we can state that the curve of the backbone is somewhere in the mid of the steep curve in the ranchu goldfish and the smooth curve of the oranda goldfish, the two parent goldfish breeds of the shukin goldfish.
The tail of this goldfish is comparable in length to the oranda goldfish but in most cases, the tail of the shukin goldfish is not equally long.
Last but not the least, the shukin goldfish the member of the family of the ornamental goldfish breeds is a beautiful fish which gives you the impression of an elongated ranchu goldfish with a long, beautifully flowing tail like an oranda goldfish the two parent goldfish breeds of the shukin goldfish the member of the family of the ornamental goldfish breeds.
Shukin goldfish/Ornamental goldfish breeds History
This beautiful ornamental goldfish breed the shukin goldfish made the first wave of appearance in the tail ending years of 1890’s. yeah, this breed of the ornamental goldfish breeds is more than a century old.
All the credit of development of this breed goes to one gentleman Mr. Kichigoro Akiyama.
Being a dedicated goldfish breeder Mr. Kichigoro made an appreciable contribution to the development of this member of the family of ornamental goldfish breeds. His work on shukin goldfish of the ornamental goldfish breeds is concentrated mostly between 1890 and 1900.
It was believed that a large chunk of the shukin goldfish was eradicated because of the after-effects of the events of the world war II. This had a devastating effect on shukin goldfish the member of the ornamental goldfish breeds because this one of ornamental goldfish breeds was not popularized outside Japan at that time. Fortunately, a small pool of shukin goldfish survived and the breeding continued. There were also several attempts made to revive this breed of shukin goldfish by interbreeding the original parent goldfish breeds, the ranchu goldfish, and the oranda goldfish breeds. Though many breeders and hobbyists are still working hard to popularize this breed it seems that shukin goldfish the member of the family of the ornamental goldfish breeds never recovered past the events of world war II. This breed, shukin goldfish the member of the family of the ornamental goldfish breeds still remains rare even in its country of origin.
There is some good news also, that this goldfish breeds in now gaining grounds in the world of advance goldfish breeds hobbyists who are working on difficult to rear and rare goldfish breeds.
Shukin goldfish Colors and scales
This beautiful fish, the shukin goldfish the member of the family of the ornamental goldfish breeds comes in a wide variety of colors. They are available in regular solid colors like red and different shades of red, orange and different shades of orange, white with matte scales, white with metallic scales also called as silver.This goldfish breeds is also available in a very rare color the blue variation.
Bi-colored shukin goldfish are also not rare inside the breed pool and are seen in different patterns fo red and white and orange and white.
Shukin goldfish/Ornamental goldfish breeds Care
The shukin goldfish the member of the family of the ornamental goldfish breeds is a difficult breed to care for. The health problems that are associated with both the parent goldfish breeds, the ranchu goldfish and the oranda goldfish, also affect the shukin goldfish.
As with the other varieties of the egg-shaped body fancy goldfish they are slow swimmers. This problem is more elaborated by the presence of ranchu goldfish in the ancestry. So please don’t keep them with any of the fast swimming goldfish breeds like common goldfish, comet goldfish or the shubunkin goldfish. You can go through the details of the above goldfish breeds by hitting the links below of our other posts.
The raspberry kind of fleshy growth on the face of the shukin goldfish the member of the family of the ornamental goldfish breeds is also easily attacked by fungal infections. This is a bigger problem in this goldfish breed because of their slow metabolism which does not respond to medication as fast as in the case of the hardy goldfish breeds.
This is also the reason for this fish’s low popularity in ornamental goldfish breeds trade.
Shukin goldfish/Ornamental goldfish breeds Life expectancy
Being one of the most difficult breeds to rear amongst the ornamental goldfish breeds one cannot just simply expect the shukin goldfish the member of the family of the ornamental goldfish breeds to thrive in normal household aquarium conditions. They need extra care and time to lead a long and healthy life. That is why only experienced and advance goldfish breeds hobbyists are successful in rearing this breed. By taking into the consideration the parent goldfish breeds the ranchu goldfish and the oranda goldfish I believe that they can live fairly long for ten plus years under the strict vigilance of an advance goldfish breeds hobbyist.
As I have stated in my earlier works, a well maintained and large aquarium will be a major factor in determining the life expectancy of your shukin goldfish. The aquarium should not be overcrowded and each fish should have at least 35 liters of water available to each fish. They will do best in a large outdoor goldfish pond.
Here I would like to conclude this post.
Enjoy rearing your shukin goldfish.
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