Celestial Eye have deeper bodies and shorter fins, and have selectively bred for these features as required by the British standard. In recent decades, the Chinese have crossed Celestials with several other breeds, most commonly Lionheads, Ranchus and Pompoms, producing much larger fish with short ranchu-like fins and very deep, blocky bodies, often with nasal 'bouquets' (pompoms) and rudimentary headgrowths. Some of these crosses tend to be less animated swimmers, especially those that possess a short, sharply downturned, ranchu-like caudal peduncle with flared and short caudal fins, traits which are otherwise uncharacteristic for the breed. Such fish can be quite sedentary, spending
Caudal luring Caudal luring Caudal luring is the use of tail movements by a predator to attract prey animals that think the tail is a worm or other smaller prey and approach within the striking range of the predator. The definition of caudal /ˈkôdl/ 1. of or like a tail. 2. at or near the tail or the posterior part of the body. Caudal luring is a form of mimicry classified formally as aggressive mimicry, but perhaps better described by the term feeding mimicry. It is also an example of deception in animals. The behaviour is employed by a number of snake