Normal crucian carp has a gray back and white belly color distribution, which is most conducive to hiding itself and avoiding natural enemies. But sometimes things like pigment cell mutations inevitably occur, and some golden crucian carp individuals are produced, which are the ancestors of modern ornamental goldfish. Therefore, although goldfish are quite good as ornamental fish and pets, they are petite, round, cute, and very colorful, but as food, they are really not qualified and not worth eating.

Goldfish have been raised as early as the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and spread to other countries after the Ming Dynasty. In fact, the hybridization of goldfish is natural selection, not human intervention, and the genes have been very stable over the years, and There will be no problems with genetic variation. Goldfish is a hybrid fish, obtained by crossing crucian carp. People are resistant to the word hybrid and are worried that it will cause genetic mutation, so many people are very taboo about eating goldfish.

There is a place, mainly a tourist attraction, that really doesn’t have much in the way of food, so I made a special food myself, namely braised goldfish. Therefore, I have eaten goldfish. The meat is thick and hard, and it even has an offensive sour taste that no amount of seasoning can cover. This kind of meat is probably only as good as American turkey, and can only be eaten when made into fried food from McDonald's and KFC. But the goldfish is too small, has little meat, and has little edible value.

After all, ornamental fish are just fish. Even pufferfish can be eaten. There are other fish that cannot be eaten, but you must take risks and risk fish medicine. The reason why ornamental fish are ornamental fish is because they have beautiful bodies and beautiful colors, and these are all artificially fed. Therefore, ornamental fish may contain a large amount of artificial hormones and pigments, so they should not be eaten before consumption. Be sure not to eat it. Furthermore, if ornamental fish are kept in a fish tank, they will be fed artificial feed and given medicine to treat their diseases. It is inevitable that there will be residual medicine in the fish's body, and eating it is not good for people. If the fish you raise have not been drugged and the food you feed is relatively safe and at least not poisonous, then you can eat it.