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Animals: Aquatic; Actinopterygii - Goldfish (Carassius auratus), Images by Wernher Krutein and PHOTOVAULT®


This page contains samples from our picture files on our Aquatic Vertabrates - Goldfish Category. These images are intended to communicate the sense of awe and wonder I have for these amazing beings. Let us all do what we can to protect their ability to survive and thrive in the wild. These photographs are available for licensing in any media.
These photographs are available for licensing in any media. For Pricing, General Guidelines, and Delivery information click here. You may contact us thru email or by phone for more information on the use of these images, and any others in our files not shown here. You may also use our search engine PHOTOVALET(tm) to find other images not found on this page. Please do not ask us or email us for free use of these images and for free information! Unfortunately we can not help with specific questions related to the care, feeding, or extermination of these animals. We recommend having a sense of awe, wonder, and reverence, for these fascinating animals in such a way that we respect and honor their existence.
This Category of photographs includes: Common Goldfish, Comet Goldfish, Bristol Shubunkin, Fantail, Veiltail, Telescope Moor, Black Moor, Oranda, Lionhead, Celestial

See also: FISH, Bivalvia (Clams), Carp, Echinoderms (Starfish), Cephlopodia, Gastropods, Sponges, Seawater Fish, Freshwater Fish, Crustaceans, Coral, Sharks (Chondrichthyes), Carp, Goldfish, Jellyfish, Lungfish, Nudibranches, NATURE, HERPETILES, Seaweed Kelp Algae, Salamanders and Newts, Paleontology Extinct Invertabrates, Paleontology Extinct Fish, Nature Tahiti, New Caledonia, Water and Pond Plants, Water Textures.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
About Goldfish
The many varieties of fish that we know as Goldfish can trace their source back to the species, Carassius auratus, of the Carp family (Cyprinidae). It's origins can be traced back to to their domestication by the Çhinese at least as early as the Sung Dynasty (960-1279). The Chinese bred this species to create the metalic-orange looking fish that we know as "Goldfish". The Chinese and Japanese continued to develop the over 125 varieties that we are familier with today.
Goldfish are Omnivorous, meaning they feed on both plants and animals. They are hardy and easy to keep in homes. They do not require the tight margins of temperature controls that most other species of tropical fish do. When they grow larger it is not uncommon to put them out into outdoor ponds. When Goldfish make it back to natural wild life surroundings they interestingly enough will revert to their original color and may grow to a size of 30 cms long.
Goldfish spawn in the spring or summer. Their eggs will stick to water plants and will usually hatch within a week.
I raised a little Comet Goldfish that i won at a fair and had it for seven years. It grew to be over 22 centimeters long. I named this fish "Golly". I loved this fish so much and i fully understand how people can have a heart connection with a fish. Goldfish have been known to live for up to 25 years. I hope the veiwers of this page get a sense of love and beauty that these wonderful fish are.
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