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Originally Posted by brian
Local goldfish strain? we have oranda, moors, lionhead and etc. You mean there are some local unique breeds in our country?
brian
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To brian and others,
Here is the list of our local breed/strain of goldfish:
1)Ping-pong/golfball pearscale :
One is the most famous in Asia and Western from our 'Ipoh', homeland of goldfish creater. Our ever green ping pong/golfball pearlscale.It seem that our local strain is the best pearscale shape in the world !!.Singapore was the no 1 country that import our local ping-pong/golfball pearscale and export world wide.p/s just a rumour heard from ipoh breeder.Do correct me if i'm wrong.
2)Malaysia black strait butterfly tail :
The only butterfly tail outside china who report to hv a butterfly tail shape resemble wave of a roof tile.This variety is our 2nd local variety goldfish trade mark with super black resemble indian ink.
3) New discovery calico high body high-head with head of a hamanishiki(2004) :
Accidently discover at kok aqua in pj old town.I bought several pair ,unluckly me 2 pair in my hand died due dropsy after keep them for several weeks.Last month saw this variety in kok aqua again.
4)New discovery 'sakura' single tail with pom-pom(2005) :
This very unic pom-pom that look like fungus sponce.
5)Singletail tail goldfish long finnage know as swallow tail with fungus like pom-pom(2004) :
Very common available in aqua shop.
6)telecopic eye with tiger head and short-body(2003) :
Quite rare in the market but frequenly seen in xian leng @ shah alam.
7)Our short body tiger-head with lobe tail(1995) :
Very common seen in aquarium shop and there are more than 10 type of shape and finnage.Some hobby now try find out their unic form and maintain this delicate breed since this breed easly getting bloat because of it body shape.Was told that some indonesia goldfish breeder now improved our local tiger-head.
8.)Our own creation of shubunkin :
I found that there are several version in this breed and need some guide from 'sifu" again.
9)Ryukin with fan-like tail(2000) :
Very common available in aqua shop.There also contain several version/form in this variety and further study need to comfirm this.
10)Pearscale oranda(tiger-head) :
Discover on the year 2002.We lost all 14 pcs after one our group member overdoses with medication on the quarantin priod. we might create this type using our own tiger head with hamanishiki.No breeding in the moment,just our group aim in the future.
11)Single tail telescopic eye :
We tot this variety lost thru hobby,but found in ipoh at the breeder of butterfly tail.it look like veil shape without any folk tail.no one seem intrested in,so the group don't hv this strain.
12)Ranchu X lionhead :
We also found in ipoh where some breeder used ranchu X chinese lionhead(sau sing) and managed produced some nice short body ranchu-lionhead.u might seen this type commonly found in pj aqua shop.common available in Irene aqua shop,Tyre Lee Hin aqua shop in kuchai lama,Kok aqua in pj old town...etc.
13)Chinese 'wen-yu' with long finnage and long body :
Very common available.
14)Long finnage oranda with pom-pom :
Very common available.
There other goldfish variety that we discover and some local goldfish with pom-pom as well,need some goldfish expert to comfirm this.
That the info in the moment.Here i hope this info will used as a temporaly guide line about our local goldfish.For those who intrested in maintain our local breed line goldfish,i here wish u good luck.
Happy goldfish keeping.cheers.