Tosakin

Tosakin Goldfish is the original goldfish. The main value is a large fan-shaped caudal fin, which reaches its greatest scope in the horizontal plane, so all the beauty of the fish appears when viewed from above, and not from the side. The body color varies from red, orange to silver in various combinations, there is also a variety with a dark metallic tint.

The structure of the tail, coupled with a short, heavy body, does not contribute to the gracefulness of movements, which makes Tosakin swim very clumsily. Similar features determined the requirements for the arrangement of the aquarium, it should be shallow with stagnant water, even a weak internal current is unacceptable. Otherwise, it is unpretentious and differs little in content from its relatives, such as Ryukin, Ranchu, Lionhead, etc.

There is no reliable information about the origin of this variety of goldfish, there are several versions, one is more beautiful than the other, but if you leave the dry residue, this is the story. The fish was first bred in medieval Japan and until the middle of the twentieth century did not leave the borders of its native province, now it is Kochi Prefecture. Large-scale destruction of the cities of the prefecture in 1945 during the American bombing and a major earthquake in 1946 almost completely destroyed the Tosakins. One collector named Hiro Tomura (田村広衛) managed to find six surviving fish in a restaurant in Kochi and exchange them for a bottle of potato vodka.

Thus, all modern representatives of this species are direct descendants of these last six surviving fish.