On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 00:17:08 GMT, "Jason Garner"
wrote:

In my local Fish suppliers :-

I finally brought some fish for my pond, the assistant took me over to a
huge tank of fish and asked me which ones I liked. I had a look and then
said I would like some of the multi coloured Goldfish he said they are
Shubunkins so I pointed to one that had a large stripe down its back "I'll
have that one please" he looked at me with a totally blank look on his face
and said "that's a Goldfish" after that I just picked ones I liked the look
of and didn't bother to ask him what they were.

Problem is I now don't know what I have, Stripe is obviously a Goldfish and
Vader (totally black) has a really long tail so I assume he is a Shubunkin
as for the other five they don't really have any distinguishing features
that I can pick out apart from their different colours and they don't really
look like either of the other two.

Bearing in mind that as soon as I get near the pond they all dive under the
pump to hide from me is there any way I can tell what types of fish I have
from say 4-5 foot away please?

I looked at pictures in books but didn't find that any help.

Many Thanks,
Jay



The one with the stripe is probably going through its color change
from black to gold. Really pretty while going through the change,
then they turn completely gold. The clerk should have explained it to
you, maybe thought you already knew.


Shubunkin is a name given to common or long tailed goldfish with a
calico (mixed) coloration. the all black may not be stable, most
times it fades and you get a gold or white fish. Enjoy them anyway.


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- Charles
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