Goldfishes

By Jung woo Lim

Table of Contents• Question and Answer Pages

• Interesting Facts Page

• Reference Page

• About Me Page

Where do goldfishes live?

• Goldfishes live in the water or ocean.

• The ocean is very deep.

How does the animal adapt to its environment?

• Goldfishes have fins that help them to swim like a shark.

• The sea-animals live in the ocean or water.

What is the habitat of the goldfish?

• Goldfishes swim to find their house.

• There are many kind of fishes.

Who are the goldfishes enemies?

• The goldfishes enemies are any animal and humans who catch them to sell.

How does the goldfish protect itself?

• Goldfish protect themselves using their colors to blend in with the coral and plants in the water.

How does the goldfish move?

• The goldfish has fins to help it swim.

What does the goldfish eat?

• It eats algae and plants in the water.

How do baby goldfishes look like?

• The baby goldfish look cute.

Interesting Facts Page• Goldfish (Carassius auratus) originated in eastern Asia about 1600

years ago. They are the result of selective breeding of green/brown carp found in the streams of southern China. They were developed first by the Chinese, then later the Japanese, with each country producing slightly different features in the fish. The Chinese exaggerated the more unusual and attractive characteristics, such as protruding eyes and double tails.

• Young domesticated goldfish are usually an olive colour, and they change to adult coloration when they are about 1 year old or more. A fish's ultimate colour is strongly influenced by genes, its diet and the chemical composition of the water in which it is reared. Black is the most difficult colour to breed and pure jet-black goldfish are rare. They are considered highly desirable by hobbyists. It has been claimed that the gene for telescope (protruding) eyes is linked to the gene for all-over black colouring.

Reference Page

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/wild/pets/goldfish.shtml

• http://www.zoo-m.com/flickr-storm/set/4e46f83597f2d7dfc4397e0cfcd972e572855c6f

• http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/print.php?id=658

About Me Page

• My name is Jung Woo and I am 9 years old.

• My hobbies are playing with my friends and sharing my snacks.