The History of Goldfish

Black Moor

200

3rd Century

Common Goldfish

256

The History of Goldfish

Period: 256 to Jan 1, 1900

Gold Coloration (Chun Dynasty)

265

Chun Dynasty, 265-419
-Gold coloration first recorded

Domestic Ponds (Nan song Dynasty)

Jan 1, 1127

Nan Song Dynasty, 1127-1279
-Goldfish raised in domestic ponds
-White and red-white colouration developed

Goldfish as Pets (Ming Dynasty)

Jan 1, 1368

Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644:
-Goldfish raised indoors in bowls
-Enabling selection for mutations that would not have survived (or been observed) in ponds
-Double tail and anal fins, dorsal-less condition and short body evolved, eggfish developee

Oranda

Jan 1, 1369

Fantail

Jan 1, 1400

15th century

Panda Moor

Jan 1, 1500

16th century

Lionhead

Jan 1, 1600

17th Century

Goldfish Exported

Jan 1, 1603

Goldfish first exported to Japan

Goldfish Exported

Jan 1, 1611

Goldfish first exported to Europe

Goldfish develope more colors (Ching Dynasty)

Jan 1, 1644

Ching Dynasty, 1644-1911:
-Bronze and Blue colouration

Celestial Eye

Jan 1, 1700

18th Century

Goldfish being Bred

Jan 1, 1728

First Goldfish bread in Europe (Holland)

Ryukin

Jan 1, 1770

Pompom

Jan 1, 1800

19th Century

Lionchu

Jan 1, 1800

19th Century

Pearlscale

Jan 1, 1800

Late 1800s

Ranchu

Jan 1, 1870

Goldfish go to America

Jan 1, 1874

First Goldfish exported to America!!!!!

Comet

Jan 1, 1890

Vieltail

Jan 1, 1890

All of the 1890s

Shubunkin

Jan 1, 1900

Tosakin

Jan 1, 1900

20th Century

Goldfish in Captivity (Tang Dynasty)

Mar 2, 2022

Tang Dynasty, 618-907
-Goldfish raised in captivity (in ponds)
-Common Goldfish probably established