Blue Oranda

1 Blue Oranda Overview

The Blue Oranda is a goldfish variety, distinctive for its sky-blue or pale-blue body, hence popular. As a goldfish it is easy to keep and not demanding about water.

English name: Blue high-head fish

Type: Goldfish, temperate freshwater fish

Origin: China

Breeding: Egg-laying (oviparous)

Water quality: not demanding

Care level: Easy

Suitable temperature: 10–28°C

2 Appearance

The Blue Oranda is very distinctive, entirely sky-blue or pale-blue, which makes it popular among goldfish lovers. As a goldfish it is easy to keep.

The Blue Oranda has a blue head growth, round belly and four-lobed tail. Fry are deeper blue; adults may lighten. Its temperament is very gentle; large goldfish will not chase small ones, and except in breeding season all shapes and colors can be mixed.

3 Habitat

Not hard to keep; as a goldfish it is cold-blooded, tolerating 10–28°C, but temperature must not change sharply or it cannot cope.

The Blue Oranda can be kept in a goldfish bowl at home; for mass breeding use larger containers or ponds. Use well water, spring water or tap water; river or lake water with moderate temperature and high nutrients.

Whether garden, farm or hobbyist, plan the site, water and power. Even a few small home ponds need design, as site and water choice directly affect growth and future management.

4 Feeding

Keep water right and feed suitable, balanced food. Feed daphnia, duckweed, tubifex, pellets, etc.

Although fully domesticated and omnivorous, like crucian it depends on proper feed and feeding for growth, color, feature development and disease resistance. Feed must contain rich protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and trace elements. For example, those fed fresh live bloodworms daily grow especially large, and features like the lionhead’s head growth and the bubble-eye’s bubbles develop better, likely due to the animal protein and fat in bloodworms.