Ranchu goldfish

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Ranchu Goldfish NH Icon.pngRanchu goldfish 
Artwork of ranchu goldfish
Real-world info
Name:Carassius auratus
(goldfish)

Family:Cyprinidae(carps and minnows)
Main appearances

Other appearances
Names in other languages
 ランチュウ
 난주
 Ranchu
 Ranchu
 兰寿金鱼
 Ranchu
 Ranchú
 Buffelrug
 蘭壽金魚
 Ranchu
 Ranchú
 Ранчу

Theranchu goldfish is a rarefish in theAnimal Crossing series introduced inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons. It can be found inponds as a small shadow throughout the year, though only between the hours of 9 AM to 4 PM.

It also appears inAnimal Crossing: Pocket Camp as an event fish that was available duringFishing Tourney: Elegant Aquarium inAugust 2020 and Fishing Tourney: Foliage inSeptember 2021.

Catch details[edit]

InNew Horizons[edit]

#9

Ranchu goldfish
"I caught a ranchu goldfish! But I prefer balsamicu goldfish!"

Time of yearNorth: All year
South: All year
Time of day9 AM – 4 PM
LocationPond
Shadow sizeSmall
RarityUncommon
Spawn requirementCatch 20 total fish
Selling prices Nook's Cranny 4,500Bells
 C.J. 6,750Bells
Furniture size1.0 x 1.0


InPocket Camp[edit]

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Ranchu goldfish

Event availabilityFishing Tourney 29: Elegant Aquarium
LocationLost Lure Creek
Shadow size
Fish size10.2 cm - 21.8 cm
Rarity★★★
Catch rate
Selling price Bells
Request reward Bells


Donating to the museum[edit]

InNew Horizons[edit]

When donating to Blathers or selecting "Tell me about this!" inNew Horizons, he will provide the following information about the fish:

"The ranchu goldfish is a charming relative of the goldfish with a bumpy head and stout, round body. They have ordinary heads when born, but develop impressive rectangular heads after about three years. Supposedly their head shape changes depending on factors like the size of their tank... So ranchu goldfish enthusiasts aim to raise perfectly shaped specimens and work hard to achieve this. Of course, no one asks the ranchu goldfish themselves what shape they want their heads to be..."

The ranchu goldfish can be found in the tank immediately to the right of the entrance to the fish section of the museum sharing the tank withguppy.

Gallery[edit]

  • Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Real-world information[edit]

A real-world ranchu

The Ranchu, (Japanese: Katakana: ランチュウ; Kanji: 蘭鋳, 蘭虫 or 卵虫, literally "Dutch worm") is a hooded variety of fancy goldfish developed in Japan. It is referred to as the "king of goldfish" by the Japanese.

The modern-day ranchu is a Japanese development of the lionhead. They are the direct outcome of crossbreeding experiments of different Chinese lionhead specimens.More information on this topic is available atWikipedia.

Names in other languages[edit]

Japaneseランチュウ
Ranchū
Ranchu

Korean난주
Nanju
Ranchu

Simplified Chinese兰寿金鱼
Lánshòu jīnyú
Ranchu goldfish

Traditional Chinese蘭壽金魚
Lánshòu jīnyú
Ranchu goldfish

RussianРанчу
Ranchu

DutchBuffelrugRanchu (lit. "Buffalo back")

GermanRanchu

European SpanishRanchú

European FrenchRanchu

ItalianRanchu
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