Drakanthus wrote in message ...
A small fish has mysteriously appeared in the garden pond. It is about
one inch
long, black and with a narrow golden band across its back Any ideas
where it came
from or what it is?
The pond was only created last year and stocked with half a dozen small
shubunkins
and goldfish - but these were only youngsters themselves (around two
inches long)
so I wouldn't expect them to breed.

It's almost certainly a young goldfish or shubunkin as they start off
brown and then develop the gold colour after about a year, looks like
you've got precocious fish.

Mike
www.british-naturism.org.uk