What colour is my Ranchu?

[jamlo]

Hi All.

What colour type would you say my Ranchu is?

I know he's got black scales but also a kind of gold under scales.

Wondered if there was a name for his kind of colours.

Thanks.

 

[jlk]

Metallic 'wild' type coloring (grey-green-brownish color of their wild carp ancestors). Some breeders will refer to this as 'green' or 'bronze'. All fry are this color for a period of time in their first few months of life. Here is an excellent article with further explanations of scale type (matte, nacreous, metallic) and some of the genetics behind goldfish color.

Understanding Color in Goldfish Article

 

[jamlo]

Thanks jlk.