{"product_id":"red-cap-oranda-carassius-auratus","title":"Red Cap Oranda | Carassius auratus","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Red Cap Oranda is pure elegance — a snow-white, round-bodied fancy goldfish crowned with a single bright red 'wen', the raspberry-like head growth that gives orandas their character. A gentle, classic coldwater centrepiece that can reach around 15–20 cm and live for many years in a spacious, well-filtered tank.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eNatural Habitat\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eCarassius auratus is a domesticated form of a hardy East Asian carp, and fancy varieties like this one exist only in aquaria and ponds. Wild goldfish inhabit slow, cool, weedy waters, so they appreciate a spacious tank or pond with gentle flow, robust filtration and cool, well-oxygenated water rather than tropical heat.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eAppearance\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eA deep, rounded fancy with a flowing double tail and the distinctive fleshy 'wen' or hood — here confined to a neat red cap over an otherwise clean white body. The wen develops as the fish matures. Colour and cap shape vary from fish to fish.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eTemperament and Compatibility\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeaceful, slow and gentle. Orandas are among the more delicate fancies — the wen can grow over the eyes and they are prone to buoyancy issues — so they should only be kept with other slow, round-bodied fancy goldfish, never with fast single-tails.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eFeeding\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn omnivore with a big appetite. Feed a quality goldfish pellet or gel food as the staple, supplemented with blanched vegetables, and occasional frozen bloodworm, brine shrimp or daphnia. Soaking dry foods before feeding helps prevent the swim-bladder and buoyancy troubles that round-bodied fancies are prone to. Feed small amounts and never overfeed this heavy waste producer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eCare Requirements\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eProvide a minimum of around 75 L for the first fish plus 40–50 L per additional goldfish. Keep cool at 18–23 °C with strong but gentle filtration and regular water changes; pH 7.0–8.0 and moderately hard water suit them. Keep water clean, as the wen can be prone to infection, and soak dry foods to help prevent buoyancy trouble.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBreeding\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoldfish are egg-scatterers that spawn in spring as water warms, chasing among fine-leaved plants or spawning mops where the sticky eggs are laid and abandoned. Sexing is difficult outside the breeding season, when males develop small white tubercles on the gill covers and pectoral fins. Fry are easy to raise but the varied fancy forms rarely come true to type.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eSpecies Information\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003ctable\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eScientific Name\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCarassius auratus\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCommon Name\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOranda Goldfish (Red Cap)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDomesticated (ornamental form; wild ancestor from East Asia)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaximum Size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAround 15–20 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLifespan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10–20 years with good care\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTemperament\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePeaceful\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDifficulty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBeginner\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMinimum Tank Size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e75 L\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRecommended Tank Size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e150 L or larger for a group\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDiet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOmnivore: goldfish pellets, gel foods, vegetables, frozen foods\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWater Temperature\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18–23 °C (coldwater)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003epH Range\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7.0–8.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGH Range\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eModerately hard to hard, around 8–20 dGH\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSalinity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot applicable (freshwater)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSuitable For\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLarge, cool, well-filtered aquariums or ponds\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReef Safe\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot applicable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePlant Safe\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo (goldfish nibble, dig and uproot soft plants)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e \u003ch2\u003eSuitable Tank Mates\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eBest kept with other goldfish of similar type and swimming speed. Slow, round-bodied fancies mix best with other fancies (fantails, orandas, ryukins, moors), while faster single-tails suit comets and shubunkins. White cloud mountain minnows and hillstream loaches are cool-water companions in larger set-ups.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eAvoid Keeping With\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eAvoid tropical community fish that need warmth, nippy species such as barbs and tiger barbs that pull at flowing fins, and any fish small enough to be swallowed. 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