Welcome to AGA's Goldfish Pages.  We've combined the resources of the American Goldfish Association (AGA) with goldfishpages to provide you with an improved website and new goldfish organization.  We hope this combination will not only provide you with the a series of resources for goldfish hobbyists, but also with a new organization to support the goldfish hobby.  These resources include goldfish standards, goldfish variety descriptions, goldfish-related articles, show dates and reviews, information regarding people who are involved in the goldfish hobby, as well as links to various goldfish-related sites.

To find out more about the AGA, please click on the link provided to view our introduction, and a membership application:  Introducing the AGA (if you join through February 2008, you'll receive our 2008 desk calendar); for a listing of AGA's certified goldfish judges, please go to:  AGA Certified Goldfish Judges.

Al Thomma, one of the giants of the goldfish hobby in the United States, passed away on August 19, 2008.  Al was responsible for saving the Veiltail in the U.S., introducing the color yellow in goldfish, and in preserving the Blue Phoenix in the west.  All goldfish enthusiasts owe a debt of gratitude to Al.  For pictures and articles on Al, go to the following page:  Al Thomma.  If you'd like to send a tribute or note about Al, please send it via our email address at:    mailto:webmaster@goldfishpages.com?subject=Web Site Feedback .

Please be sure to visit our sponsors and advertisers at the following links:  AGA Advertisers & Sponsors - The Goldfish Connection.  These folks make possible some of the activities that we're doing at the AGA, including show banners, awards, screensavers and calendars, so please visit them.

Also, remember to visit Dandy Orandas, where you can purchase some of the most beautiful goldfish available in the U.S.; click on the attached link to get there:  Advertisers - Dandy Orandas

We have another new source for quality goldfish in the U.S.  We are pleased to introduce Rain Garden Goldfish and Flower Farm, which is run by one of our original members - Steve Hopkins.  Rain Garden is located in Hawaii, and features high-quality Ranchu, Ryukin and other fancy goldfish with a flat shipping fee of $30 in the Continental US.  Check out their ad at:  Advertisers - Rain Garden Goldfish Farm.

It's not every day that a new variety of goldfish is launched.  We're pleased to introduce the goldfishshop and their Yellow goldfish.  Here's a picture of one of them:

To find out more about these fish, click on the following link:  Advertisers - The Goldfish Shop.

A's Aquarium is pleased to be a sponsor of Goldfish Pages.  For information on the great goldfish you can find at A's Aquarium, please click on the following link: A's Aquarium

Please visit our Forum page for responses from AGA guests and amateur breeders at: Forum.

The results of the voting are in!!!  The AGA "Fish of the Year" goes to a Ranchu owned by Gaye (Langley) Jones.  Congratulations, Gaye!  The Reserve "Fish of the Year" goes to a Red & White Ryukin owned by Jim Castillo.  Congratulations, Jim!  And here are the pictures of these award-winning fish:

To download pictures of six of the fish in the "Fish of the Year" competition, go to the following page, and follow the instructions on the screen:" Fish of the Year" Screensavers

For a look at the AGA Award winners at the 2007 shows, go to this link: AGA Award Winners, or click on one of the thumbnails listed below. 

Here is the link for the AGA Award winners for 2008:  AGA Award Winners - 2008

Our members will vote on the "AGA Fish of the Year" which is based on the Grand Champions of all the shows judged by the AGA in 2007.  Follow this link to see the Grand Champions for 2007:  AGA Fish of the Year.

The results of the 13th annual Greater Louisville Koi & Goldfish Show are in, be sure to visit the following link for information:  13th Annual GLKGS Show

If you're interested in joining the AGA, we've added a page that contains samples of our newsletter at: Sample AGA Newsletters.  We hope you'll join the AGA and help support our organization.

We've added a new store to the site - you can now buy goldfish-related products, including our new book, Spike's Goldfish Guide, as well as our goldfish variety poster, and goldfish standards booklet.  Koi & goldfish clubs interested in purchasing these items at a reduced rate should call contact Peter at ponziop@sprynet.com.  Click here to visit our store:   AGA Store

To see pictures from Breeder's Social XI, click on the following link:  Breeder's Social XI

We're pleased to welcome our newest certified judge, Bay Bateman, who recently completed her show judging requirements, after passing her test and candidate requirements this past summer. 

We have another new certified judge, Vicki Knill, who has completed her candidate training and is now a certified judge.  Congratulations, Vicki!!!

2008 Events (we'll add these as they become available):

For an update on our goldfish people section of the site, please click here: Goldfish People.

The Valley of the Sun Koi Club completed their first ever goldfish show as part of the Chinese Festival, the weekend of February 8 - 10, 2008.  Please click on the following link for pictures of the show:  1st Annual Phoenix Open Goldfish Show.  The Singapore Goldfish Festival was held in November, 2007.  Steven Tong, President of Fynnmood Goldfish Club, has submitted an article which describes the festival, and provides pictures of the judges, fish and Princess of Thailand, who hosted the event.  To read about the event and see the pictures, please click on the following link:  Singapore Goldfish Festival. 

The First Annual New England Goldfish show is completed, with Art Lembke acting as head judge, and Nicole Lembke acting as our newest candidate judge.  For more info, please click on this link:  1st Annual New England Goldfish Show.

The 7th annual NMZNA koi & goldfish show was held the weekend of June 20 - 22 in Indianapolis, In.  91 koi and 35 goldfish were entered in the show.  Jim Reilly acted as koi judge and Vicki Knill acted as goldfish judge at the show.  To see results of the show, please go to the following link:  7th Annual NMZNA koi & goldfish show.

The 28th annual Northwest Koi & Goldfish show was held the weekend of July 26 - 27, 2008, with 108 fish entered in the show.  Highlights of the show included a wonderful Black Oranda as Grand Champion, a Red Ranchu as Reserve Grand Champion, and a Red & White Veiltail as Baby Grand Champion.  IN addition, the show featured excellent Bristol Shubunkins and Veiltails bred by club members.  Go to the Following link to see pictures from the show:  28th Annual Northwest Koi & Goldfish Show.

The Inland Empire Water Garden and Koi Society held its annual show the weekend of August 15 - 18th, 2008.  The temperatures and fish were hot, with over 100 koi and 35 fancy goldfish exhibited.  Bob and Joan Finnegan acted as honorable koi judges, while Peter Ponzio acted as candidate koi judge and head goldfish judge.  Please click on the following link to see pictures of this event:  Inland Empire Water Garden & Koi Society 2008 Show.

The Midwest Pond & Koi Society held its 16th annual koi and goldfish show the weekend of August 23- 25, 2008.  Over 100 fish were entered in the show.  Vicki Knill acted as head judge of the show, and Jim Castillo acted as goldfish chairman.  For pictures from the show, please click on the following link: Midwest Pond & Koi Society 2008 Show

New information is available on VHS (viral hemorrhagic septicemia); please check out this information by clicking on the following link: Information from APHIS Fish Health.  At the recent AKCA (Associated Koi Clubs of America), Dr. Kathleen Hartman, D.V.M., Ph.D., gave a presentation on APHIS' efforts to control and monitor infectious diseases in fish.  A copy of her presentation can be found at:  Information from APHIS Fish Health.  The AGA. MPKS (Midwest Pond & Koi Society, and other koi organizations have been working with APHIS to develop new guidelines for goldfish & koi shows.  We are pleased to attach a copy of our show best practices, which includes treatment of water in tanks prior to discharge into sewers and other water environments, to stop the spread of infectious diseases.  We encourage all shows to adopt these procedures to ensure the health of our fish and naturally occurring fish populations.  Please click on the link to download a copy of these show best practices:  Articles/Show Best Practices.pdf.

The Great Lakes States have been dealing with outbreaks of VHS for the past several years.  In response to these outbreaks, the State of Illinois has enacted the following emergency measures to deal with VHS.  Please note that goldfish and koi are not listed as one of the susceptible species on the listing of VHS-related fish.  A copy of the PDF file from the State of Illinois can be found on the following link:  APHIS Update/875-Emergency.pdf.  A link to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources can be found at:  http://www.dnr.state.il.us/legal/Proposed/875-Emergency.pdf. 

Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2008