I-Los ama-shubunkins fish bayizinhlobo de peces emndenini ofanayo noGoldfish. Zitholakala emanzini abandayo, ahlanzekile emazweni afana neJapane, nakuba zingatholakala nakwezinye izindawo zezwekazi lase-Asia. Lezi zinhlanzi zingafinyelela ubukhulu obungamasentimitha angu-10 ubude, zibe nomzimba olinganiselayo, futhi zibonakala ngokuba nomsila wendunu othuthuke kakhulu kunezinye, ezicishe zibonakale.
Izinhlanzi zeShubunks zinezikali ezisobala nezensimbi, ezinemibala ehlukahlukene emzimbeni wazo lapho kutholakala khona okumnyama, okumpunga, okubomvu, okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, okusawolintshi nokumhlophe, kanye namabala amnyama azungeze wonke umzimba wawo kufaka phakathi amaphiko azo. Lezi zilwane ziyasebenza kakhulu, ngakho-ke uma ufuna ukuba nazo ku-aquarium yakho, kufanele zibe nokwanele isikhala sokubhukuda. Ngincoma ukuthi ukhethe ichibi elingafika kumalitha ayi-100, elinamazinga okushisa ayi-10 noma ngaphansi, ne-pH engu-6,5 engakhuphukela ku-7,5.
Ungakhohlwa ukuthi umhlobiso walezi zindawo zasemanzini Kufanele babe nezitshalo zasemanzini ezanele, yize begwema ukweqisa ukubanikeza isikhala esanele sokubhukuda. Isiziba kufanele sifakwe umoya-mpilo omuhle futhi sihlanzeke, ukuze izilwane ziphilile. Lezi zilwane ezincane ziyizidalwa ezinokuthula kakhulu ezikuthokozelayo ukuhlala emphakathini, ngakho-ke kuwumqondo omuhle ukuba nezinhlobo ezithile e-aquarium yakho ukuze zizizwe zikhululekile.
Uma unamakhophi ambalwa alawa izilwane ku-aquarium yakhoQiniseka ukuthi unechibi elikhudlwana, njengoba njengoba sishilo, bayizinhlanzi ezisebenza kakhulu ezidinga isikhala esiningi sokubhukuda nokuhamba ngokukhululeka. Izinhlanzi zeShubunkins azifuni ngokudla obanikeza kona, ziyizilwane ezinomsoco ezingondla ngokudla okuphilayo, izikali, inhlanzi ngezicucu ezincane, phakathi kweminye imikhiqizo. Angikukhuthazi ukuthi ubanikeze izikelemu noma izibungu ngoba zingagcina zibenza bagule futhi zidale izinkinga emzimbeni wabo.