Shubunkin Shubunkins. Blue is the most prized colour in Shubunkins. Calico originally denoted three coloured varieties of goldfish that did not include blue. The best blues are produced from line breeding of good blue specimens of Shubunkins. Sometimes good blues may be obtained by breeding bronze (metallic) with "pink" (matte-scaled) goldfish, but a grey slate colour may result instead. It may take several months for the nacreous coloration to develop on a young fry (baby fish). Shubunkins are excellent pond fish because they reach a length of at adulthood. A Shubunkin goldfish is considered an adult at 2 to 3 years
A Kind of Magic (song) A Kind of Magic (song) "A Kind of Magic" is the title track of the 1986 album of the same name by the British rock band Queen. It was written by the band's drummer, Roger Taylor, for the film "Highlander". The single reached number three in the UK Singles Chart, top ten in a number of European countries, and #42 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100. The song is the opening track on the band's compilation albums, "Greatest Hits II", and "Classic Queen". The phrase "a kind of magic" is used in "Highlander" by Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) as a