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Old 13-07-2005, 09:09 PM
Andy
 
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Reel Mckoi wrote:

These are really good pics! The first two are familiar. I have some like
that. Most of my goldfish are the matte calico Shubunkins (not the metallic
type) and I still have a few Sarassas.


The metallic, I suspect, is just the fish showing natural colouring
mixed in with some more exotic hues. There are two that look
bronze/silver with one having an thin orange stripe along its back. I'm
keen to see how these two turn out when they're bigger, hopefully the
metallic qualities will stay.

When I look in the pools now I can tell the koi from the goldfish fry. I


I don't have any koi fry to compare with. Maybe next year

don't have a camera that takes good close-ups unfortunately.


My pics were taken with a Canon EOS-300D (digital rebel for US readers)
with the 18-55mm lens.

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Andy