Red capped Goldfish first appeared in China during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 A.D.)in about 1590. These were probably of the egg-fish type, lacking in a dorsal fin, and this breed survives today as the Red Stamp or Seal Head.

The Redcap Oranda is a much more recent breed; the first Oranda (Dutch Lionhead or Oranda Shishigashira) not being known until the 1890's in the Kansai area in Japan. Redcap egg-fish were imported into Japan after World War II and Redcap Orandas were produced subsequently.

The ideal Redcap Oranda should be...

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