Caring For Your Black Moor Goldfish

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The highest quality black moors have a velvety appearance and no metallic scales.

The black moor is a black variant of the telescope goldfish that has a characteristic bulging eyes. Black telescopes are often referred to as Black Moors, Blackamoors (ancient) or simply Moors, referring to the Muslim black inhabitants of North Africa in Al-Andalus.

Black moors are believed to have originated in China in the 1400s. In the 1500s, they were sold in Japan and eventually in the 1800s they made their way to the United States. Many believe they are the result of selective breeding of fish by the Chinese, who first called them Arowanas or Dragon Eyes. A young orange telescope is losing its black pigment.

Most telescopes have deep bodies and long, soft fins, with characteristic bulging eyes, but the originals had fan tails and had bodies similar to fantail goldfish, their origin.

Young black telescopes look like bronze ponytails. Their black and bulging eyes develop with age. They can grow up to 4-10 inches long, but can lose their smooth appearance with age (life expectancy:
6 to 25 years old). 

It was once theorized that the blackness in goldfish is only exhibited by the telescope-eyed goldfish and that the black color is only a permanent fixture with telescope eye goldfish. However, with the recent entry of black lionheads, black orandas, black ranchus, black ryukins, black pearlscales, black comets, black bubble eyes, black crosses of two or more goldfish, and black “hibunas”, this view is no longer true.

In fact, black telescopes do sometimes spawn normal-eyed offspring, which are black also. However, they are often culled as they do not conform to the telescope eye feature for the Moor variety.

Because their eyes are usually large, their vision is poor.

Black telescope goldfish are popular because they are hardy fish and because their black color sets them apart from the more abundant orange color. Goldfish are typically easy to care for. Black moors, in particular, are able to withstand a wide variety of temperatures. They do well with other fancy goldfish varieties, especially those with impaired vision such as the bubble eye or Celestial goldfish.

In 1941, Moscow aquarist P. Andrianov, bred a kind of black telescope with orange-red eyes.

The Blackamoor goldfish is featured on a commemmorative 2018 postage stamp from Mozambique.

The highest quality black moors have a velvety appearance and no metallic scales.

The black moor is a black colored variant of a telescope goldfish that has a characteristic pair of protruding eyes. Black telescopes are commonly known as Black Moors, Blackamoors (archaic) or just Moors, a reference to the black North African Muslim inhabitants of Al-Andalus.

Black moor are believed to originate from China in the 1400s. In the 1500s they were traded in Japan, and lastly, in the 1800s, they made their way to the U.S.. It is widely accepted they were a result of selective fish breeding by Chinese who first called them Dragon Fish or Dragon Eyes. A young orange telescope losing its black pigmentation.

Most telescopes have deep bodies and long, flowing finnage, with characteristic protruding eyes, but the original is fan-tailed and has a similar body to the fantail goldfish, from which they are derived.

Young black telescopes resemble bronze fantails. Their black coloration and eye protrusion develop with age. They can grow up to a length of 4-10 inches, but may lose their velvet-like appearance with increasing age (lifespan: 6 to 25 years).

A true Black Moor never loses color and should not be confused with immature black pigmented telescope fish. The coloration of these fish can range from light gray to dark black, but most young goldfish are not always pure black and many go from rusty belly to orange spotting.

It was previously speculated that blackness in goldfish is only shown in goldfish with telescopic eyes and that black is permanent only in goldfish with telescopic eyes. However, with the recent appearance of black lion heads, black orandas, black ranchus, black ryukins, black pearl scales, black comets, black bubble eyes, two or more red hybrid black fish and “hibunas” black, this view is no longer true. .

In fact, black telescopes sometimes give birth to those with normal eyes that are also black. However, they are often rejected because they do not match the telescopic characteristics of the Moor breed.

Because their eyes are often large, their eyesight is poor.

Black telescope goldfish are popular because they are hardy fish and because their black color sets them apart with a richer orange color. Goldfish are generally very easy to care for. In particular, the black moor can withstand a variety of temperatures. They mix well with other favorite goldfish, especially those with poor eyesight such as bubble-eye or celestial goldfish.

In 1941, aquarist P. Andrianov in Moscow created a kind of black telescope with red-orange eyes.

Blackamoor goldfish depicted on 2018 commemorative postage stamps from Mozambique.