Mandarin Cap Orandas produced by Green Water Ranchu Q: What is a Mandarin Cap Oranda? A: a Mandarin cap oranda is a color morph that I started by crossing a red Oranda, and a redcap oranda. The Mama's name happens to be Mandarin, and is a top head growth only variety of Oranda. Though she is called a red fish, she is actually orange in color. the Papa is a Redcap Oranda. pure red cap only, no color bleed to his body, and just a pure white fish. As a result of breeding these two types of fish, I have produced fry in the colors of: Red White (not lemon head or albino, literally pure white and not transparent, either) Red/White Lemonhead Black and, what I like to call, "Mandarin Caps" Paying homage to their mama, Mandarin, who is a top head growth only variety of oranda, and there papa, who is a redcap Oranda. I've decided to name the fry carrying this trait Mandarin Cap Orandas. Essentially, a Mandarin cap ora...
