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Black Moor Goldfish

Family: Cyprinidae

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Carassius auratus auratus Photo © Animal-World: Courtesy David Brough

   The Black Moor Goldfish is basically a black version of the Telescope Goldfish, though the eyes usually don't protrude as far as the Telescope.

   The Black Moor Goldfish is one of the few fancy goldfish, along with the Fantail, that are considered suitable for beginners and can be kept at temperatures close to freezing.

   Their hardiness and ability to live as cold temperatures makes them ideal for outdoor ponds.

For more Information on keeping this fish see:
Guide to a Happy, Healthy Freshwater Aquarium

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Care and feeding:
   Since they are omnivorous, the Black Moor Goldfish will generally eat all kinds of fresh, frozen, and flake foods. To keep a good balance give them a high quality flake food everyday. Feed brine shrimp (either live or frozen), blood worms, Daphnia, or tubifex worms as a treat.
   It is usually better to feed freeze-dried foods as opposed to live foods to avoid parasites and bacterial infections that could be present in live foods.

Distribution:
   Domesticated goldfish are distributed world-wide but originally came from China.

Size - Weight:
   Black Moor Goldfish will grow to about 10 cm (4 inches).

Social Behaviors:
   Goldfish are very social animals and thrive in a community. Not only are they a great community fish but they are great scavengers as well. It is really not necessary to add other scavengers or other bottom feeders to the aquarium when you have goldfish.

Temperatures:
   Recommended temperatures for Goldfish is 65°-72° F (18°-22° C).

Sexual Differences:
   Although is it impossible to sex Goldfish when they are young and not in breeding season, the male is usually smaller and more slender that the female. In the breeding season the male has white prickles, called breeding tubercles, on its gill covers and head. Seen from above the female will have a fatter appearance as she is carrying eggs.

Water Region: Top, Middle, Bottom:
   These fish will swim in all areas of the aquarium.

Breeding/Reproduction:
   Black Moor Goldfish are egg layers that spawn readily in the right conditions. See Breeding Freshwater Fish - Goldfish for more information on breeding Goldfish.

Availability:
   The Black Moor Goldfish is readily available and is inexpensive.

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Comments from people who have kept this fish:

I just bought a black moor goldfish... his name is tails. He is really cute. I have him in a small tank but I'm thinking of getting a bigger one so I can get more.

Hey, I just bought 2 black moors, the blackest black moors ever! They're great but they don't seeem to like the current that my filter produces in my tank.

I hope someone can tell me whether this is typical of this type of fish. My black moor goldfish looks like he is dying sometimes, he turns sideways at the top of the aquarium and I have even seen him roll all the way over.

I have to disagree that the black moors reach 4 inches. My 7 year old black moor (Blacky) is nearly 6 inches and still growing!

I have a 1.5 gallon tank and bought two fish. One is a black moor and the other is a moor, but i'm not sure what type. It's golden.

I have 5 faintails, 4 red caps, 2 algae eaters and 3 blackmoors. Here come the names: the blackmoors are named shadow, moon and tails, the algae eaters are named stick and suck, the red caps are named chi, tip, silver and tiger, and the fantails are named spotty, dark, comet, orange and aurora. Dark is really cool because he has 2 different eye colours, although i forgot the name for that, one black and one blue. They all get along nicely in my big tank o.o

Hello, I don't technically have a moor, but I do have two "black" pandas, and they have telescopic eyes as well. My one true panda is Chubbs and I believe she is living true to her name as she is now the biggest in the tank, and likes to bully her tankmates around on occasion. My other "panda" is Angel and she was all white except for a wee bit of black on her eyes and on the tips of her fins. The food I am feeding them is great and she has developed two orange spots on her lateral fins. They are in a tank with another fancytail goldfish who is all orange and whose body shape makes her waddle as she swimms so she has been dubbed Ducky. I had some goldfish years ago and switched to tropical, but you just can't get the personality from tropical fish like goldfish. Only my Bettas and catfish come close!

Our black moors name is Stubs and he is the newest member of our 55 gallon goldfish tank. He is smaller than the other fish but he seems to be fitting in rather nicely. Stubs is the star of the tank. He may be small but he is fiesty and friendly. He does not take any guff from the other fish and he is always swimming with one of the others. He seems to be very social and learns quickly. We got a feeding ring to control their food a bit better and he figured it out before any of the others. Now he is taking food right from my fingers. He is not scared of me at all. He is by far the most entertaining fish I have ever had and I have had many fish.

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Author: David Brough. CFS.

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