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NATIONAL

GOLDFISH

STANDARDS

TECHNICAL

INFORMATION

BOOKLET

No: 4

Eleventh

Edition

2002

FederatioD

f British

Aquatic

Societies


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'[i{milbnri

Eir'ni^tp{(hrFid


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FOREWORD

This is the eleventh

repdnt and tlle third revision

of the Federation's

Goldish Standards.Fist

pdflted

in 1947 hey were unique

n that many ol

the feau.res ust appea.ringn the standads hav been adoptedby other

orglnjsatioDs both at home and thorEhout

the world. The five hverty

pointing

system being

but one ofthem. Th 1947

st ndaralswerc subject o

a major revision n 1954 o recogllise he advancements

hat had been

made

in

gold6sh

breeding. In 1973 when the last

revision took

place

some

adjustnents werc made o exrstingstandards,

ut

pinaily

the rcvision was

to

introduce rcw standards o cater or several

new vadeties hat werebeins

imporled tom the Far fast in

quandry

Some \

mry

years

atrerwe ari

aware of

yet

firther variation

in some of the standards,most

notable the

fi$age of be Bistol Sh"bunkin, theTancho CMet ^ d. Tatcho Orunda

afld

tbe eye

sacsof the Subble-eft. To enableB

to recogniseand cater or

these alterations the Federation's

Judges & Si:ndards Committee have

lmdertakena major ovemll ofthe Goldfsh Shndards.

The conunittee has sought opinion iom

goldfsh

keepels

both

within

the

Federahonaid odemally

to il and whilst not claiming o have accepteda1i

of the

views

put

forward

l'e

have r]sed hose, which we considered

were

best suited to our requirements, hjs has resulted

n some modifcation of

both some dfawings ard texl with a view ofrendedng them morc faciie in

use ard to seek their acce?tability

to the widest

possible

spectmm

of

goidfsh

opinion.

The use of the Fede,lation's

show class ettering s,stem has bem retained

duoughout the

age

rumbaing. With

SingletailGoldfsh being exhibited n

class

U'

ad

its

subdivisions

and Twintail coldfsh in class

V'

ard it's

subdivisions.To maintain he booklet n

good

order he Fedemtion s

able

o

supply a

plastic

covered A5 n1g bn eq ttris

protect

the

pages

&om both

dirt and water. Conlact the cunent MerchandisingOfficer if you wish to

obtain one. whose name ?.1daddress s to be ford in the curent

Year

BooL

To those who have contibuted both

past

afld

present

o the

prodrction

of

the mary StandardBooks we recog se the work

of. Alex Fmser-Bruimer,

Len BetLs,

Cal Browq

Brian Baker, Bob & Sheila EssorLLes Pearcea..rd

PeteWatson.

Judges& StandadsCommittee2002.


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CONTEN'TS

OnerEl

Guidanceard hformalion

t ?

l -u

4 -U

5 -U

6U

7,1ry

Corngurdion

Diaarms.

SINGLE'TAU,s:

Corrunotr oldtulr

Brirtol shubtr'tin

ooldfish

Fediues.

TWINTAII,S:

Peekcale.

Jikin.

Fantail.

8 - V

9 - V

l0-y

l t - v

t2-v

ll,v

l5,v

Veiltail.

DORSELEAS:

Ranchu

HEr@i hil.j

RFrrn.

16-V

t8-v

19-V

20-v

2r,v

22-2i

24-y

2 5

y

27-y

Lionnad Ranchn

Differerce.

Bubble-eye.

GOLDFISH GUIDES:

Wnkitl

Ped&

}3AS

COLDFISH

STANDARDS

& OUIDES.


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JITDGING. EXHIBITING.

GENERA]- GUIDANCE &

IFORT4ATION

Nomenclatureust

ntoduced y $e Goldfish ociety l GreatBritan

has

been used

in these standrrds. Metallic, Nacrous

and Matt to descnbe he

rtuee basic diaph.aaicscal

goups;

Singletai Twr,'rtail a,'ld Dorsuless

o

descdbe he tfueeba5ic6inage conigu&tions.

BASIC & INTERMEDIATE:

Cslrain varieties

of

Coldfuh

are considered

Basic

Varieties' and

the odrer

'L'rtermediate

Vafleties':

basic varieties efibit the chaJacteristics

f the

intermediate

varieties. Org&lisatlotrsconsidering siaging

limited classes or

coldish

should enswe hat they

provrde

ciasses or the basicvarietiesbelbre

stagingspeciic

classes.

SCAIE GROUPS:

Althou3h it

js

generally

ecogrised

hat there are at least five diaphanic

scale

goups,

the three isted

aboveare used or exhibition

purposes.

These

groups

are

deiemined by the amount

of cryslalline rcflective

material mmedralely

below

the scales and

within the upper dermis.

This reflective material is

Cuamne.

There

are complex

genetical

actors

lmou.nding ts inleritance

that

are not of

concem here. The fust of

the ihee exhibition

groupmgs

s

Metalic,

in which a[

the scalesare

quite

djstinBishable, have a ]aycr

ol

guanine

back r\e

scales

giving

the appearance

f bumished met4

sone

times alludedto as

'hard

scales'.T\e second s Nacteous,n which all the

scalesare

still visible

somewith a scattedng

ofgua,ljne backing scales

gvrng

the 6sh a

peady

lustle. Lasdy

N{at in {hich the

scalesare dilEcult to see

and the

surface of the 6sh

js

dull a.nd devoid

of shite with no

gMmne

backingany

scales,heseate

sometimesa.lludedo

as

roJi

scalr'.

a).

A Metalic

tuh exhibits no Matt

scaling and has

a iJ1l ftis to both

b). A Mati fish exiibiis no Metallic scalingand because itle

absence

of Guanine

no iDs to both eyes.

These are some

imes alluded o as

'shoe

buttan

etes'

c). Nacreous

6sh are an ntemrediare

we and

exlibil a mlxhne ofboth

Metallic

and Matt scahng,

he best specimens

have and absence

of

Guadne on

their

gill

plates operculum)

known

as

'soft

gill platet'

&1d

tlI irises o both eyes.

lt ; importantto note hat not a[ ofthe diaphanicgoups areacceptablewith

sofle vadeties

as heseaae

adetieswith a set colodr

reqruement.

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FINNAGE & BODY TYPESI

Those vadeties of Goldjlsh

possessing

he caudal a,1dan.dl

ins sr,1g1end

mdian are krolln as Singetails, hose n which the cau&l and allal

6rls

are

drvided and

paned

as Twnrkils and drosewl

rout a Dorsal as Do6a1ess.At

ptesetrt

ail Dorsaless vadeties are abo Trvinirils. Singletails are

nonnai

bodi4 i.e. BasicaltyCoDro, Goldrr, shape. hey

havea body depth olless

thai % the body length; t is alsovery rmportant or both breeders ndjudges

to ensure$at Singletailsarenot

foreshortenedn tie body by testing hat the

head engfi wil

go

hto body

length l]e correctnumber of times.

A similar test is also applied to Twintail varieties.

A]drowh l\vintails are

short bodied, Fd,/d', or r/elltdil

shape he body is ali'ays deeper han X the

body lengl\. However enswe

tlrat the body is not so foreshortened hat ihe

head appearsas an addition

o the body, drat fie body contour flows evenly

rrlto

t\e head.The

lateral

ine i5 also a body

gude

wlth Twintails,

4ot

morc

than % of tlre body depth should be beiow ihe lateral ire. TheCaudal and

Anal fins of Twr,'1iarlsmust

be fully dr\,1ded nd tlle two halls of each tn

equrlly

developedand a

perl'ect

march each rlle win oflhe otler.

In al1varietiesboth SinECetailsnd Twntarls ivhere

presenL

he lead edgeol

the

Do$a1 is equai h length to dre

pelvic

6ns. The

Ceneral

criterion

regarding iIln3ge is that fimage folov/s the nne

of malching: one long ail

long, one tendrng to be

pointed

.ll iending

to be

pornted,

one founded aI

BODY PROPORTIONS:

The body

proportions

ol the

diffedng varieties can best be understoodby

studying

the confi .ration Diagrans on Pages4 and 5. Not

the horizontal

registersand the relative

positions

ofthe vertical co-ordiJlates,

he start and

terminaton pointr,

ihe tuls, and the body lngth and depth

ratios. All ihese

factorscan bestbe assessed y the applicadon

ofthe con-6$uationsystem.

COLOURI

Colour is dimcdt to defure rl word and is best seen; he intendjngexhibitor

wrll soon discoverwhat is favouredon dle

show bench. Note ihose exhibits

that

gain

high

poinrs

br colour, seekout

the

Judges'

opllllon as lo why he

favouredcrtain uh fu colow

in

prefercnce

o othels.

}IETALLIC

COLOURS

Broadly the colot{s sought for in

lvletalic fiih are a rich deepOra.nge-Redr

a deep ckome Yelloq

except for those valeties that are colour

specrdc.

Moors, Jiktn a1\dTancho reslrchvarieties.

Wiihruoor.t the colouf rcqu;ed


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is a

rich velvet Black. The Jiti,

i5 requted to be devoid

ofcolour

pigment

on

tlte

body

with

just

Lhe ips and

mage a deepOrange-Red.

Dependingon the

z.'nount

of

guanine present,

he body colour will

be either silver or white.

Taj.,o

fishes

are

equired lo be devoid

of colour

plgment

on

the body with

just

the dennal

growth

on the

head a deep Ora,.1ge-Red,

epcndingon th

amor.nt of

gunline

present

heil

body a,1d image colorlr will

also be eilher

Metnllic tuh exhibiting

ust

one offlre

prinary

colours

Orange/Red,

Yello

or Black are refelTed o as

'self

coloured or e/

',

the iack of colour on a

metalic

lsh a11owshe

guanine

to show

tfuough

.ds

Silver, and,/orCreamy

White. Silver or $hite therefore

indlcates the tuh is lacking colour

pigmentation.

Black is sometimesseen n the extrenrities

ofthe innage and

along he

do6al

ridge olthe body, Lhjscan nrdicaie

ha a fisli has not tu[y

completed

he

coLour

chlige ftom the

'wiid'

broMe birfi

colour, in most

cases he colour changewill co rplete tsell in drne. Colour in Metdlc ilsh

should always be intenseand sFead into the

far extremitiesofthe fiffage. lf

more than one colour b

Fesent

then it should be rn a

p1elsant

s),Tlrmetrical

panem

NACREOUSCOLOURS:

Nacreons ish exhibil a

greater

variety

of

cololrs

than Metaiiic tuh, these

include Red, Blue, Violet arld

Bro$ar These combining wi$ the Primary

colouls of OrarydRed, Yellow and

Black together witl Lh silver of tlre

gu?rlinepmducean abundance fshades ard hues.The basicglound colour

deemedmost desirable s a deep

blue overlaid

$'ith

a mottliU ol'dll llte

other

colou$ with a nirirmr.'n

ofmetallic scahg.

MATT COI,OURS:

Matt frsh

are

qulte

often devoid ofboth colour and

guanine

a]rd drerelbre3Je

rlot

suitableas exhiblhon specrrrem

hey

aresometuaes

etained br brceding

simply becaEe they are lacking these featurcs. However t

js

possible

to

come aross

well

colouted Matts, on close xardnation theseare

quite

often

fourd to be oftle diapharic$oup Lrlow asPrerdo-Mar, this is a diaphanic

group

that are completely maft soa.led ut bred as if ihey were

a naqeour

fiA]5

as

wit\ Mock Metatt. thei.

genetics

are not ftl]y understoodat this

time.

SHO\vRULES:

Prior to exhibitin8 Goldfish exhibitoG shor d tust

obtar,'ra copy of dle

Federation's Show Rules tuld fie Coldtuh Pointing

System This

wil

help

lhem enter le exlibit in the correctclassa,1d u]Il the reouirements

fthe


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Exhrbition. ll this infomation s lo be formd n FBAS Book5. a copy of

which

can be obtaired

direct

tom the FBAS Merchandising ttcer

or

tlmugh

a

ocal

Aquarist

Sociely.

EXTITBITING:

Briefly when exhibitirg Goldfish it is fie dury of&e exlibitor to ensure hat

the exhibit s shown n a

containe.

f a sizesrilible fo.

lhe comfortofthe

creotue urdone lmt $'i[ enoblet to display o lhe ma,\irnuln dvantage.'fte

contajDer

nusrbe

cleln and illedwith clean learwateratrd hal

dreviewing

area s liee any ftori disbrtjon. te exhibil flee fton disease.amage fid

parasits.

[

lhe abovesans obvious hat

jt

shouldnot be necessary0

xplain l. howeversome exhibilorsdisplay ish in

poor

condilionor i.

containers

hal

arc

quite

unsuilablelat one wonders?l thet motives or

dofilg so.

SHOWSIZD:

lr+iist Goldfish unlike

lheir

iropical coulter

paft

are nol snbjecl o

pointing

for

sDe,

t is reaqonrble evertheless.

o

expecta lish

ta

reach

a

minimurn

size

befo.e

t is exlibited. Sirgletails should

l)e

a mirimuln of

75mm/3"

and

Twintails 55mm/2|/." body length. Bod], length t'eing mea$ired &om the

snoul

to

the caudal

peduncl

Fish

shoqn beloiv

this

size

wil not be

dirqnaliiedbul

will be severely

own

pointed

or

body, hisneans 0

points

or e's

JUDGINC:

Judges oo have their

pai

lo

play.

It is lheir duty to see that a exhibit is

healthy.activ.well ourishedand cared or. fre from disese,lamageefld

parasiles,

tal it is not

defomed.

Judges

wil

tully

poinl

aI

exhibils

nat

confor||

lo

llrc Sl)ow l{ules, neitlrera cursoryexarllflatl('r nor a l)lock

porJning

il be nocepteds fiir

ludgnrg

fgoldfish keepe.smd breeders re

lo be encoumged0

exhibit

lrcir

6sh {ley require hem

o

bejudged

by one

of their

peers.

e a

prson

who hrows and

mderstands oldtsh Far

oo

manv

c\hibilr.rr,rgu';"-rs

tul

lo

undersland

his

Fnrally

GokllislrStan(lar(ls

eg.irdless

ttheir

(luality

or

acceplability il

not

i; themselvesroduce

ne

sood

Coldfish.Th

primary

aim of a coldfish

efllhnsiasls hor

d

be to strive

o

produceqralitv

Goldfishnot

quality

September002


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SHOW STANDARDS

FOR VARIETIES

OF THE GOLDFISI.I

The

Structural Varieties

TWINTAIT-S E SINGLETAILJ

COMMON

GOLDFISH

&

T,ONDON

SIIUDUNKIN

'TANCHOCOMIT

BRISTOL

SHUBITNKIN

JIKIN

'ANIAIL&

Pf,dtI^SCALf

ESSENII/IL

RoPoRTIoNs

sEToN

A sERIE'

oF

cU

oRDINATE

LINEs

FBAA

FISI

STANDARD.

I

FANIA]L

&

Pf,dtI^SCALf


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TOSAKIN

OI|ANDA

RANCH

U

follt

l'oN

cELESl.IAr,

DUBBLE

EYE

IANCIIO

ORANDA

LIONHEAD

FAAS

FISH

STANDAID


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COMMONGOLDFISH

&

LONDONSHUBUNKIN

I

2

l

5

6

BODY:

Bodydepthnol more

han11

body enSlh

Anal. Domal

and cal'(lal ftre k t e sinde

Pe.toral ed

peLvic

trN to be

paircd

and

eqral

CatLdal i,anot to be longr thm

%

body lenglh

All Rns o I'ave

ouLded trds

Fish o be ree ron disease.a*q1les

ddefonnities

Fishes aihLg yle test Lrbe severelydoiilr poi'rled

Head ergtl into bodynot less her 2% inres.Up|er a knver

colltours atlroximarely eq'r8l. Modefarely compressedbrt not

reor beked- snonr rourlded.

,B sl fol& ot nlarged, cadal

pedu,rcle

erylh dd depthequl.

Dossl helderecl l ighdy oncsve eNnd

h ton1iobe,

)ecrorale

nn'rower lhm

lelvics.

a13l

with

a stniEht reu ndgin, candal m

rve[

spread forkd

viin

eqllal lob$. al 6i to have a dislincl

rounded aPpearare.

CQI-oLIR: The cotunon coldfiFf iF l'e melnli. lersio oflhis vuiely, lhe

London

Shubu*h

the

nacreou,sr mali

variely.

Thecolou$ for

boUtvdieties

b

s

laid dN1l for the diaplDnic

lrouls.

CHARACTERISTICS: Irrtersily ofcolour ard

Bood

body thes.

REMARIiS: Major farnb sre. Elongared fnnage, fimsge tendina to hae

pon&d

eftemities,

poor

body shee tlkin8inro conridedionrf'd

f.'mles naybe slig.h

y

deeperand rounde4 check hi by tooking

doM or t1le

ish to be sltre in

your

own mind thd n i B frrule

Bnd

not a bfldly Fhqed male. shoe buLon ey$ md se3E of

rneblli. scolin8

s

al6o o be

lrprted

''

m4o. faDlts

wilh

nscror$

rurd rall lalr

FlNS:

FBAS

FISIi STANDARD.

3 - U


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BRISTOLTYPESHUSUNKIN

I

2

l

4

5

BODY:

FINS:

Body depth not

nron

rlu4

i

lrody

lngrh

Arel

Dor88l a d Caudr.lRru to tre d le

Peclo..l dd pelvic lirB to

be

paird

Alt tu| to be wen spread

AI fir to have rounded e{ds

Fish to be fte from disede.

prdiles

and defonnilies

Fishes .iling

type te$ to be severelydown

lointed

Head lenAth nlo body mr l$s than 2% times. Upper dd lower

coltou$ approximalely qua1,

nDderdleiy conrpresredbi not

razor backe4 snour rounded, n6a1 foid

rlol

er

a.ged, caudat

peduncle

engdi and deplh equ:I.

Donsl

held erect 3li8l ly concsve be}fid the

ionr lobe, dona

plvicl

6rd sul % body depd pectonb

drd

pelviG paned

Eld

trtlchinAe&h othd in siz snd

ibnl caudai in forxed lob6 +l3l

dte spreqd

10be

grealer

0lar , body len$h.

Only tulr$ of lhe a(reous dd rDr. diairholicgroups are

re.oSnsed in drb

vdiely, srronScolous extendnrg iro tl\e

fi'| .

ldSe

qre$

ol a bhle bde colonr widr red, yelow,

bla.L etc,

ovedayin8 spot

dnd blot trukirys lo be

prefered.

C,)L,)URl

CHAIIAC I URIS TCS

(

afiatc,

+{e 'ludshapc

ui rsuJdl

ur

MEor taula re. Tle cu.lal

drooping, sci$or tsiling snd culhg

over lop are conmon, a i3 a

tereral

itabiliry to c8rry the cauial

wel spfta4

the dorsd loo is subtect o a dlirB

in the li'oru uppet

ue. slrcnefled bDdies

clEck

the head body ririot. shoe buoon

eyes t,ld aes of

lnetallic scalirg are lho ro b lrarcd d nBjor

faults.

REMAITKS:

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FSAS FISH STANDARD


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COMET

I

2

l

4

5

8

BODY:

COLOUR:

I YPE TEST

Body depdrnot

nrore

h

r

%

body erytir

Anol. Do6d ard cn'dd firE ro

te ringe

Peclo.li atd

pelvic

tE to be

trired

drd equdl

Caudal urto be onger har

tl

i,ody erSth

All lms to have

pojixed

ends

Bady o be more hu 2ll: imes ead ength

Fis ro

he

free ron disease.

uasites

dd defomitils

Fhhes aiLntgype esl o le severely ownloinled

lEor tuulls ue. Slronered innsge, imase

tending

o hsve

rounded

extreruheE.

oor

t'ody shnte. oo shonor dp, king

lllto colllidedion rhal

fem8lesmaybBslighdy dleper alld

rounded, heckdft by ooknB dorr'lron he uh to besuro hat

i6 a fenral

d not a badlyshapedlsle.

rlead engh inlo hody not Less rat 2%

imes,upter

drd

loNer

conldm apuoxin6lely equaL moderzlely coDpressedb nol

rzo ba.ke4

snor{ rounded r Fal fold nol e arged. cau(ld

pedun.ie

erl8ft drddepth equol.

DoA6l held erect sliglttly .orcove behind

the Iio

l

lol'e.

pluc

a,ld snal firEl ray 0re smte leryt[ peclorElsshorier, candaldeeply

forked an wel stread willr eqral lotes. all ft6 to hsve a distircl

Only fishes ofthe Inets]Iic diaphduc

e.oup

sre rccognisedh this

vdet), narrous r nnlL ish arenot a.ceplsble.

CHARACTERISTICS Caria8e,

spread

8nd

shapeof caudnl irl'

REMARKSI

FBASFISTSTANDARD. 5 -U


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TANCHOCOMET

I

l

l

5

6

BODY:

FINS:

COLOUR:

TYPE TEST

Body deph

not nDre Jrar l body en8th

AiD

DoNal eid Candal

nris to be s le

Pectoralsrd pelvic 1in6 o be panednnd equal

cddal

itL o be loryer d|,n

/e body lenglh

Tlre had1o display

a dennsl gro$rh

in the tbml of a csp

Body to

be nore rlLu 2t,

rirner head engrh

Fish to be ftee

Aon dbesse,

ld6ires

and deiomtities

Fisl|e8 iiditrt ltpe

telt to be severelydosn poined

Head into

body Dot le6s ihen

2n ulper $d lower

coDroM

approximalely

qr$I, modenlely

compressed m nor ra?orla-ke4

snout

rourdd, ncal

folds ot enla?ed, caudalpeduncte

engh

DoNsl hld erect

dlighdy corcave

behnrd he Fonr lobe.

do$al sd

''

pelvics

tt lddy dlptl peclorsls

md

dnalsloner, cudal 'b

torked

atd wel

spreadwit]r equal

obes, an ds

to havea slghtly rMded

Tlri is a lixcd colour

vanery. tJrbody

ts snver, he tutrlsge.tear,

ihe head cap

ts u deep ordr8e/red,

o orhercDlo$ patrem

s

CIIARACTERISTICS:

REA,IARKS

Si?e.

oluur

a,J inreniiry

fdenrdl up.

(arriaCe

jlrd

Nlajor

tbu.lrs de. slon

caudal, tuxraAe rrdilrt

to have very

polt(ed

or rotuded enrnLides,

Poof .ap

dcvelopmenl r

drnr

.olour,

deDDal

oBd

on

d'e olerculurr, poor

body 6hape

ekirg

ilrto con$der4iol

0$1 msles

msybe shth0y deeler

und rouwle4

chrct lhis by

lookDg down

on dc rish o be

sl|ren

your

own

nnrd &al iI

b a lemale snd not

a badly shaped

male.

poor

cap

devetopmed

or thnr colouJ.

dennal gro*lh on fie opmun$r Thit

ituh s not to be

confiised with

fte Comel

Filh tlnr do nor confoolr

ro he colour

nnlslbe sevrlv

oMr

rroi.{ed

6 - U

FBAS

FI8H

STANDARD


15/37

GOLDFISH

FEATURES

Dh'idedcaudal

&

-I

nln anal tls:

Twh

tailed varieties

re

requ'red

to exinbit a fu

y

divided caudel rut(l ar'31

ir

Therefore

any

Joi]rirl:l

slLrnS E caudalwill be doln

poirttedprorala.

Arly

tlvnt tail

.sdely thal does no

po$$

1wo

cl.dly sepdaled al'l 6ff ii{l lre dh(luaUlied.

llood growths:

The hood

grorth

on

veielies thal cury lhis feaiure all inra two

lyl .s: llte la'./'o

Con'el

ai Tdn(hoOn tld: n

s'hich le dcnnsl

groslh

Bdeet omge ii cot

rit'&l

to

the lop of fie nad n th$e

vEieties the

gowlh

Inus ndl exlend byond

h oP

ofrhe head. he

arietiesZbth.d.l O,vtdds':'dRohchx.

atrya fi dem head

gros{r which covers le conplte head and operculdn-

One wil occaci(nnly frIrd

d?rmal

gronlh

on other

variedes

nsaly

s ith older {i h$, ai lhis may

b. a sisr o I

age-Nevenheless

hess ish ntl be dborautled a tftey sre cnyllg

th fealureoi

The

P?a,t d/ s

quite lisdrtive in 3o truch os r i3 sliBh

y cor.av t Blnped.

wherr'

Fcsles lEt

1)ro{

rle frctn a fiFheF

body ducrue} diseale ffe

0rl witlr

reddedry

belo{ the scales

Nasalflaps:

In mdry

of lhe

goldfish

twir-t{led

wilies llle nssal flaps nray

be sliglrtly

elrluged. fie Blap crn

be simtle. aE EhoM here. ar lhe edge

scaloped or

crinkled:

ho* ever they muit lol be

eiltuge io lhs exlent thar iey

tppro8ch lhose

of

tlle Po Pan,

elete the

rsld napi

te mr.l enldeed. elabor. ly

folde(l dd

cbn to fon a clrysartfiennnllikeglo*'1h.

several fomrs of

iluged ad

prctntdi g

ey$ tre Inowtr

of tltes Oe lype

depicted

e to be

prefred

srd awnrded

lLetrdre.

ponrb.

t hirnlo'la

ll'dl tlte

comeabe clear sd

devoid of ary black coloralion and s

xndmuged. the ris to De

a conplete

citde not owl, misdqrer' or segmentcd.

Eyes

rnDst

prohrd ii lhe horizontnl

plflne *(l not droo domwar& or

tln

upwrd , nor shoutd

they sl { ba.kwd&.

They lnsy however have a

3tghr

forETrd

olml h kceting

with 0re shapeof dre had. Atd tnost

impotur

y

they

must nalch

in size-shape

dd btlerce.

FBAS

FISH STANDARD,

7-VV


16/37

FANTAIL

I

2

3

4

5

6

irlNs:

CoI,OLIR:

TYPE TEST

Body dlplh

more thsfl

Z body lengfi

Do

l BinCle

cad 1,

sml

p.torsl

sd

plvic

firl

ro be

psned

srd

eq l

Cardli sfld 4d fi ly divided

Cslrabl v.

forkd bul

not mole th.er

,1,

no

pu1

ofrhe

rop .dg. o

dtop

betow

the horizonbl plrl.

FiEh ro

tE fte ftom

di."re,

p@iles

Erd dsfoEriries

Fbh8 fiilitrt

tne e[ o be

sverelydown poided

Dee d'd

foulrded, ErBtrlte.

head E ro ow everLlyinrobody

corrtour,

tuutrornded,

naal tbld8not enlargd.

caudal

Paluale

set nelr

Do$al helde.ed % body deldr, peMcss&ne aBth a dorsrr

Iteht,

tectorals

ard amals

nor d long,

Crodal ro be ll forled

,rld sdmy held,

obe8 qulmd well

sprcad.

Ail diapha

c

grotrps

cepted.

CHAI-4CTERISTICS:

$hatc, eiage turd

pread i.drdJ li]l

REMNTXS:

Major fau.lls

are. Veiltaii

culls beinA exhibired

as Fantaits. Cde

mu$ be laken

tlla1 tish wirh

elo4ated tilulaSe,

Ngh doGals,

flbbon lails

ard drose w

deep bodies a'e irealed aa n

jor

faults.

E - V

FBAS

FISH STANDARD


17/37

PEARLSCALE

I

2

3

5

6

7

8

BODY:

geqllc

Body depth noft tllirl 'a

body longth

DoEsl sinBlo

c bL nul pedorEl

ard

plvic

firu to be psned

Eld

equsl

Cddrl md elsl tully dividcd

Csudsl % foi|.d bd not moc thEl 'l4 no pEt ofih. top edg. to

drop beto* th6 horizordsl plan

Scale o hsve arsired

concre.

rppamrce

Fith o be

fte. ftom dbeade,

pElrit$

rd &formines

Fbh6

faiting type tet10be iverely dom poiired

Deep {rd .ounded e shape.scalescon.nve

givi g A dJotsictly

elle.l lead

line do ior flow evedy into body contour. sn.rrt

ron'rded. nsal iolds tlot e'rl'uged. ca al

peduncle3e1 ig'.

D.rsai held erec( lt body depllr, pelvics ssne lerLgfi 3s dorsel

height,

pectorls

afld nrals not

ec

ong Caudol o

be 4 forked atd

slifiy held, lobes equal and wel $pread.

All diapleic

grotrps

e.epted.

FINSi

CHARACTERISITCS:

Urdfomily ard developnLofscal$.

'REMARKS:

Mqior ihdls ue. Horizonht liites af scal$ incornplete onen

the

rows de nnerspeGedwith nomml scales.Ensure h8a te root

of

the scaless not blooded showine tJr0t nfection iE oresenl

COLOUR:

FBAS

FISH STANDARD.

9 - V


18/37

2

l

,l

5

3

BoDY:

-iNs

CoI,OUR:

't

Yt'D TES]

Bodydep0rnot ro e

tharr

,

Uody erdr

Dorud slqle

Caudal.anal. pe.tDrlrl

aril

pelvic

tuN to be

i

l1ileddnd equd

tur.l ftrly divided

Lowercaudal

frly dilrded,uppef

divided i irs enElh

Caudal djed up.ightdld

al rightd8les to tl,ebody

l'ish to be flon

diseue,I)mites

anddelbnniles

Irishesi{tiry typeleslo l,e severely owl poinlsd

'I

he n'ost shaUow

bodied of ull rlle rwint8nr,

deul aptroximalely

, body

lcllgth, egg slEpe,

ror razorb&ked. head

iles llow

evedy nfo

body conkntr, snout

rourdld, rda] iblds rd e

a:al,

caudal

poduncle

wide

alld 3lrory.

Do6a1 held erecl

Z body deptl

trelvicr

sane lentrh s donsl

heig[

pectoEls

a'd

arnals not d ]ong caldal

i held away iom

lhe

body

approxinafttg

Dlen Bnrbrny wirB8

iJr sllape, verf

shalow forknig

l rudh .

n\edLvlJur ur r )

he t 's drd JX i rs

d deep rrge-

.ed 0'e bodyrneldlic

white,wl,cnviewed

ron fte ree

a rriunglc

ofwhlr0

borlycolourdlNws

r 0reb:seol llre

calda].

JIKIN

CHAIiAC'I'ERISTJCS:

'l

lte 6lq,e.

euidge ard spresd ol

lhe caudal fin dd

0|e eonrbrnily oftle

colou

pdlte$.

Major fauls

sre. Deep or atbousred

bodrer,

poor

caftal

cerhge,

Only iish with thecon ectcoldr p6tmL shor d tate awards.Any

Lnher.oloru

de b t'e

reded s rujo. faul$.

REMA&Ii$J

l0-v

TBAS

FI SIi

STANDARD


19/37

VEILTAIL

TYPE

TES-I'

I

2

.l

5

6

7

BODY:

FINS:

COLOTIR:

qHARACIERISTICS:

Shspe. arliagemd

spread fcau&l fin.

REMARKS: Mqiorrar s de.

Fbh wift shod

or forkedcaudal

poor

divjrionof

ureanaldd c8udal uN, loneredodi$ sndeQcislysigts of

hoodgror{r

on dle head.AI .I

lo be kealed s

major aull6.

Body depth o be eot l-lEr t1 body length

csu&l.

a]lil.

pecrtrai

arl(l

I'eh'ic

tuB Lobe

tdred

a(l qMl

card"l akl a'.1

f'dly divided

Catrdsl or b

be rbrted drt ki be

rxr rhar % body engllr

l'ish kt te

from disede.

pu&eites

rd defornides

Fislres

&iilE t)?e tesr o

be Beverelydowr

I'oinred

Deep erd

rourd, e8A shape.

not rarcr beked.

head liJres now

everdy

nlo body corrlou-r.

{out romded-

aal olds very sliglrtly

e' dged.

caudalpedrm.le

ftaving a slii do{nwud

till

Dlysal held erect equal

h heiglrr rLr b.dy

deptli,

pelvics

sdne

brtglh

acdomt hei8l

,

Ilcdlorsls

ard tuurrls

lot

6s

orE" Csudal o

lal il

Fracelul

fol& no forknl8.

All diapharic groups

accetred.

NBAE

FI9TI

STA}IDARD.

l l -v


20/37

2

l

4

5

6

7

BODY:

FINS:

(;()l,otII{:

TYP& TIST

Body dlprh

1o be nore thdr l,

body length

DorBalEingle

cordsl

o.r4

p4torsl

s'rd pelvic

fi'|' to be

prircd

sd equsl

ceddjoimi

dong uppe

m4gi4 mlr ftIy divid.d

t-wd catdsl o gwEp fo.wdd dd rhen bo.t

Filh lo

b ftee ftom dilosse, peslire

ed deformiries

Fi h. ftiling

t),po r{l to be aeverGly

ovm

pohrec

Deep {trd rouDded,egg

6l ape,head ilr to tlow ever y

inlo body

conlour, 3noul

rourded, nu.r lbl& not

ellur8ed, caudll peduEte

3el

ugr.

Doisal }eld erect % body

depdr

pelvics

sanE lentth

rs donal

heiglrl,

peclorls

a

arulah Dol a long caDdrl

tullyjonred slong

its tpper nwgh, Ehjch ctrrvesut to the reu, Oreourer margin

dten

rne8'rl3 rlrn cutwe oruud,

tuor uider ard bdk slong

borh

flsltfts wilh the lower

nrarginsnealy sI ri8l

a

gle

out irom dre

otUyU|c

rretdlje iq,lidie

gtu$p6

r.rcFat e wnl thisvuriety.

TOSAKIN

cllARA(:ItRlsTlCs:

ShaIE, evetupnrenr

$ridgedrd iweepof.artdl

RUMAnKrj.

Nraior iruls ue. trpper

rwAr of

caudat ot @sedenorth ro

enaDle he .audd lo w6ep rbrwrrd Funicienl ro lover ar ealt ta

of ltr

bddy. caudal

dwer nrdEllr sweep

rot RrjrhnB d .ithl

angleso body.

Tledede rrededdnajor

fsulrs.

tLv

FBAS

FISH

STANDARD


21/37

I

2

5

8

BaJDl

FINS:

COLOUR

CHARACTERIS

lcsi

Ilody deplJl

o

be norc

lrtur

:

tro(1 crgtlr

Do$al

stEle

Caudal.

urI. pe.(rrnl

arxt

lrtvic

tiN k,

b0

)tJred

,u

crtrtu

caudal

u'd 0tal

fully divi(l&i

Caudsl

ot

(o

be

ferkd d to

benrirc rtrur

',

hody

er9lr

Eys

o

trotnde

fronr he

hea(l

Fish o bc lionr (li.ss|se|rbdcites: rtdclnIniries

Fist'.s

niling yl)e

esl o l)e seluel)

d.NI

trilrul

Dec

ard rouxl.

erc shal)e,

d ruor

t..Ied.

llud ltLcs tles,

rve y

iJtro ody

colrou,

srournnl(le(I,

rasdt

ol(lsver)

stjlilr0y

elrdge4

eye6 rotrrdnB

.on

0reheod. virl

cbd nises

rdio trc

equ8l

alld nr.trl

$ develrrl,rrcr ,

auddl

I'cdun.le

h^vilF s stigt[

D ' 1 s d e l d

o p c t

e q r r r

r I ' e r e n

t , , t )

. , 1 , r t , .

l a t \ r s

+ u . r

l .ner l ,s l isc l r ,F l r . a , . r ,d i .u. , ', , : s, , { a{ , . r r . . , (h l r .

"u l l rmccr '

fo lds r , ,Lak l le

l lh r l

js

l lc onl)

n.cq, tat , lc. . l ru

r t t r is

t r ic ry : l lu

rrx n rN

spread

rto lle erketrLilies

ftle

liln.Ee

tu unrter

le tr 11).

hEMARKS:

llgorfaul6

de

Fh|

lyilJr

taarorunequal

eyedevelopmenr,

hod

or lb.ked

caudols.

loor diyisor oI turalsand caxdoG,eloflgsted

bodies.

hin cLtou.tlE ,nnNr

ejd hlrck_

isptnyi'o

nnrze.

trirc

or rcd.oldtri'rg

on bellj, ,\ll :ue

k, l)c

rcildl d

nrijor td lr

l l;,:l::::;l;,i"'

"

r' 'pe ""iaF r'|r'pr(&,

FBAS

FISH

STANDARD

ll-y


22/37

OR-ANDA

I

2

l

4

5

8

BODY:

F t Nn :

COLOITRI

Body dlpih

to be more th?'I

,l body lenglh

Doftal sinsle

Caudsl Affl, Perlorl

and Pelvic

fins .o be

paired

ard equ3l

Caudelatd

Anal tully divided

Cailsl nol fod.ed &d 10be nore rlEr % body le'tlh

Head eld opsculum

covtred silh

a ddDI growrh

Filh o be fi ftom

di are, pe2 tus

ad defoimiries

FiErles

siling type te*

ro be Eiveiely

dovm

porired

Deep

drd .ouded,

egg shape,

not ruor bdlked,

Lead drd

oper.ulurn

covered

r a rspberry tike

demdl go{1lr

lhal ibm a

eo,r'plelehooil,

caudd

ledurcl

having a

dornwdd rilr.

DoNal held

erecteqtrsl

r heid[ to body

deprh.

pelvics

sa]rre

lengthas doEat, autals nrd pectorrlsshorter, a[ fi]N wilh puirted

lts exceplle

caudd, auddl

o lrain

Brnretut

olds.

AI diaphardcgrolr

af acceFtable.

cIIARACTERISTICSi

Developrrent

ldcmrd gottah.

Ma,y

of the remerh

apllying lo

rJleVeilrdt cur

at&' be applid

to this dsL

Sperrtic ar rs

o noreae nshwith poo'

dennt_head

StoMh

abo those

yith liole or

no coverinq

olthe oDerculun

Fidr

wirl

dorduls uDl

la.kr hcidt and ;hibiftlg Fdail ry?e

fiJut8ge.

All are o

be lJeoleds

msjor faults

REMARIiS;

t4-v

FBAS

FISI{

STANDAR.D


23/37

I

2

3

5

6

7

8

BODI':

} INJJ:

COLOLTR:

CIIARACTERISTICSi

cau&l

I E4I I

Body depth to be more

thd

'A

body length

Doftal

Bingle

caudal An8l PectorBlmd Pelvic firu to be

p8i'ed Ed e$d

caudrl md Atd tully divided

cordd not forted sd t o be more

lttm % body re'Elh

ll4d

covded vilh a demsl

tlowlh

in the fonn of s csp

FiEh o be ftee ftom dilesre.

pamild dd def(milied

Fishes ailira

9?e

t6t to be sevcrely do*n

poirled

Deep ad roLurded.

g8 i]late, not @or ba.ked.

head orrly

eovsrednt r rupbe.ry like

dmral

groMh

$ral fonN Dcsp. 6dsl

pedutcLe

hryir n dounwed tilt.

t)orul lteld ered cqnd

nr heidn lo body dep

L

pelvi.s sdne

lenBths dom.l. dnr.ls

ard

pecromls

hone..

Ail i'is

witll

sligltdy

tonted

tils

cadsl nBy lnve up 1o% scalloped

ork.

This is a colou fued vdiely, body

silver or wliire, tuxng deu

Blule,

i iread Ep

dc{ omnse-red,o othercolour

cregrble.

TANCHOORANDA

''3I

(ol^ur

hl developnren' amsg,

prerdErLl,rf

REMARKS:

Poor

cE) developmenl or thin coiorr,

demlai

gro*rh

on the

oprcuhun,

This fiFh b not lo be cotrftrsed

vilh the Omndr

Filh

t[.]

do no confonr to th colour

must be Eeverelydol11l

poirted

FBASFISII STANDARD.

l5-v


24/37

LIONHEAD

I

?

)

5

6

7

8

BODYI

I INS:

cct_ouR:

CIIARACTERISTI(--S

Body depth o be more lhu z body length

Do$al absent,ba.k anoodr withou blenbh

Ca[dal Anal Pectordled Pelvic fis 1obe paired md equal

Cd&l snd Anal il ly divided

Cardd

%

forLed bu

noamorc rhm

'/,:,

no

psi

of the upper cml,rr

lo

b

rbove the do$al codour

Hed 6rd opac'ftn

covered

wilh

a dernal

groMh

Fjlh o be ftee norn dis*se,

pzmsiaB

ed defomities

Fi h$ fBiling type tesl o be

sewrety

dowr poiired

Dee ud rouded, cggshape,

lot aar bdled, a sntoodi orsal

.oDbur,

,to butnps pireso rays 'eadMd operc

u lovetai n a

mlpbe.ry lile den'al

groMh

llLal bm$ a conpiete lood. Cddzl

pedurcle

et igh dkl sqtrde o rlr boo

Dorsd absqi rertan$tg

turs

pdjred

und equdl,

pelvics

,, body

deptlr otlter liff

shtlner, wide drd roDrded. stiftly |eld. cddal %

lorked

andcdried squdero rlD body,

lot o dno

AUdiathddc Foups de lrceFable.

RENIARIiS: Ntujor

-aull3de. A llal or I'd ed doru,l

Nntou rot dcired, di 6,

bumps ttuesetcalor8

lrecontorr, org elongalediDraae.

oor

dennal head

eroMh

w h ftrie or

no covering of the opercDlum.

Drooptui cD.bl,

All are to be tEaled

as najor faulb. Nol ro be

cortused with

the Ra cl\ Iishes

irling belweendre wo stairdaftls

de

to be

}rechlded

IioD grirLi'g

awardr if rhe sldrddds ee

ro

b

Devel.prrer lJ.m,J

t , .q 'h.

' r .p

er rd maeor

rho caul'd. a snroo0r. learr

sliglrtlyarcheddorsat

t5-v

FBAS FISH STANDARD


25/37

RANCHU

1

2

3

4

5

6

8

BODY:

TYPI

TEST

Body depth nore th8n 4 body length

Dollal abse back moolh vi(hou

blemish

ca]rdal A$l

Pecloral erd Pelvic lm ro

be

psired

6rd equd

cardal Erd

Ard fi

y

divided

cflrdsl

'Z

forked bur not more thsn

ll,

no

psrt

of the upper cotuflr

to be above he donrl cdnour

Head srd operculurn covered wih

a dermd

goedr

Fith to be fiee from dBeale. psrasites

erd d.fomities

Fbhe

failing type test o be Eeverety

oin

pointed

Deepar(l rounded, gasltape, ol rdor bocke(I, snootlt doB.l

.ontour. o

bunts spiJrFr rats head d

operculunrovepd ra

ftspbenl

like dennal

glo{1ll

dral forms s complete

hood.

cudal

pedu

cle diltincl

heving a downward tilt up to 90".

Do.sal absent. .,nainiflg

firN

psired

Erd equsl.

lelvics

l1 body

depu onrer

fins shorter, wide atd rotltded.

stif,ly hel( csudal %

f..ked drd cmied

low. dre nd s rcad of Urecau&t should besar

wherr

vieNed r,rnrabove.

,\I diath:xlicEont)s fc ir.c .l)lc

FINS:

(-oLotiR

cHARACI ERtSTICS:

REMARKS: Mdor ftult8 are. A nal or nrde ed doFal co oE

no1arched,

dipa

bunps EpiEs elc alo

g

lJrecolbLlr.

lory eloryaled 6mae. Poor

dermai

head

loEth

vith liule or non. cove.ing

the oper.ulun. AII

are lo b trealed ar nsior fadls.

Not

1o

be confosed with the

LioilEad,

jhhes

falln Lletweer tlle two stard{d Ee to be

prechded

fronr

gai

ry

awdds if

the Etard0rab sre to be

l ,e p l

t ' r ' , " I l

' fL lenI i

Br,

v l l . .

1 .c o$r{orJ

sr

f t r l

a riiFr

ni

rIe

ca,rdal.

srno,'LI

ery sLgld) $rhcd

FBAS FISH STANDARD.

t7-v


26/37

LIONHEAD

A RA

CHU

ll|3 Lionh.eds c8'tb

son

sg6

16hsr t caudsl

n srt s$Ee to thr

fdr,r body

lmSt}

wh.drs Liomhlrd virwcd

ftom rbove

ri crnd.alin is not slrn

dirpbFd

l'ft nblt b. sn

whm vicwed tom the

cs.

LIONHEAD

RANCHU

Th.x-errhu

[s cgl be ecn

pge

7 h stDrud

down csdsr penun

le, cesei

rhi

cadsl fin o bB

se1n line shorizonEl

lino win ft.

body t'tgth. vlun

ERErchu

vilwed

&om lbove tu csrdal

tu csl b lem

s fi

y

disptly.d

urd no. o whe

viowed

ftom th6 rer.

Il

should b. clss ftotlt

ltle dllld.sid

to)d r.coflp@yirg

tho d.sd6d

&lvings m

p&er

16

ed

17,

a woll E ihis

axpl&rdion eld

djlgr8rr rhra

n is tu

peition

of

lhe car&lpoduncle

ad

lh.refore rh.

set ofrh ca sltldsdsth .twovuirtie

l&v

FBAS

FISH

STANDARI)


27/37

POMPON

TYPETEST

I

z

3

5

6

7

8

BODI:

F]NS:

COLOLTR:

Body deplh to be rnore th8n

,a body lenglh

Donal abEentbrck wiih evn contour, enooth

without blemish

cardrl mal

pecloral

srd

pelvic

fin3 to

be

Fired

Erd qnd

Cludrl

rid elsl tully diviLd

Cardd

'/.

fo*ed but not more

tlln 4, no

pdt

oithe top edge

o

drcp belo* lhc horizorld

plme

Na8al eF gedly e|d'fe.d

Firh lo b ie fton di s .,

paE ei nd deforrnines

Fishes siling

B?e

tld

io be Boverelydown

pointed

Deepatd raur(

egshnpe, ot .uor beked,

bacftsrroall\ no

knobs.

bunps. spnreFor ro$. he6d Inr$ now evedy

nto bady

co

tol} . srout rouded. raol

folals much erdeted. caudal

peducle

selhigltdrd squue

o t'ody.

No do6al.

pelvics

E bodydepth, ecl

rnis rd ourals hon wide

ald romded- stimy

held Caudal o b

t',

folked md slimy

held.

lobesequl {'d eellsprend.

.cil diapharic gronps

acccplld.

CIiARACTERI TICSj llqual

develotnrenl f nnsnl ept4smootlnressf$&k

and die cuiage

of

the

caMal.

REMARKS: Mqior fadlE $. smalt md lneqMl

nosal septA a flai dorEal

cantour not {.hed. dips. bumps

spines etc along the doftsl

corlo'f.

iorg

elo'Ealed

firnR:e.

FBASFISH

STANDARD,

t9-v


28/37

CFLESTIAL

TYPE

TIST

Body

dEpth

to be

nore

thd

'a

body

ten8ft

2

3

4

5

DoEal

ahenl

barl

with even

conlour.

;oorh

withod

blerush

(-auo$.

a"a[ pe.torEr

and peluc

tJl.s o

be

paired

Ed equl

caudsl

snd

Flal

ffrly

divided

,.-TP^i:

ll"g

y

""

:n:re

hg'

.,.

ro

pm

of

rheop

ee

,o

op

Derow

ue

horizontaL

Dts,e

Eyes

prckudin3

eom

dF

h;ad

ad

looking

dratl

up

Filh ro be fre from ctlease.pursiree ana deroriureu

rllnes

rsing

lyJ|e

est

o be

severely

down

Doifld

Deep

ald .dnril.

egg

shape,

ot

fuzorbdled,

bd(

smoou

no

knobs, I'rurps,

spins

or rays,

he&t li|es

l]ow

ever

y

i o boity

siuour.

srr\ur

vu

Jed ,,r d

fotdslo,

erd:rged..audst

affrle

Eerxgr,

d,d

bqude

o Ludy

Lyes

t,rorrudurp

.i Lt.e

ead

nd

Nn dorbal.

t'.,v,rs

. bJd\ detr'h.

l,.,Ioralr

dtrt d rrls

shoner

wi ledrd ,n,rdeJ f i lUy .etd r ldtu ro t , . tor , .pdd sumy

held,

(rbes qldl

srd

wel spread

All dial,hud p-otl )s

6c.e8ed

6

7

8

LODl'

I-'lNS

r 'a l t t

,UR

cltAttAcfERis'I.lcs

l i t rd l . leve lJpI re0t

r

L , r t r . t .v t / r . , ,

drd duecuur

rnooD

bdk

atd

.ari%e olfre.uda].

Mdjor aujrs

thequat

)e, levetopnrenr

ycs Jr i rg

n$dd

an'to'

lunldlld

mqead

ot

Io.r&DB

udghr

up. a

fla, doFal

.onrou r'or ar(heJ dipd bunrpsstureserr a,on8rhe dorlaj

c,rrroxr

torg

eturgsred

iJlrale

lll:r\l

ARIIS.

2UV

FBAS

FISH

STANDARD


29/37

BUBSLE.EYE

I

2

5

6

7

a

SSEJECI

Body degrr

not morc than X body

lengfi

DoEel absenl

balk r.ith evefl conlon],

snoolh vtithoul blemilh

Caudsl n'rl

pctorsl

ed

pelvic

f'|

o be

prircd

sd equBl

cartd sid

i|d tully dividcd

coldrl % ortsd

bul not rnore thEl

.,1,

1Io

pst

oflhe top

edge o

d'op bclow dle horizond

prrlc

Lowa

c@jdctive ofeyes

.Irboisrd b form ta.3

Firh io b. fte. ftqn dbeate.paeira dtd deforrniiies

Firhes failing

q?e

t*t

lo be 8verely

doen

pointed

Ueep

errl rund,

ePs

sl,atre ni

wor

I'dkeri

Lt'

I snnnih rn'

rrois

lmps,

spii;s

,r

rev'

lread

res flow

evenlv

Dro o(lv

"n,rro*. "'our

rcur,]ed.

Iower

cornurrlive

of eyes

LUcJ

witl'

liouid

to fontL ldse

ss.s urder

lhe ve6.

wi& tdte

sacs

JIe eyet

ae onerr forcerl

out

or tleir

bolh|n

edte attd

tilted uP\@ds.

c.ndal

pedxncleset liel

srd squde

to t'ody

FINS: No doB3L lelvics 7:body deptll leclomls 6rd stul'ls shortererde

and

.orrd;d.

stimy held

caudsl

io be %

rorked and

$imv

lrekl'

lobes

equal

sd well spread

cOLoURr

A[

drapllad

gaups a.celled

CHARACTERISTICS:

Equsl

developmenl

oa

eve sa's Fnrootlme$

of back

ad the

carrinS,e

f lhe caudal'

REMARrIS:

Msjor

fuills

sde.Sntsll

,ltd

uequal

eye $$' aflrldor8sl

contour

noi arched.dips, bu ps spnEsetc slong lhe dontl col{oq lot

eiotded

fi

a8e

tsODY:

FBAS FISH STANDAXD


30/37

GOLDFISH

GUIDES

The fo owinA ne i rodnced fo. the

rime beinA i cuides md

no1

s

Standffds.

none dandfid Goldlilh ne beirA

imponed and offered for srle under vuiour

nFrug

ad of dubiour qrielily.

Ax

yei

therc ir simply not

snowh hand on knowledge of

th*e

frh or rea8oruble

quelily

rlEilsble foi nB o rt

itom a st{ndsd snd n sone

irutanc$ evsn s Guide. However lhqe tu a denmd

for thern o be lxhih,ired so 1o

cdf,r for thir we offer lhe folowing 0 grddes.We ryprdid6 lhd sput ftom thor.

lidld hre lhere ne othn ofTercd for

sde

undlr

rEious nalne . Unfortnmt6ly

rnsry ns filh rcje.r.d wh@ Boning

other \,Eieti6s in othsr $,oritu hy d. cdh'lho

lr'rmp, being s tFical exrnple he ndofty

ofwl'tch EE eilher ?@tdtl ot V.thatl

c\tn .\ hild. C.l.ttial, HManfuhiki ffid evanLtodh.a.l.

Otuda and Farc hx crllf.

6e offeEd for

EDleund$

fie aI enbnring nsine

of Todd E.adr. we do nor

virrslile

Fodrcing

a guide

for lhere. ln

genrBl

ilh6

thd

a$ibit

mor rlum one

i.miery'8 special fedur will not be considered.

Therc se s4versl fish Ud ue

offered udd rie

ndne of D.ne|tu or Druson Ey

u they sl

possGs

retescopic

eye3,mo8t

hsve turb type filulsge, wlibt many exhibil the

fedure ofmoro thel

one wdety. Cufrenly the Pdda ot Mag'ie

jt

belng otfercd n D'h.ldE I se

F@toil Moon. We need, odeci& whd Bpecisl

duls .ach shou.lde*ibit before

Judrntg:

Fbhe8

ril b

judged

in

sccordmce

wilh th c ide, s

shdtrd Fish de to tfte

slddd4 the very 36ne crilerir

wil

qply

wherl

judgiry,

fieln.

Ot

y

fflll$

of

the

l,Ei{ie8 illostded vil

b

udged.

YarlcueswltDout a Gulde:

Thde ooldfith which ii hsw not

rAreed a

quid

m.y be enlcred for erhibitim

purpo3$

orny. Thy will noi be

udged

o.

a*u&d

pdze6.

However one invied to

submit a case or edding ary .o the iE of cuide8.

Dltdd.rt

caudrl

&

twh

rml tbs:

Alt the twin-kiled wi.tie sre

rquird to er(hibit s ftrlly divided cudel ed

nlgl

ftL I lrE

efole

sny

oining

slong the mdd will

be doun

poided

Forets-

Howwq

my twin lsil lE i*y excel the trd&, lhsl

doe not

posses

wo cleely sepdded

s'd trff

q e3 ssag e4

The headgroerh of the Eanzni'rii.'' mnrt conform to lhe

Eldide.'l1re

@t@kh*i

ir lo

posass

wo sepdat &nooth bur

lite

g.owil$

on top of the hdd, my ninf.tne

or mlpberry like effec a 6een

otr

t\e

Lio"h.ad, or@da or R@chu

E to

be

comi&red a lnajor farlll ard s ch ffdr ue

to be severelydolxn

pointd

a they wil

bo dfmed to be cmying the fedure

of erother iTrity. Howevr thi vsiety

doos

fitit whd i coruidered the

feduro of another variety. The PEbcslo

effo. in

thir indsnc thi not oi

y

.ceptsble

bur s s requnemsnt ofthj r'diay.

22-Y& U

FBAS C]OLDFISH

GUIDES.


31/37

The R l}th id

udslly impond s a red dd

white mctdlic vdiely, but th.y

lfe

avsilable

a na.reous. It

jr

clsimed

thd they tre the

lffge6l of sl the

goldfilh

wrieties witl

EorE susining a body lltrss

lhi lize of a dinn6

plde,

cs.trinly

nmy

n-svbeen ecn d mcE Bize.

The co.d8l n|l t be

E forted sr

e

minimnr

yrith

ts

lppr mqgin l'.ld above he hdiurtal pldr.. The h.od of this wiery qpctrE E if

it l'r b@ dtded on io lh. fi,.h

s an sfier tho h. And whd vilwed

h.rd on rh.

tuh ca b. dddibed 6 hFing e

camcl ike oppemce wirh it8 hMp

ah4,cd bd

Thid h not a Cornmon Goldfirh wirh

s double tsit, ir is bdh decpd md

lhorrdin

the

bady. Althongh considerd

by som to be the er.estor of th

twin lajlod

luieti$,

the lrd&t

with

itr ftns

twin cardal

q,hich

shodd be nrny

divided

ren8im lJle

only vEiety

po$$rinS

s twin cardrl

ad s siryl rlsl. tuy

pairins

of

lfie ers.l rnn . rclulr in fie disquslificdion

of th efibil olly s.f-coloued

ard

ndli-colotr'ed Inel'li$ ffe s.cepbble.

lhe Pardz ir virhqUy

r

globeayed

F@ld in body Bh8{'e; he

diltinguilhi4

fedu.. being lhc colo{r pdm.

Thi i a vhito b6e cotor overhid eifi

lEg.

bls.L

nFkin$. Thsre seems o be no Betpdern .s yct

bur &ose approxilndirBdE

"PANDA' tre to bc

given

Fef.renco

ell olher

f.dur.8 being.$d. Th r. r. fdr

offaed

for ssle sr Pddd wiih {lri|o/rcd

snd redblsck mntins th.* re

nol

Pddd

md

de to

be disquslifid ifrhom rs sch.

To

woid Ery

confuaion

on wh8 conslihles

"DoM

PoiniinS

. Down

poirtinS

mems thsl lh eihibil i snded

not more lhEr l0

pohl

fd the

fe{Drp.(s)

corrceined ?[ld ini.adatly 1e$.

It

j

or y

by making it clea to the eJdibi.or by

DoM

Pointing lhd

qwlity

will be rnainbined or inFoved.

FBA^S

C,OLDFISHGUIDES.

23-V&

U


32/37

FINSI

CHARACTERISIICS:

Deveiopment

arrd noorhn.ss

of head groslhs,

xrLifoDrity

of scals.

REMARKS: I{ajor

farllt are. Brarnhle

or crn ded

had

gowl}ls.

Lines of

scales

nconptte with

rcws

ii

erstersd

wi0r

nonnal scales.

Ensr ljrRtthe oot ofthe scalss or .blooded'showjntrhar

infection preseDr.

HAMANISHIKI

lnrly detd' lo

benkr e Urtur

e

hody

erStlr

Csudtl.anal.pdo..l.rtd

felvlc

firN o |e pa'red

rd ,lusl

caudsl snd

al3l iirlly divided

Caudal forledb

nolnroredrm

%. o

psn

ofrhsrop

edae Lr

diop

below 1l horizorial plsre

Two erooth

bun fie

lcow

No

the op ofdr.

head

Scrtes o ive a raised convex.lpeddce

FFI lo be free

,nrn dFese. perasites

d d.fomiues

Fjshes

siiing lype tesl

to te severelydo*,r

loinred

Deeperdrounde(

Two smoo

r bun ikeso{

13cniedmrop

of the hesd, scale

convex

sivnrg

a slisht drolsically

effect

head

irre ows everdyirtobody

contou. srour

oulded,n6al

folds not enldse4

cnudal

peduncle

set dgh.

Dorsal

held ftcl

11

body

deplh.

pelvics

sslne

ength 6 doFal

heltt. pectorlls and s ralsnot as ong Caudal o be % forkd

ard sdmy held.

obsequslad well

spread.

A]l di6phanicgoul)s

accepred.

2

l

4

5

6

8

9

BODY:

COLOLIRT

24 -v

FBAS I.-ISH

STANDARD.


33/37

A

ffi

COLOURT AI diphflic

groups

accepbd.

CTiARACTERISTICS: Shlpe, csrisgr sd sFead of cordsl fin.

REMARKS: l,.lqjor fe]rl8 sre. Veill8il E d Fsrtlib cul bina exhibiled a a

RFkin- CEe musl be L8ker tl{' fth wilh 6x.raivo el,onSatld

finnage

tibbon

8ih

'

or lhort rourded cardrb,

hEh

dor8

b, snd

wilhoul

a

quite

didincl hrljn se trealedss n4o1 tu .

2

3

5

BODY:

FINS:

RYUKIN

TYPf, TEST

Body depth no$ thn ,,

body

lsntL with

q

diltind hunp.

Dor88rsingle

cud,l uL

pectonl

md

pelvic

6tr to be

lsired

Erd eq1]il

cauihl andmsl firlly divided

Cddl mo.e

thar ,i

forked" no

pst

of{he

top

dg. lo drop below

Fish to be Ae ftom dbm8,

pn8ir4

md dlfonilie8

Fisho8 silinE lypo tdt to b severelydom

poinled

Dep

vilh r

hump

lrs.l"

indenredwhelo:i-q, ofhedjoiru body,

lower indent not Eodecp,Enour ounde4 russl fold nol eik8rd,

cardsl

leduncle

high wilh digt'l do$'l lr d til .

Dorssl hetd ererl % body deltL peleicNen tenglh sd do$"l

hsiglrt

peclonl,

srd rrnab not s long. csutlrl to b. rt l"sst

'l

forked erd Btifrty held" lobe3 eqDal very slighdy rcnnd.d 6rd

wel

spread.

FBASCOLDFISIICU'IDE

2 5 - V


34/37

WAKIII

I

2

3

4

5

6

BODY:

TY?I TIST

Body

dep$ Etitldly

noro 'ltm

,a

body

lngn

Dor$l

&rd A.rulfiE to bo hnzl.

certul,

Pe.r6r i

srd Plvic

tul, to be pfl6d

md equd

Cor&t

fin spproxirndsly

th

sane length

ss had

te,Bur

AI fir,l,o

hsvc mu'lljld

ond

Ftuh.o be

Aee Forn

di 3'e,

p&sils

grd

dlfonnirios

Fi h6

ftilina

q?e

bsr

to be sovEely

down

poidd

Hed

n8th

do body not

less rhs'r 2'z

rirns,Oowjna

every no

OD uppq md lower conloult.Body tlepersd shorrer hm de

Conmon

coldtuL

Modersrelyomlresed

bu

nor @r ba.

ked,

mour rounde4_m$l

folds

nor nlE3ed

c$drl peduncle

eng*r

DoEsl

hetd erecr

dighly concwe

behind

rtle

&or{ lobe,

Dclolats

nrrower

thEl

pelvics,

s'El wirh

a convej

r.s mEFrr

clildd

firu

o

F

c'e[

sFesd

snd tully

divided ,vifi

% forting

snd csnied

riffty

wiJl

no sigru ofdrooping

will

equet

upper sra

lower lobs.

A.U

r'r to hry.

s diltincl

roun&d

sDeeers.

Tho wa&in

i tho

melsllic

6 h. Neteorl

6 hes

se no( scceotabl.

FINS:

COLOTJR

CHARACTERIsTICSI

REMARKS:

Dvilion

snd c$riate

of cadd

6n. Tte ldrrlir)

of

YEor

tu+ Ee

Elonsded

md,/or

droppuE

csrdst

Ejur8e,

Ennl8c |cn.ltn8

o

hsve

poinied

odF

riri. , poor

body

slrye

lshins

it|ro

corlidem.ion

thrt

rhi vldery

i

noa a lvn

ailed

Comnon

OaLlfdl.

26-y

FBAS

COLDFISH

TNDE,


35/37

I

2

3

4

5

BodydeFh rnc'rc har x body engtr

crudsl. EllL

Fcrorsl

ad

Flvi.

fii'r to b

psired

srd eqrsl

Dorlsl lingle. csr&l Ed mrl

tuIy

divid.d

Csdd /. fo*d bul nol more hm

t9,

no

nt

ofllle top cdgao

dropbolor lhe hoiizonid

plele.

Ey$ lo

protrude

tom h. head.Colou4

a blek

pdrrn

m swht

h.kground.

6 Fiih to bs ffee frorn dileaso,

pd:di| o

ad deformiiieg

7 Fi8hd

failing

b?e

t$t lo b6 sverely

doBn

poinLd

BODY| De.p

erd

round 4

%a

BhTe.

hadlir6

to trow wdily itrlo body

coniou,

sroul roundcd, t|r''l fold nol

drda.d. cddd

p.turd.

Ecthid w.n

developed

Blob

y.

FINS: DorBd

herd

ere.1 7|

My depd

pelvicd

lglE ldgth s donel

heigln'

p.d.'dr

rd 6rl3b not a long cerdsl to b. x fortcd

md driffly

h.l4 lob3 c$sl srld

vell

Epred.

CoLoUR:

orly

filh

with

a whit ba,

colour

wi[] brgc nlck mEtirgB E

accetsrd.

Tte bla.t

pdlrll

to hEve

clean cleer

edges on 0l

white.

CHARACTERISTICS: Colour Pdrm.

Sh4e,

.srrirge

.od rprlad olcorabl

fin.

REMARKS: M4o felt no. lndidinct d$ o the coloE

pdlll

lhe blst

merging tlo th whila ind.d of clrd cleel-cd cdg6. Pooi rlc

develognent. Firh wilh .lorrtdtd ffiuer: hish dol 8lt, ribborl

laib srd d .p bodi6 sll to b. 6E aedcd anejof tutls

n-Y

FBAS

FISH CUIDE


36/37

t =

r J t s

EI

c)

itr

(J

tt

o

6.-

.E

o

=

qJ

.'f

oo-

o

o

M

m

o

z

E

c)

o

6.

E

.o

-c

F

E

i

o

o

ts

o

t

p

o

,

o

E

C,

a,

o

i i , ,

. :

o S l

gr i :9

4

4, ;

;)c :.

g t + . . : ' i

' , rP:r:

Et"; i

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