Description

As the name suggest, the Moor Goldfish only comes in one colour – black. It has a beautiful velvety look and telescope eyes. It is a very popular goldfish variant and kept by millions of aquarists. You can find the Black Moor Goldfish in most aquarium shops and it is not a very tricky goldfish type to keep. Some Black Moor Goldfishes can change colour when they become elderly, but they are a minority. The caudal fin can of a Black Moor Goldfish can be broad, ribbon or butterfly. During the ***0’s, Black Moor Goldfish with intriguing veiltails could be obtained in England, but this type of Black Moor Goldfish is unfortunately no longer available. An ideal Black Moor Goldfishes have a double caudal fin and the lobes should be forked and rounded. The body depth of a Black Moor Goldfish should preferably be more than 2/3 of the body length, and the dorsal fin should be from 1/3 to 5/8 of the body depth. The pectoral and pelvic fins are paired on all Black Moor Goldfishes and should always be equally long. The telescope eyes found on the Black Moor Goldfish are going sideway, which distinguish this fish from the Celestial Goldfish which telescope eyes are going upward.