Kio Fish Types

Pond

Take your love of aquatics outdoors! Water gardening is a great way to expand the hobby while beautifying your home. A Koi pond or water garden can be a wonderful retreat where friends and family gather and enjoy a tranquil afternoon or relaxing evening together. Much like aquarium keeping though, maintaining a pond and caring for it isn’t a spectator sport. It takes work. But rest assured, whatever work you put into it, you’ll get back more. To start your new adventure, a little knowledge will go a long way. Visit the Tetra® Pond Learning Center or subscribe to our e-newsletter, Into The Pond!

BREEDS

For a glimpse at the most popular types of fish for ponds and water gardens, read more here.
 
Black Moor

Has the body of a Fantail, has bulging eyes, and is black, as the name would suggest.

 
Comet

The most common goldfish. Has a long, slender body. Orange color, but can also be white and red which is called Sarassa.

 
Fan Tail

Perfect for water gardens, the goldfish-shaped shubunkin features a stunning pale blue background with flecks of red, black and blue.



 
Koi

Prized world-over for their vivid coloration, striking patterns, and longevity, Koi are actually the colored variety of the common carp. There are many colors, shapes, and types to choose from.



 
Lion Head

Very similar to the Oranda’s head shape and Fantail, but lacks a dorsal fin (the fin that runs down the back of a fish).

 
Oranda

Short and plump like Fantails, but has bulging growths on its head, almost like a cap.



 
Shubunkin

Identical shape to the Comet; instead has a base color of light blue, covered in patterns of darker blue, red, brown, white, black.