RichardJW
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During our unseasonal hot summer last year I was aware of much fishy love going on in the garden pond - Lo and behold come autumn I noticed lots of small fry . As the temperature started to drop I caught a group and put them in a tank in the cellar . These fry soon put on some size and although they are ( in the main ) more Koi in colouration and pattern they are def more goldfish ( comet ) in shape ie mouth is in middle and not on the bottom . And 50% have comet tails already . Reading up it would seem that these are Goldfish/ Koi hybrids and are almost the perfect pond fish - hardier than either parent and sterile .
As the weather is now warming I intend to return them to the pond along with their non- captive siblings which are smaller and then go through the difficult cull process , some are brown from above with gold sides and seem to big note billy bigger . Apparently the other hybrid marker is that they look good from the side whereas Koi are to be viewed from above . Interesting days ahead , I'll try to get some pictures .
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As the weather is now warming I intend to return them to the pond along with their non- captive siblings which are smaller and then go through the difficult cull process , some are brown from above with gold sides and seem to big note billy bigger . Apparently the other hybrid marker is that they look good from the side whereas Koi are to be viewed from above . Interesting days ahead , I'll try to get some pictures .
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