Any Tips For Owning A Ryukin Goldfish And A Shubunkin Goldfish?
Hey,
Like I said in my earlier questions ill be getting two fish in the future. The breeds of those fish will be a calico Rukin goldfish and a calico Shubunkin goldfish.
My question is for people who have owned these fish before, what are some good tips you may have for me to make my experience with these fish much more fun and easier!
I have done all my research for these fish but wanted to here from people with past ownership of these breeds. I have owned an aquarium and other fish before and then put the idea of owning a fish down for a while and lately I have decided to dust off that idea. I want my fish to grow healthy and strong for many years and I am open to any tips or comments that you may have for me!
Please help and thnx again!! 
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I don’t have shubunkins, but I do have ryukins so they’re the only ones I can comment on.
Friendly and curious. The minute my hand goes in the tank they are flocking for attention – trailing behind my hand when I syphon the tank, trying to swim between my fingers, picking at my hands. They basically just enjoy interacting with anyone who’s by the tank.
I feed mine twice a day in very small amounts. I give them sinking pellets, but they like a variety in their diet so I’ll give them frozen blood worms and brine shrimp a few times a week.
Because of their rounded body shape they can be susceptible to constipation and swim bladder so I feed mine cooked shelled peas at night to keep their digestive tracts cleaned out.
I have quite a few artificial plants so they have places to explore. A little river rock on the bottom – no under gravel filter. 2 large filters on each side of the tank and a powerhead for a little extra aeration. Much easier to clean and I like a more natural look at the bottom of the tank, but that’s just my personal preference.
* don’t know why the thumbs down for Kat, she’s right on the money. The only difference is mine are in a 60 gallon long with double the filtration and a powerhead to aerate because I have more than 2 – and yes, mine are healthy and thriving.
Anywho, enjoy them, they’re fun fish
Ryukins are usually the most aggressive goldfish, but if it has swim bladder problems, it might get picked on by the faster shubunkin. They aren’t a good combo together unless you’re going to have a huge tank.
Those aren’t “breeds”-they’re just COLORS & VARIETIES.
They’re GOLDFISH….tough easy dirty long-lived
No BFD
Yeah. Keep em in a 30 gallon tank with 60 gallon filtration and an aerator. No substrate.
You’ll just need to do a lot of research on them. Shubunkins are foot-long pond fish, so you can rule that one out unless you’re planning for a 100+ gallon tank. The “common” varieties of goldfish (commons, comets, shubunkins, others with normal long bodies) should not be kept with the fancy varieties like Ryukins because the fancies are round-bodied and slow. The commons will pick on them and out-compete them for food.
A pair of fancy goldfish (like a Ryukin and a fantail) can be kept in a 20 long (not a 20 high) or a 29/30 gallon tank. The general rule for fancies is 20 gallons for the first fish and 10 for each additional. While not concrete (few fish “rules” are), it is a good starting guideline.
As for care, I would recommend a planted tank and large weekly water changes. Strong filtration isn’t a bad idea either, considering how messy they are. Fancies seem to have trouble eating flakes or other floating foods, so find a quality type of sinking pellets for them. Remember to only feed them a little once a day, since they’re pigs and will constantly beg and eat. Other than that, I would say just keep reading! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve thought I’d done enough research, then decided to look at just one more site and ended up finding out something important about the fish. There’s no such thing as too much!