The Oranda is a type of fancy goldfish that is distinguishable because of the hood that forms as an adult. Some may refer to them as a forked tailed or square edge tai. Eastern orandas have a deeply forked skinny lobbed tail. Orandas have lovely coloring with self-colored reds with an excellent color depth, keeping good coloration and hood growth. Breeding with these fish is a challenge for many breeders.
Orandas have a prominent growth in the cranial region that looks like a hood. Their cheeks and gills are not well developed. In the West and Far East, these fish have been fancied for ages. In Japan, Orandas are called azumanishiki.
Some distinguishing marks of the Oranda are:
- The depth of the body is greater than two thirds of the body length.
- Hoods are well developed
- All the fins are paired, except for the dorsal fin, which is single, and the caudal fin, which is divided
- The caudal fin length is approximately