Butterfly Jikin

Butterfly Tail Goldfish Care Guide | Characteristics of Flowing Double Tails, Swimming Habits & Tank Management Tips

Explanation of Butterfly Tail Goldfish characteristics, breeding environment, water quality management, tankmate compatibility, and disease prevention. A complete guide to this beautiful fin-tailed species that differs from Telescope Eye goldfish and is suited to top-down viewing style.

A Beginner's Guide to Keeping Jikin Goldfish: The Beauty of Rokurin, Peacock Tail, and Color-Stripping Techniques

A comprehensive guide to raising Jikin goldfish, an endangered species native to Aichi Prefecture. This guide covers the distinctive Rokurin (six-scale) pattern where only six specific areas display red coloration, the characteristic four-petal Peacock Tail, rearing methods for both outdoor plastic tubs and indoor aquariums, maintaining red coloration through astaxanthin-rich foods and natural light, an overview of the traditional "Shibori" (color-stripping) technique, and evaluation criteria used at goldfish shows.

Jikin & Tosakin Goldfish Guide — Raising Traditional Japanese Varieties

Guide to keeping Jikin and Tosakin goldfish: history, round bowl keeping, tail finishing techniques, and sourcing rare varieties.

Butterfly Captive Breeding Guide: From Pairing Swallowtails, Brush-footed, and Blue Butterflies to Larval Management

A practical guide to captive breeding of butterflies. Explains specific procedures for managing host plants, inducing mating, managing eggs, and all developmental stages from larvae through pupation and emergence of Swallowtails, Brush-footed, and Blue butterflies.