Anybody Recognise This Breed of Fish ?

taz999 · 20 Mar 2005

Hi,

I wondered if anybody recognisees this breed of fish. It is currently quite happy in a garden pond. However I intend to fill in the pond and transfer the fish to a tank, if possible. So the first step I guess is to identify the fish.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51/taz999/Pict0182.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51/taz999/Pict0185.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51/taz999/Pict0186.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51/taz999/Pict0187.jpg

Cheers,

Taz

DforDave · 20 Mar 2005

Looks like an Aka Koi to me. If it is you will need a large tank ! It would be better off in someone else's pond.

nstreet · 20 Mar 2005

Could be a shubunkin, although normally mottled we have had pure orange ones, or a hybrid of some sort. How large is it? confining it to a small tank if its used to a pond wouldn't be very fair.

taz999 · 20 Mar 2005

Thanks for the replies.

My fish is probably about 7-8 inches long (I did say fish) from nose to end of the tail fin. I was thinking of transferring it to a 3ft long tank. Would you say this was sufficiently big for the fish ?

I have a friend who keeps varieties of Carp in his fish pond and he reckons it's a Comet Goldfish. I looked up a few fotos of Comet Goldfish on the web and I'm not convinced. The slim body of my fish seems to be more like a Koi Carp (or similar) rather than the more rounded body of a goldfish species. But then again I'm no expert.

Cheers,

Taz

DforDave · 20 Mar 2005

taz999 said:
Thanks for the replies.

My fish is probably about 7-8 inches long (I did say fish) from nose to end of the tail fin. I was thinking of transferring it to a 3ft long tank. Would you say this was sufficiently big for the fish ?

No.

Why would you want to keep it like that anyway?

Give it to someone who will look after it properly - in a pond.

Scoby_Beasley · 20 Mar 2005

That my friend is definately a fish of the goldfish variety. At 8"+ as has been otherwise suggested find a willing pond owner to take it off your hands, don't for christs sake condemn it to a life in a 3' tank.

jasy · 20 Mar 2005

It is definately a shark. It looks like a maneater so get rid down the toilet!!

kendor · 21 Mar 2005

Anyone can see it's a cocker-spaniel, give it a few bonio's and a pat from time to time to keep it happy, it's coat shiny and it's nose wet ( patting on the head will of course do this if applied heavily enough to make it sink below the water line).
Don't forget to take it for walks on a regular basis.
If you decide in the end to put it into a tank make sure it's not one of those Abrams or Shermans as they can get a bit cramped.
Oh and you could have thought of a more original name for it than Bob!

-dj- · 21 Mar 2005

taz, how would you like to swap a 4 bed detatched house for a bedsit??
yes you can survive in it but you would prefer the house wouldn't you??
have a heart and give it a proper home.

alternatively.. a few chips, tartar sauce, hmmmm........................

planenut · 21 Mar 2005

Lightly scrubbed with a handful of Rosemary, gently boiled in milk, and served with a bed of rocket!

-dj- · 21 Mar 2005

planenut said:
Lightly scrubbed with a handful of Rosemary, gently boiled in milk, and served with a bed of rocket!

and a dash of lemon juice

kendor · 21 Mar 2005

Do you honestly propose to eat the dog??!??

nstreet · 21 Mar 2005

Keep the fish in the pond, tell local anglers that you have a specimen fish and sell day permits for fishing

taz999 · 21 Mar 2005

Having pulled it out of the water for a closer inspection, I agree that a 3ft tank may not be big enough for the fish....

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51/taz999/goldfish.jpg

Taz

-dj- · 21 Mar 2005

how did you catch it, maggots and a fishing rod or did you manage to tickle it??

Anybody Recognise This Breed of Fish ?

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