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Pure white from nose to tail, with one brilliant scarlet cap sitting square on top of my head. I am one of the busier fish in this group and I rarely park — my clip is nearly all motion.About Acorn Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Red One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A white body dabbed with orange across my back and flank, a cream-white wen with a faint orange blush, and white fins. I am on the calm side, and there is not one still frame in my clip — I simply keep drifting along.About Agate Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.25 inches Colours: White, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A dark mottled body shot through with gold and white, under an orange-cream wen dotted with black. There is not one still frame in my clip — I keep a steady, unbroken cruise the whole way through.About Alder Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Black, Yellow, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A pale cream wen and a few orange marks across white. I look soft. I still hold my place at feeding time.About Almond Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Golden along the back, orange over the head. In morning light I look lit from the inside.About Amber Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Yellow, Orange, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Pure white from nose to tail with the faintest orange freckles, and a soft peach wen. I keep a steady middling pace, and there is almost no moment in my clip where I am truly parked.About Anise Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.75 inches Colours: White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

The orange came in on my head first and the black freckles arrived later, so I have been changing the whole time I have been growing. I like the front glass, and I like faces.About Apricot Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5 inches Colours: White, Orange, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A red-orange wen with white cheeks and chin, a golden-yellow body over a white belly, and soft pale fins. I am on the calm side of this group — unhurried the whole way through, with short pauses along the way.About Aspen Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Orange, Yellow, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

I am one of the bigger ones and I carry myself accordingly — slowly, because slowly is dignified. Then something catches my eye and I forget all about being dignified for a moment or two.About Bao Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: White, Orange, Red One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A charcoal-black body streaked with white, a pale grey wen studded with black bubbles, and one orange patch under my throat. I move at a good pace but I park more often than most — I like to stop and take a look.About Basalt Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.75 inches Colours: Black, White, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A white body with an orange saddle over the shoulder and an orange wen, and soft pale fins. I am the calmest fish in this entire group by measurement — I drift rather than swim, and almost never stop dead either.About Basil Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.75 inches Colours: White, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

I stop constantly — more than almost anyone here. Something catches my attention, I pull up to look at it properly, then carry on until the next thing catches it. Nosy? I prefer thorough.About Bento Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6.5 inches Colours: Orange, Black, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

White with a few black patches, like bark. My head is the colour of a marshmallow and about as soft-looking. I drift, I think about it, and then I drift some more.About Birch Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

White with black spotting and an orange cap smudged with dark. I do not stop — there is not one still moment in my clip; I cover the tank end to end and then go back and do it again.About Biscotti Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Black, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

I hang perfectly still, and then I am somewhere else, usually higher up, before you noticed me go. Very few fish here mix that much stillness with that much sudden speed.About Biscuit Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: White, Orange, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Pause. Dash. Pause. Dash. I cover more of this tank than any other fish in it, and I do it all in sudden bursts — far better to wait and then go at once than to plod about the whole time.About Blaze Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5 inches Colours: Orange, Red One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

White with orange patches, like petals that landed on me and decided to stay. I am gentle about everything, including food, which is a mistake I keep making.About Blossom Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: White, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

An olive-brown wen and head over pale bronze-gold scales that catch the light, with a cream belly and soft translucent fins. I park more than anyone else in this group — long calm holds, then off I go without warning.About Bracken Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.25 inches Colours: Olive, White, Bronze One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Orange and black tangled all over me, like a hedge in autumn. I am the busiest fish in the tank and I have never once considered slowing down.About Bramble Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Orange, Black, Bronze One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Dark body, gold belly, and a face that is mostly orange and lumps. I look like something that came out of an oven and was pleased with itself. I am quick, and I am nosy.About Brioche Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Black, Orange, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

White, with a deep red cap that stops in a sharp line, like a top that was finished off with a flame. I move slowly, and I let everybody look.About Brulee Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Orange, Red One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Dark all over, with bronze underneath that only shows when the light hits me properly. I stay towards the back and I watch. I miss nothing.About Butterscotch Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5 inches Colours: Black, Bronze One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A white and black patched body, and a cream wen banded with orange and dotted with black spots. I keep moving through most of my clip with only short pauses — I like to see what is happening at both ends of the tank.About Cantaloupe Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Black, White, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Soft orange over cream, with a saddle of gold across the back. I am quiet. I settle in one spot and let everybody else do the swimming.About Caramel Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: White, Orange, Yellow One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A white body with orange over my back and along the base of my tail, under a coral-orange wen. I am one of the calmer fish here: a gentle swimmer who keeps going without ever rushing.About Cardamom Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.75 inches Colours: White, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A golden-orange body crossed by black saddle blotches, a cream-white wen with pale cheeks, and black tips on my tail. I am one of the two calmest fish measured here: one gentle speed the whole way, and I never quite stop.About Cedar Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.75 inches Colours: Orange, White, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Bronze scales, a dark head, a little warmth under the chin. I forage more than the others — I like checking the floor for whatever they missed.About Chestnut Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Bronze, Black, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Black seeds scattered across white, with orange over the shoulders. I am busy from morning until night and I could not tell you what about.About Chia Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Black, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A dark charcoal body with a yellow underside, and a wen speckled orange and black like a burnt sugar crust. I am one of the calmest fish here — slow, steady and hard to fluster.About Chicory Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Black, Orange, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Solid orange from cap to tail with a clean white belly, and scales that catch the light like a glazed pastry. I am confident about the front of the tank, and I hold my line when the camera comes close.About Churro Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Orange, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

I am nearly all dark, with one orange patch on my shoulder that catches the light when I turn. I turn quite often, mostly to check whether you are still there.About Cinder Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5 inches Colours: Black, Orange, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

I potter. Always moving — I stop less than almost anyone here — but never far, in a small stretch of water I am extremely fond of. I have found my spot and I am not looking for another one.About Cinnamon Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Orange, White, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Solid tangerine orange from tail to cap, with a deeper red wen and a clean white belly. I am the second-calmest fish in this whole group by measurement — I cruise at one gentle speed and never stop dead.About Citron Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Orange, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Orange from the front, gold along the back, depending entirely on where you are standing. I move fast and I turn on the spot. Watch the corners.About Clementine Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6.25 inches Colours: Orange, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

White the whole way through, with dark tips on my fins as though I dipped them and forgot. I hover more than I swim.About Cloud Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A white body crossed by one thin orange band over the shoulder, under a pale peach wen. I park more than nearly anyone in this group — long, calm stretches of holding still, then off I go.About Clove Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.75 inches Colours: White, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A deep orange wen grown out over both cheeks, a golden-yellow body, and pale white-edged fins. I am among the calmest fish measured in this group — a slow, continuous cruise with no dead stops in it.About Clover Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.75 inches Colours: Orange, Yellow One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A bright orange wen, an orange-and-white patched body with a few black flecks along my back, and black edging on my tail. I hold a comfortable pace and take regular short pauses along the way.About Cobalt Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Orange, White, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Pale, with dark patches down my back and one orange smear near my shoulder, like a spill that got wiped up in a hurry. I come over when anyone walks past. Every time.About Cobbler Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Black, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Almost entirely dark, with one warm patch behind my head. In the shade I disappear. In good light I am worth a second look.About Cocoa Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Black, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Mostly white, with a couple of orange patches, as though someone was called away before finishing. I am the calm one — I settle into a new tank before the others do.About Coconut Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Black dots, orange dots, all over a white background — a party that nobody cleaned up after. I would recommend not cleaning up after it.About Confetti Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Black, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

An orange body, a white saddle, an orange cap. I am usually the first over to see what you have brought.About Coral Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.75 inches Colours: Orange, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Warm bronze-gold scales the whole way down, under a deep brown wen — no patches, just one colour catching the light. I keep an even middling pace, and there is barely a still frame in my clip.About Cranberry Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Bronze, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Cream head, white body, black spots scattered across my back like pepper over rice. I am a steady swimmer: there is almost no moment in my clip where I am parked, but I never rush either.About Crumble Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: White, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A white body with orange patches across my back and flank, and a bright red wen that stands right out. I move at a comfortable pace and hardly ever park — my clip keeps moving nearly all the way through.About Cumin Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.75 inches Colours: White, Orange, Red One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A dark bronze-black body with a yellow belly, and an orange-and-black wen sitting heavy over my eyes. I am one of the busier fish in this group and I do not stop for long — always somewhere else by the next second.About Currant Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Bronze, Black, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A bright yellow body under a deep orange head. I look like breakfast, and I am not sorry about it.About Custard Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Yellow, Orange, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

An orange wen and shoulders, a white back and belly, dark chocolate markings scattered over my face and back, and a dark tail. I am among the busiest here — I cover the tank end to end and only pause for a beat before setting off again.About Cypress Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Orange, White, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

White with charcoal marbling and small orange flashes at my cheek and flank. I am the biggest fish in this batch at six and a quarter inches, and I keep moving through nearly the whole clip.About Daifuku Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6.25 inches Colours: White, Black, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

All white — a pearl body with no markings at all, and a soft peach wen that catches the light. I am on the calm side of this group: an unhurried swimmer who parks fairly often near the glass.About Damson Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A bright orange cap, and bold black patchwork laid over orange and white. I come in bursts — my clip has the sharpest bursts of movement of the whole group, and then I stop dead and look straight at you.About Dango Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Orange, Black, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

White, with orange spots dropped on at random and a couple of black ones for contrast. I take my time and I look at things properly.About Dapple Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6.25 inches Colours: White, Orange, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A black-and-white patched body, a pale wen crowned in orange, and a long black tail that trails behind me. I am one of the busiest fish filmed that day and I almost never stop — there is barely a still moment in my clip.About Dashi Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Black, Orange, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

I do not hurry and I do not stop. Up, along, down, back — one steady lap after another, all day, having a good look at everything on the way past. Steadier than most of the ones I share this water with, and nothing here has ever flustered me.About Domino Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 4.25 inches Colours: Black, White, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A white body with a bright orange saddle laid along the top of my back like a stripe, orange dabs on my fins, and a white wen with the faintest orange blush. I move at a good pace and then park — I hold still more than most of my neighbours.About Drizzle Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A red-orange head, a black cape across my back, pale gold underneath. I know what I look like. I come straight to the front at feeding time and I do not pretend otherwise.About Ember Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Orange, Black, Yellow One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A black body flecked with white, a wen going pale orange over cream, and a warm yellow belly. I move steadily and rarely hold still for long — my clip keeps rolling from one end of the tank to the other.About Feijoa Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Black, Orange, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Golden-yellow scales that shine like a glazed pastry, finished with an orange-red wen over my eyes. I keep a gentle, even pace and take regular short pauses along the way.About Fennel Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Orange, Yellow One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

One colour all over, and it takes a great deal of careful breeding to make one colour look like this. I am a quiet swimmer. I rarely make a fuss.About Fern Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Olive, Bronze One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A white body under a broad golden-orange saddle, finished with a deep red-orange wen and orange fins. I keep going through nearly all of my clip — not fast, just never quite finished looking around.About Fig Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: White, Orange, Yellow One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Marbled like a stone somebody kept in a pocket for years. Orange under the chin, in case the point was not already made. I move deliberately and I hurry for nobody.About Flint Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Black, White, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

White with dark flecks and dark fins, like snow that has not quite settled. I stay near the top.About Flurry Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Someone tried to count my freckles once and gave up somewhere around my forehead. There is a smudge of orange on my cheek that I did not ask for and would not give back. Mostly I hover at the glass and look pleased with myself.About Freckle Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.25 inches Colours: White, Black, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

I drift. That is the whole of it. I am among the slowest few in this tank and nobody has ever seen me rush, not once. Completely at peace about it, thank you.About Frost Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: White, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Cream, orange and a few black dots, arranged badly and entirely on purpose. I follow fingers along the glass, and I always look interested.About Fudge Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: White, Orange, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A clean white body with a red-orange wen over my cheeks and one small orange dab high on my back. I keep moving through most of my clip, with short pauses at the front of the glass before I set off again.About Furikake Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Red, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

White, with black blots and a run of orange along my back, in no particular pattern. I am busy from the moment the light comes on until the moment it goes off again.About Gelato Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: White, Orange, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Orange and white in roughly equal parts, and no two sides of me match. Quick off the mark, slow to settle.About Ginger Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Orange, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

An orange and gold body brushed all over with bold black markings, white patches down my side, and black fins and tail. I am one of the busiest fish filmed that day and I hardly ever stop.About Ginkgo Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Orange, Black, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

White with big black blotches and a pink head, which is a great many decisions for one fish. I like my own corner and I am rarely far from it.About Granite Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Black, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Orange over the head, white across the shoulders, gold wherever the light lands. I am lively, and I would like you to look at me now, please.About Guava Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Orange, Yellow One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A big orange cap, a white saddle, and black blotches that seem to change shape every time I turn. I am the busiest fish in this group — of everyone filmed that day, my clip has the least sitting still in it.About Gumdrop Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Orange, Black, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A white body marbled with olive-brown and black, a butter-cream wen dotted with black spots, and grey-banded fins. I hold a steady middling pace and there is not one still frame in my clip.About Halo Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: White, Olive, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Orange, white and black in bands, because I could not choose and nobody made me. I go everywhere, and I am extremely busy about it.About Harlequin Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6.25 inches Colours: Orange, White, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A grey-olive body peppered all over with dark scale edges, a cream chin and belly, and a soft pinkish wen that sits low over my eyes. There is not one still frame in my clip — I am always moving somewhere, just never in a hurry.About Hojicha Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Olive, White, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Warm gold, with a dark-tipped tail that follows a beat behind me. I am one of the greedier ones at feeding time and I have made my peace with that.About Honey Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Orange, Yellow, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A deep orange body mottled all over with black, like ink dropped into marmalade, under an orange wen. I am one of the busier fish filmed that day and I rarely stop — my clip is nearly all motion.About Honeydew Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Orange, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A dark bronze body with a yellow belly, and an orange-and-black wen sitting like a cap between my eyes. I am one of the busiest fish filmed that day — always somewhere else by the next second.About Indigo Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Bronze, Orange, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A white body speckled all over with dark brown scale marks, one bright orange blaze across my forehead, a pale grey wen and a black tail. I am the most dramatic swimmer in this batch: the longest holds of anyone here, then the fastest bursts.About Jasper Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.75 inches Colours: White, Black, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

I am the colour of a pond in late afternoon — olive over bronze, and it shifts depending on where you stand. I cruise the bottom, and I take my time about it.About Juniper Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Bronze, Olive, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A pale lavender-white wen dropped in heavy black blotches, a black saddle and black tail, and one warm orange patch under my throat. I am one of the busier fish here: I cover the tank end to end and only stop for a beat before setting off again.About Kinako Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: White, Black, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

The orange sits over my head and shoulders and stops in a clean line, like it was drawn on. Even-tempered, and happy to share the front of the tank.About Koji Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: White, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

One colour, done properly. Orange head, gold body, no further notes. I am the one already waiting at the glass when you walk in.About Kumquat Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.25 inches Colours: Orange, Yellow One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A brilliant red-orange wen that has grown down over my whole face, a golden-orange body, and a clean white belly. I am the calmest fish in this group by measurement — a slow, unbroken cruise that never quite stops.About Linden Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Orange, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A golden-orange back over a white belly, with a deep red-orange wen and a clean orange tail. I keep a gentle, unhurried pace and park often enough that you can get a proper look at me.About Longan Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.75 inches Colours: Orange, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A bright orange body with a red wen, a dark streak along my back and black at the tips of my tail. I am the most dramatic swimmer in this batch: the longest stretches of stillness of anyone here, then the fastest bursts.About Loquat Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Orange, Black, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Very pale, almost translucent in places, with a cream wen and the faintest wash of orange. I am gentle and slow, and I like it that way.About Lychee Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Deep orange over a white chin, with black tipping my tail like ink that did not quite dry. I am one of the ones who stops to look — in my clip I hold still more often than most of my neighbours, then set off again as though I had remembered something.About Macaron Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Orange, White, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Black and white, heavily speckled, and one small orange mark I did not ask for. I am busy, and I am loud about it in the way a fish can be.About Magpie Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Black, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Watch me for a full minute and you will not catch me stopping — I am the only one here who never quite comes to a halt. You will not catch me hurrying either. I glide. That is the whole of it.About Mango Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 4 inches Colours: Orange, White, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

I have a route. End to end, then back again, always at the same depth, because it is the right depth. Hardly anyone here strays up and down less than I do. You could set a clock by me and I find that deeply satisfying.About Maple Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Orange, Black, Yellow One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

I am the slowest fish in this tank and one of the largest, and the two go together nicely. A steady glide, almost never stopping, never once in a hurry. I do not intend to take hurrying up now.About Marble Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Orange, White, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

One colour, head to tail — deep orange going gold along the back. Nothing to distract you from the shape, which is the whole point of a Ranchu.About Marigold Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Orange, Yellow One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Deep orange over the head, gold down the back — breakfast, essentially. I am content. I have everything I need and I would like a little more of it.About Marmalade Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Orange, Yellow One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

White, with a clean orange cap, as though I was dipped once and then left to dry. I move gently and I have never once made a scene.About Marzipan Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.25 inches Colours: White, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Heavy black marbling over orange and white, under a bright orange cap. I am the stately kind: I cruise, then hang still for a moment to take stock, then cruise again.About Matcha Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Orange, Black, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

White with an orange cap — melon, obviously. I take life slowly and I have never once been in a hurry about anything.About Melon Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.25 inches Colours: White, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

White nearly all the way through, a heavy folded wen, and one small orange muzzle — the only real colour I own. I move slowly even by ranchu standards, which I am told reads as dignified.About Meringue Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.25 inches Colours: White, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Bronze-brown scales with gold glints, a rust-orange wen mottled with dark bubbles, a pale yellow belly and dark fins. I keep moving through practically the whole of my clip — there is barely a parked moment in it.About Mica Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Bronze, Orange, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A white and black marbled body under a bright orange cap that sits like a crown between my eyes. I am on the calm side of this group — unhurried the whole way through, with only the occasional stop.About Mirin Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: White, Black, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

My markings came out like ink spilled on a clean tablecloth, and then someone decided they liked it that way. I do not swim in straight lines. I swim in second thoughts.About Miso Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: White, Black, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

No markings at all. White the whole way round, with a wen the colour of cream. It is harder to be plain well than most people think.About Mochi Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

My head is one big orange cap over a white body. I swim to the glass whenever someone walks past, then act as though it was a coincidence.About Momo Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A pale cream cap over a white body, with a band of orange at my throat and grey-black smudges across my back. I move constantly but softly — one of the gentlest clips of the batch, with almost no parked moments in it.About Mooncake Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Orange, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Three colours at once — dark patches, a bright orange saddle, a cream head. None of us are marked the same, but I am further from the others than most.About Mosaic Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Black, Orange, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

I have a corner. It is an excellent corner and I know every stone in it. I keep to a smaller stretch of water than almost anyone here, and I am perfectly happy about that. Very little startles me.About Moss Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 3.5 inches Colours: Black, Orange, Olive One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Orange and black marbled over a pale face, and a wen that is coming in nicely, thank you for noticing. I am fast, and I am first to the food.About Muffin Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Orange, Black, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A white body with a wide orange cap and an orange saddle over my shoulder, and warm orange fins. I am one of the calmer fish here, and I stop more than most — a good part of my clip is spent simply holding station.About Mulberry Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Orange, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Orange and white, with black edging on my fins that I prefer to think of as trim. I am quick, and I watch everything, including you, right now.About Nectarine Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Orange, White, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Black laid over white in broken pieces, with a pale wen someone has freckled in black and a little orange near my cheek. No two of us come out the same pattern, and I have stopped apologising for mine.About Nori Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.25 inches Colours: White, Black, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Orange all over and freckled to the point of absurdity. My scales catch the light like a jar of marmalade left on a windowsill. I do not stop moving, and I have no plans to start.About Nougat Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Orange, Black, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

I stop and stare more than any other fish here — something new turns up and I hang dead still in the middle of the water working out what it is. Then I cross the whole tank in one go, faster than anyone, before you have finished blinking. Curious first. Quick second.About Nugget Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 4 inches Colours: White, Orange, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Freckles everywhere, on an orange background. I look like a biscuit that got too enthusiastic in the oven. I am warm, I am quick, and I will be at the front of the tank when you get home.About Nutmeg Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Orange, Black, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A clean white body broken by bold black saddle patches, and a peach-pink wen that has grown right down over my cheeks. Steady is the word for me. I keep an even pace and settle at the glass a little more often than most of my neighbours.About Onigiri Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: White, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

I am big, I am dark, and I take my time — slower and more settled than most of the fish around me. Move, stop and consider, move again. I am told the tank feels calmer when I am in it, and I would not argue.About Onyx Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5 inches Colours: Black, Bronze One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A bright orange wen, a golden-yellow body with a broad white band over the shoulder, a white belly and white fins. I keep an easy, unhurried pace and hardly ever park.About Opal Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Orange, Yellow, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A white body mottled with bronze and olive, under an orange wen studded with dark bubbles. I park more than nearly anyone here — long calm holds at the glass, then off to the other end.About Oregano Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Bronze, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A pale body, dark blotches, a wen the colour of peach. Small and unhurried, and I would rather watch than be watched.About Oyster Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.25 inches Colours: White, Black, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

White with orange and gold laid over the top in patches. I am curious about hands, shadows, and anything at all that moves outside the glass.About Papaya Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Orange, Yellow One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A white body under a broad orange-gold saddle, with a red-orange wen and warm orange fins. There is not one still frame in my clip — I am always going somewhere, at a comfortable pace.About Paprika Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Orange, White, Yellow One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Layers of bronze and orange with black speckles through the middle, which is apparently where the name came from. I do things in order and I do not care to be hurried.About Parfait Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Bronze, Orange, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

White body, orange head, orange fins — soft colours, and I keep them clean. The middle of the tank is my favourite place to be.About Peach Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Pale all over with a bright orange head, like something that took a long time to make. I hold still in the light, and yes, I know exactly what I am doing.About Pearl Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.25 inches Colours: White, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Black on white, scattered like stones along a path. I am a steady swimmer and I do not startle easily.About Pebble Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Black, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A white body with a black saddle and dark brown blotches down my side, under a cream-peach wen. I am the busiest fish in this group by measurement — I cover the tank end to end and then do it again.About Pepita Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

I am almost never still — only one fish here stops less than I do — and I almost never leave this patch of water. Round and round the same small stretch, checking it again. There is always something I missed.About Pepper Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.75 inches Colours: Black, Yellow, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A red-orange head and a white saddle, which I am assured is a very good look. I greet people. That is the entire personality and I am at peace with it.About Persimmon Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Orange, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A pearl-white body blotched and speckled in black, a cream-peach wen dotted with dark, small orange marks at my mouth and tail base, and a black-and-white tail. I keep a middling pace and rarely hold still for long.About Pewter Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.75 inches Colours: White, Black, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

I am mostly cream with black smudges, as though somebody flicked a pen at me and then apologised. There is one orange mark near my mouth that I am told is charming. I take my time, and I look at everything twice.About Pistachio Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Black, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A white body with black blotches spilling down my back, and an orange patch that runs across my eye and cheek. I hold an even pace and stop fairly often — my clip has a good share of moments where I am simply parked, looking out.About Plum Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: White, Orange, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A pale pink-white body with a brilliant red-orange wen, and black edging on my tail like ink dipped at the tips. I am one of the more settled fish here: unhurried the whole way through, and I park more often than most.About Pomelo Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Orange, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

White body, a bright citrus cap, orange fins. I am busy — always somewhere, rarely still.About Ponzu Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home.

White with a warm orange back and a soft pink cap. I am the calm one here: mine is the gentlest clip of the whole batch, and I spend a good part of it drifting at the front of the glass.About Popcorn Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Orange, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A red-orange wen, a golden-yellow back, a white blaze across my flank and pale white fins. I cover ground at a good clip and then stop dead and hold — I park more than most fish in this group.About Poplar Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.75 inches Colours: Orange, Yellow, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

White, with a warm orange saddle and a scatter of black, like a sweet that was rolled in something before it set. I am tidy, I am easy to get along with, and I like being near the front.About Praline Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: White, Orange, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Mostly white with an orange saddle and a small red mark above my eye. I take things as they come — my clip is unhurried the whole way through, with regular little pauses to look at whoever is looking at me.About Pretzel Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Orange, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Slow pace, small patch of water, no interest whatsoever in getting anywhere quickly. Only one fish here takes life more slowly than I do. I am quiet company, and I think that is badly underrated.About Pudding Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Orange, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

An olive-brown wen and head over bronze-gold scales that shine when the light hits them, finished with soft olive fins. I keep a gentle, even pace with regular short pauses.About Pumice Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.25 inches Colours: Olive, Bronze One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Pale stone with dark flecks running through it, finished with a peach-coloured head. Nothing rattles me. I have tried being rattled and it did not take.About Quartz Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Black, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A golden-orange body with a black saddle across my back and black tips to my tail, under a red-orange wen. I hold a middling, comfortable pace and take regular pauses to sit and look around.About Quince Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Orange, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

An olive-bronze body under a wen so dark it reads almost black, with a pale belly underneath. I park more than most fish here — a good stretch of my clip is me sitting still, then moving off without warning.About Rhubarb Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Olive, Bronze, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A deep orange wen bubbled right over my cheeks, a golden-yellow body, and one clean white patch sitting low on my flank. I keep a comfortable pace and stop now and then to look out at whoever is looking in.About Rowan Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Orange, Yellow One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Dark coat, pale hat, one orange patch exactly where the light finds me. I turn slowly, because I am aware of how well it works.About Sable Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Black, White, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

The bright cap is the part people see first. The rest of me is quieter, and that is usually what they stay for.About Saffron Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Orange, Olive, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Up and down interests me far more than left and right. Surface to floor and back again, and I stop on the way more often than most, because each level deserves a proper look before I carry on. My colour has a name of its own: purple gold. There is not a lot of it about.About Sage Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.25 inches Colour: Purple Gold — an uncommon one One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Orange cap, gold coat, white underneath, like fruit peeled halfway and then abandoned. I am confident in a way that is hard to justify and easy to enjoy.About Satsuma Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.25 inches Colours: Orange, Yellow, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

White with soft orange patches scattered down my side and a pale, low cap. I am the quiet sort: settled, unbothered, and happy to hold my place near the glass.About Scone Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: White, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A white body scattered with orange and gold patches down my flank, under a pale pink wen with one orange mark on it. I mix it up: plenty of moving about, but I park more often than most of the fish here and just hang there watching.About Sencha Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: White, Orange, Yellow One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Orange and white with dark flecks, and a dark tail that swings a beat behind the rest of me. The tail is my favourite part.About Sesame Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Orange, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

I am the biggest fish in this tank and the least excitable in it. Nobody has ever seen me put on speed — not once, not for anything. Very little strikes me as worth it.About Shadow Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Yellow, Black, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

An orange face and shoulder, a white flank, gold-and-black mottling over my back and a smoky dark tail. I cover ground quickly and then hold station — I stop more than most fish here.About Shale Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.75 inches Colours: Orange, Black, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Bronze-olive scales under an apricot wen, with black flecks scattered across my back like pepper. I move at an easy, even pace and take regular short pauses to look at whoever is looking at me.About Shoyu Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Bronze, Orange, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Charcoal all over, with a grey and white face. I look serious. I am mostly serious.About Slate Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.25 inches Colours: Black, White, Bronze One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Orange scoop, white base, a few black sprinkles. Somebody clearly ordered dessert. I explore every corner of the tank twice, in case it changed while I was away.About Sorbet Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Orange, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A bronze-brown back over a warm yellow belly, with a mottled brown-and-gold wen. I am on the calm side, and there is not one still frame in my clip — a slow, continuous cruise.About Sorrel Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Bronze, Black, Yellow One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A white body crossed by bold black bands and scattered with black spots, orange patches on my shoulder and cheek, a clean white wen and a black tail. I am the busiest fish in this group by measurement — I cover the tank end to end and then do it again.About Speckle Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.75 inches Colours: White, Black, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

An orange body under a red cap, with black flecks along my back and black at the tips of my tail. I keep moving through nearly the whole of my clip — not fast, just never quite finished looking around.About Sprinkle Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Orange, Black, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A white body blotched in black, under a heavy black-and-orange wen that has grown out over my cheeks. I keep a comfortable pace and rarely hold still — there is very little parked time in my clip.About Sumac Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.75 inches Colours: Black, White, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Bronze on top, cream underneath, and an orange dot on my forehead that I did not choose. I drift, I have a think about it, and then I drift somewhere else.About Sundae Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Bronze, White, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

The others go side to side. I go up and down. Surface one moment, gravel the next, with a quick flick of speed whenever the mood takes me — I get through more water vertically than most of them manage in any direction.About Sunny Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Orange, Yellow One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Orange going gold at the edges, like something that was pulled and folded until it shone. I am the smallest one here and by some distance the loudest about it.About Taffy Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5 inches Colours: Orange, Yellow One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A deep chocolate-black body with an orange collar sitting just behind my head, and a cream wen flecked with dark. I am among the busiest in this group and I rarely park — my clip is almost all motion from start to finish.About Tamago Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Black, Orange, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

All of the orange, gathered in one place, with a little extra piled on my head. I am the fish who arrives first when food does. I make no apology for this.About Tangerine Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.25 inches Colours: Orange, Yellow, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Black with gold coming through, and a head like a handful of pearls stuck together. I am the longest fish in this tank and I use it politely. Mostly.About Tapioca Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6.25 inches Colours: Black, Orange, Yellow One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A bronze-gold and grey marbled body, under a grey-white wen dabbed with yellow and orange. I am one of the busier fish in this group and I hardly ever stop — my clip keeps moving throughout.About Tarragon Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Bronze, White, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A pearl-white body with a cream wen, black speckles down my side, a dark band across my shoulder and a black-and-white banded tail. I keep a gentle pace and take regular short pauses.About Thistle Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: White, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A white body with a black saddle and black speckling, under a pink-white wen banded in orange. I am one of the busier ones here: I cover ground steadily and only stop for a moment at a time.About Thyme Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Black, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

I am one of the stillest fish in this tank. I hang in the middle of the water and I watch. When I finally do move, it is because I have decided something is worth moving for.About Tiger Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Black, Orange, Yellow One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A cream head with a dark toffee patch across the nose, and a pale blue-white body underneath. I go slowly. Everything worth seeing is still there when I arrive.About Toffee Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Black, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

I spend more of my time holding still than most fish here, and it is not laziness. I am looking at something, and I would like to finish looking before I decide what to do about it.About Tofu Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A near-black body dusted all over with orange and black flecks, a blazing red-orange wen, and a butter-yellow belly. I am one of the busier fish in this group, with only short pauses before I set off again.About Topaz Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: Black, Orange, Yellow One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

My head came in orange and black together, bubbled and uneven, and I would not trade it. Anything new in the tank is my business.About Truffle Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.25 inches Colours: Black, Orange, White One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A white body heavily speckled in black, finished with a brilliant orange wen and black-edged fins. I keep moving through practically the whole of my clip — there is barely a still frame in it.About Turmeric Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: White, Black, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Plain white with one black patch on my back, like a thumbprint left in icing. Nothing has ever surprised me, and I intend to keep it that way.About Vanilla Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6 inches Colours: White, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

Warm orange the whole way through, with a bronze shine when I turn. No spots, no fuss, no argument. I settled in on the first day and I have stayed settled.About Waffle Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: Orange, Bronze One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A white body laid over with gold-orange saddles down my back and flank, a deep orange wen, and orange running out into my tail. I hold a middling pace and park more often than most here, so there is plenty of time to get a proper look at me.About Walnut Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.75 inches Colours: Orange, White, Yellow One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A white body, a scarlet-red cap running from between my eyes back over my shoulder, and butter-yellow cheeks beneath it. I am one of the calmest fish here and I never fully stop — just a slow, steady round of the tank.About Yarrow Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.5 inches Colours: White, Red, Yellow One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

I am the fastest fish in this tank, and you will struggle to photograph me because of it. Surface, gravel, that corner, this corner — I have usually gone before anyone gets focused. There is a great deal of water in here and I intend to use every bit of it.About Yuki Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 4.25 inches Colours: White, Red, Black One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

One pace, one depth, all day long. Not the slowest here and certainly not the fastest — I found the rhythm that suits me a long time ago and I have never once found a reason to change it.About Yuzu Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 6.5 inches Colours: White, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.

A white body under a big pale-pink wen dabbed with orange around the jaw, one orange patch on my shoulder and orange at the base of my tail. I am one of the busier fish here, but I take proper stops — I go hard, then hold.About Zephyr Variety: Ranchu “Water Dog” Size: 5.75 inches Colours: White, Orange One of a kind — the fish in these photos is the fish you take home. Note The letter after this fish’s name is the sex we believe it is — M = male, F = female. We judge it ourselves from body shape, fin shape and the way the fish behaves, and we are right about 80% of the time. Sexing a young goldfish can never be 100% certain, so please take the letter as our honest best judgement and not a guarantee. If the sex matters to you, please ask us before you buy.