Lionhead And Ranchu Difference Options

[stan]

Hi, i just found this web site,

I posted above topic on above at arofanatics, thought i would post it here to get better response.

What is the difference between a Lionhead and a ranchu?

Lionhead-- much head growth, short stout body, small tail.

Ranchu- less head growth, longer body, open tail.

Or
Liohead is for side view,
Ranchu for top view,

Are these 2 species of fish or the same fish bred differently to have different attributes.[COLOR=orange][SIZE=7]


someone pls enlighten,

[BlueBubble]

Hi, bluebubble.

Ranchu is develop from Lionheads..... does it mean selective breeding?
Ranchu are later versions of Lionhead. Bred to have different attributes...
good side view, good top view, egg shape curved back.. etc etc

I remember
Many many years back,
LFS sell as "shou xing gong" which i believe to be from China,(only think not sure)
There wasn't any Ranchu, Lionheads.
The world means "longetivity" in Chinese.... think something to do with a bald god...
maybe the fish look like the bald god because got no dorsal fin.

Later on Ranchu start to appear in the market.... i believe its from Japan... The word ranchu itself seems be Japanese i think.
The japanese seems to bred them for top view like the koi.

This is again my analogy.
I can roughly tell ranchu from lion heads  based on the physical difference we define.
But i think they are the same fish who look different from the many generations of selective breeding...

Well, all fancy goldfishes came from selective breeding, so in a way, you can say that ranchu and lionhead are the same fish, just like oranda and lionhead are the same fish. After all, the difference between oranda and lionhead is only the dorsal fin, or the lack of it.

But i agree with what HB had said, so do not worry, you are in good hands