Ranchu

Ranchu is a breed of goldfish devolved in Japan, and is referred to by the Japanese as the "king of the goldfish". It is similar to the lionhead and oranda goldfish breeds, which both have hoods, just like a ranchu's hood.



Sub-breeds
Red Ranchu - A red variant of Ranchu.

Black Ranchu or Boxer Black Ranchu - A black variant of Ranchu.

Red-and-White Ranchu - A red and white variant of Ranchu.

Purple Ranchu - A more rare breed of Ranchu that purple.

Calico Ranchu - A very expensive sub-breed, the Calico Ranchu (worth around $200 - $300) is almost always white, black, red/orange, and yellow. Most commonly the fish has black spots all over the body. White is the main color of the body.

Blue Ranchu - A blue sub-breed of Ranchu.

Sakura Ranchu or Cherry Blossom Ranchu - Similar to the Red-and-White Ranchu, but its main difference is its transparent mosaic-like scales.

Tiger Ranchu - Similar to the Calico Ranchu, but black is usally the main body color, and has yellow and red/orange color colorations.

Albino Ranchu (Japanese name Musashino) or White Ranchu - Past their head, the body is usually all white, but this may not always be (such as the color is usually more of a pale white). Albino Ranchu also (like most albinos) have red tinted pupils. This breed was created by Mr. Irie Shirou around 2008. He was working on this breed for about 27 years.

Ranchu Kyokai-kei - From the Aichi Prefecture area in Japan, this ranchu is albino like in the middle area of the body, and has red-tinted that albinos are known for.

Ranchu Uno-kei - A silver-white Japanese breed, with a pale fleshy-white head and partly pale on the tail.

Red Head Ranchu - Similar to the Red Head Common Goldfish breed.