"Andy" wrote in message
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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.

$$ You will find the shubunkin's colors change so much as they mature.
That to me is part of the fun of raising them. :-) You never know what
you're going to get.

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

$$ They're the cutest little buggers, tame and friendly and the colors are
a surprise as in the Shubunkin goldfish.

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.

$$ Lucky you! I have a regular digital HP. It takes fine pics but
close-ups are not real great. We don't take enough pics to make it worth
our while to buy a good expensive camera. Please keep us updated on the
growth of your fry. :-)))
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