The Beautiful Black Moor Goldfish

The Black Moor Goldfish is a beautiful goldfish that is dark velvety black in color. In all actuality, Black Moor Goldfish can range in coloring anywhere from a lighter grey to a dark black, but most Black Moor Goldfish remain black all their lives. Black Moors are sometimes called Dragon Eye Goldfish due to their strange, protruding eyes or Black Peony goldfish.

Black Moor Goldfish are popular because they are hardy fish. Goldfish are typically easy to care for, but this species of goldfish may be able to hold up better in the tanks of people who have a hard time keeping goldfish since they can endure temperatures that are near freezing. They are very much like regular goldfish in many ways, including the way they eat. Goldfish can kill themselves with food. This is how incessantly hungry they are and Black Moor are no exception, so be careful not to over feed your fish.

Black Moor have very large, bulbous eyes and they do not see as well as other fish. It is recommended that they be kept with fish with similar sight handicaps, or given more time to get to their food as it could take them so long that they lose out on their meal to other, faster fish in their environment.

Also, due to the fact that Black Moor fish do not see all too well, it is recommended that aquariums that contain them be free of visually complicated hiding places or obstructions, or anything that could potentially harm your fish should it brush into them. Black Moor do best with silk plants and small tank decorations rather than large hiding castles and the like.

The Black Moor can get along with other fish in a community tank and if kept with other goldfish will school with them. He is a digger, however, and will probably uproot most of your decorations and plants. His optimum environment is a PH of 7 and water temperature of 65 to 72 degrees F. If you give your Black Moor the best of care, you might find him growing to be 10 inches and living to be 25 years old!

As a rule of thumb, you want to make sure that you have at least ten gallons of tank for each Black Moor goldfish that you have. The pH levels of Black Moor tank water must be carefully monitored for the best health of your fish. Black Moors can eat fish flakes and fish pellets, which are commonly found at any grocery store or pet store, but they can also be fed small amounts of vegetables. They also enjoy the occasional brine shrimp or blood worm to munch on. They enjoy and benefit from a varied diet, so don’t hesitate to mix it up. It can only result in a healthier Black Moor goldfish!