Talk:Egg-fish goldfish

Photo request

If you have any available picture of this type of goldfish, kindly post it. Thank you. Dragonbite 21:27, 13 May 2007 (UTC) and Dragonbite 03:20, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

egg fish vs. Ranchu

The Japanese name Ranchu (卵虫) http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ランチュウ means egg. So this article probably should be merged if some fish experts can verify they are indeed the same. 50.136.153.214 (talk) 23:14, 31 August 2012 (UTC)

Maruko

ZeZeNapsid002, who added the content about the Maruko, has been permanently banned for copyright violation. Does anyone have access to reliable sources about this variety? It is not mentioned in the weblinks. Is it mentioned in the book? If so, did ZeZeNapsid infringe copyright from the book? If no one replies within a day, I will delete the Maruko content as it is essentially unsourced, and the user who added it is blocked from editing in any way, so we're unlikely to recover the source. --HighFlyingFish (talk) 20:46, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

I have reverted the addition, because I haven't found any sources that support it. To the contrary "Goldfish Breeds and Other Aquarium Fishes, Their Care and Propagation: A Guide to Freshwater and Marine Aquaria, Their Fauna, Flora and Management. With 280 Explanatory Illustrations" on page 11 refers to the Maruko as a synonym for the Ranchu rather than the Egg-fish, and describes it as a "Corean Goldfish" rather than one originating from China. That source is old (1908) so that may make it less reliable, but a source is better than no source so I'm going with it. --HighFlyingFish (talk) 19:36, 13 October 2018 (UTC)

Hmm damn this is complicated. Bristol Aquarists, which is used as a standard on many other goldfish articles, says "The eggfish is known as the maruko in Japan" and suggests a Chinese origin, and some precursor relationships. I'm inclined to believe BAS more than a book that's over a century old, so that's what I'm going with. --HighFlyingFish (talk) 19:54, 13 October 2018 (UTC)