are they the same....

[souk]

i was looking on getting into goldies and came across Ranchus and lionheads. are they the same thing? TIA,souk

 

[avoxo]

Hi Souk instead of trying to explain the difference here is a great link to actually see it.
http://www.bristol-aquarists.org.uk/goldfish/goldfish.htm
Just click on the picture and get all the info that you want.

Avoxo

 

[val]

Cool link.

I've had trouble trying to describe the difference between the two, other than to say that a ranchu is a fancy lionhead, one that seems a little overbred to me...

Val