Veiltail Goldfish

<body bgcolor="#CCCCFF" background="../../back4.jpg" text="#0000FF" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" leftmargin="0" rightmargin="0" topmargin="0" bottommargin="0" class="main"> <a name="top"></a><p align="center" class="headlink"><br>| <a href="../../index.htm" target="_top">Home</a> | <a href="veiltail.htm" target="_top">Back to Veiltail</a> | <a href="../goldfish.htm" target="_top">Back to Goldfish</a> |<br> </p> <h3 align="center">YOUNG VEILTAILS</h3> <h4>Young calico veiltails</h4> <table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td><img src="young_calico_veiltail_2011-1.jpg" width="275" height="205"></td> <td><img src="young_calico_veiltail_2011-2.jpg" width="275" height="205"></td> </tr> </table> <p>Young calico veiltails, shown at BAS 2011 (left) and GSGB 2011 (right). Both are fine fish, but neither has the ideal balance of red and blue colouration as prescribed in the standard. The right-hand fish shows the curling over of the top of the dorsal fin which is hard to avoid with veiltails but which can be achieved, as illustrated below. However, the fine, straight dorsal fin of a young fish will frequently curl over a little with age.</p> <table width="0%" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td><img src="young_calico_veiltail_06-1a.jpg" alt="young calico veiltail" width="275" height="205" border="0"></td> <td><img src="young_calico_veiltail_06-1b.jpg" alt="young calico veiltail" width="275" height="205" border="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="young_calico_veiltail_06-2.jpg" alt="young calico veiltail" width="275" height="205" border="0"></td> <td><img src="young_calico_veiltail_06-3.jpg" alt="young calico veiltail" width="275" height="205" border="0"></td> </tr> </table> <p>Three very fine young calico veiltails, shown at BAS 2006 (the top two pictures are the same fish).</p> <table cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0" border="0" align="center"> <tr> <td align=center valign=middle><img src="young_calico_veiltail_05-1.jpg" alt="young calico veiltail, winner of Best-in-Show 2005" width="275" height="230" border="0"></td> <td align=center valign=middle><img src="young_calico_veiltail_05-2.jpg" alt="young calico veiltail, winner of Best-in-Show 2005" width="275" height="230" border="0"></td> </tr> </table> <p>Note the very fine range and balance of colours and the tall, straight dorsal fin. Bred in 2005; winner of Best-in-Show at BAS 2005 and best of the year's twintails at GSGB 2005. This fish went on to win Best-in-Show as an adult at BAS 2011 and gained an award too at GSGB 2011.</p> <table cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0" border="0" align="center"> <tr> <td align=center valign=middle><img src="young_calico_veiltail_2001.jpg" alt="young calico veiltail" width="210" height="165" border="0"></td> <td align=center valign=middle><img src="young_calico_veiltail_2005.jpg" alt="young calico veiltail" width="210" height="165" border="0"></td> </tr> </table> <p>Young calico veiltails bred in 2001 (left) and 2005 (right).</p> <p align="center"><img src="young_calico_veiltails_03-1.jpg" alt="young calico veiltails" width="450" height="205" border="0"></p> <p>Young veiltails bred in 2003; these fish have a nicely balanced calico colouration and pattern. Shown at BAS 2003.</p> <h4>Young red veiltails</h4> <table width="0" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="5"> <tr> <td><img src="young_red_veiltail_2009a.jpg" alt="young red veiltail 2009" width="300" height="230" border="0"></td> <td><img src="young_red_veiltail_2009b.jpg" alt="young red veiltail 2009" width="250" height="230" border="0"></td> </tr> </table> <p>Young red metallic veiltail shown at GSGB 2009.</p> <p align="center"><img src="young_red_veiltails_2005.jpg" alt="young red veiltails" width="500" height="200" border="0"></p> <p>Young red metallic veiltails. Shown at BAS 2005.</p> <p align="center"><img src="juvenile_red_veiltails_2004.jpg" alt="juvenile red veiltails" width="300" height="230" border="0"></p> <p>Juvenile red metallic veiltails; the fins will lengthen with age. Shown at BAS 2004.</p> <p align="center">[<a href="vt-m.htm#top" target="main">Back</a>]    [<a href="#top">Top</a>]<br>© Bristol Aquarists' Society<br> </p> </body>