Oranda
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!Oranda goldfish
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!Country of origin
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|[[China]] and [[Japan]]
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!Type
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|Veiltailed
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!Breed standards
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|[http://www.bristol-aquarists.org.uk/goldfish/oranda/oranda.htm BAS]
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An '''oranda''' is a fancy [[goldfish]] characterized by a prominent raspberry-like hood encasing its head. The hood or headgrowth (also known as ''wen'' in Chinese) encases the whole head except for the eyes and mouth.<ref name=Koko>[http://www.kokosgoldfish.com/ORANDAM.html Koko's Goldfish World: Oranda, KokosGoldfishWorld.com], retrieved on: 3 June 2007.</ref><ref name=Andrews>Andrews, Chris. An Interpet Guide to Fancy Goldfish, Interpet Publishing, 2002. - ISBN 1-902389-64-6</ref><ref name=Johnson>Johnson, Dr. Erik L., D.V.M. and Richard E. Hess. Fancy Goldfish: A Complete Guide to Care and Collecting, Weatherhill, Shambala Publications, Inc., 2006. - ISBN 0-8348-0448-4</ref>
==Description==
Due to the fleshy outgrowth on the upper half of its head and sides of its face, the oranda has become one of the most popular goldfish.It is described as '''wen''' by the aquarists. The oranda is a metallic or matte scaled goldfish that is similar in appearance to the [[veiltail]]. It has a large, long and deep body accompanied by a long quadruple tail. This four-lobed and contracted tail normally spreads out broadly when the oranda stops swimming. The back does not rise up to form a [[ryukin]]-like hump.<ref name=Andrews/><ref name=Johnson/>
Orandas are available in orange, red, red-and-white, red-and-black, black, blue, chocolate, bronze, white or silver, black-and-white (panda-colored), red-black-and-white (tricolor), and calico colors.<ref name=Koko/><ref name=Andrews/><ref name=Johnson/> Orandas can be found in pretty much any color.
The headgrowth of young fry may take one to two years to develop.<ref name=Koko/><ref name=Andrews/>
The oranda can reach 8 to 12 inches (20 to 31 centimeters) in length.<ref name=Andrews/><ref name=Johnson/>Sometimes the wen grows enormously covering its eye,due to this the eye sight is
limited or no vision.These fishes should not be destroyed because they can still manage to survive.
Special care should be given to the wen because it is prone to bacterial infections.Oranda
can tolerate temperatures from 65-78 °F.More recently blue scale oranda have been developed but these fishes are very rare<ref>[http://petcaretips.net/oranda-goldfish.html Free Information Keeping Oranda Goldfish<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.
Oranda goldfish are especially sensitive to cold temperatures, more so than other goldfish.
==Trivia==
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A specimen from China, named "Bruce" (After late actor and martial artist Bruce Lee), has attained 15 inches in length.<ref name=Koko/>
==Variants==
[[Image:Brainfish.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A Red Cap Oranda Goldfish.]]
[[Image:RedCapOrandasPairRodsan18a.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A pair of red cap oranda goldfish. The one on the left has red-colored lips.]]
*The '''azuma nishiki''' is an attractive [[calico (goldfish)|nacreous]]-colored form of the oranda.<ref name=Andrews/>
*The '''red-cap oranda''' has a [[silver]] body with a prominent red headgrowth on the forehead.<ref name=Andrews/>
*Chinese breeders have developed '''[[telescope eye]]d''' orandas, a cross-breeding of the telescope eye and oranda goldfishes.<ref name=Johnson/>
*The '''hana fusa''' or '''white [[Pompom (goldfish)|pompom]] oranda''' is an elegant pompom with a dorsal fin.<ref name=Andrews/>
==Special care==
Orandas are sensitive to low water temperatures and susceptible to the attention of other active goldfish.<ref name=Andrews/>
==References==
{{Commons|Oranda}}
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{{Goldfish breeds}}
[[nl:Oranda]]
Another great website is dandy orandas