We’d recommend starting out with a high-quality flake or pellet food explicitly designed for goldfish.īecause goldfish lack stomachs, pellet foods should be soaked in water before feeding. The key to a healthy goldfish is feeding a good range of food – just like us they need a varied and balanced diet. Telescope eye goldfish – like all members of their species – are omnivores, which means they eat both plants and animals. Provide cover for your goldfish in the form of live plants suitable for goldfish tanks, or silk plants without any “scratchy” parts. Avoid anything with sharp edges, as it could damage your fish’s eyes – in fact, most decorations should be avoided, including any fake plastic plants. Telescope Eye Goldfish Careĭue to their delicate protruding eyes, you must be careful what you put in a tank with telescope eye goldfish.
If you're new to the world of goldfish or are an experienced goldfish keeper that loves to learn more, we recommend you check out our best-selling book, The Truth About Goldfish, on Amazon.įrom diagnosing illnesses and providing correct treatments to ensuring your goldies are happy with their setup and your maintenance, this book brings our blog to life in color and will help you to be the best goldfishkeeper you can be. Their eyes can easily become injured and infected, and they have poor eyesight so don’t compete well for food – as such they’re best left to more experienced goldfish-keepers. Are they Easy to Keep?Ī post shared by GOLDFISH UNION CR eyes aren’t one of the easiest goldfish types to keep, and therefore aren’t recommended as a first fish or even a first goldfish. Originally, the Chinese called this type the “dragon eye” or “dragonfish.” The telescope eye was further developed in Japan in the late 1700s, where it was called the “demekin” – the name these fish still go by in Japan to this day. These beautiful fancy goldfish were among the first to be bred to type, back in China in the early part of the 1700s. However, we do know some details of the origins of the telescope eye goldfish more specifically. In our article on goldfish history, we discuss how all goldfish can be traced back to the carp kept in ponds in ancient China. However, 15 to 20 years isn’t uncommon when kept in a pond or a large, well-maintained aquarium.
It’s common for them to live for 10 to 15 years if properly looked after. Like all goldfish, telescope eyes have a reasonably long lifespan. How Long Can Telescope Eye Goldfish Live? Telescope eye goldfish usually measures between roughly 4 and 6 inches, but they have been known to reach 8 inches in length. Regarding tail type, telescope eye goldfish can come in a few variations: the standard split caudal fin of a moderate length, a long flowing tail, a veil tail, a broadtail, or a butterfly tail. The goldfish known as the black moor is technically a black telescope eye, but they tend to have slightly shorter eye stalks. Telescope eyes can be found in a range of colors, with either metallic or nacreous scale types, but rarely with matte scales.Ĭolors include solid white, red, blue, or chocolate bi-colored red and white or black and white or tri-colored/calico. Image Credit: stupphips, Shutterstock Available Colors
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Telescope eyes have a distinctly short and stubby look to them, plus a split, slightly forked caudal fin. Their bodies are rounded, or egg-shaped, much like the fantail goldfish, except slightly smaller, with the body depth about two-thirds of the length. In some fish, these stalks can reach up to 3/4-inch in length, though most are shorter. The most distinctive feature of the telescope eye goldfish – and the feature from which they get their name – is their protruding eyes perched on the end of long “stalks.” This makes them stand out in comparison to all other goldfish types.
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