is this a Koi carp

sandorien · 03-10-2011, 03:17 PM

please does any1 know what this is

its in a 3ft tank with a pleco and a friend said it was a carp pls help

fosters koi · 03-10-2011, 04:05 PM

Hi Sandorien and welcome to a great forum

, i would say it is a koi , because it looks like it has a slight silver colouring on the pelvic fins, and never came across this on a goldfish before. It,s quite hard to tell from the photo though.

A.T.B
Paul

deddog · 03-10-2011, 04:11 PM

Has it got barbels? If it's a Koi it should have four, they are little whiskers under its mouth.
It looks like a goldfish to me though.

sandorien · 03-10-2011, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by fosters koi

Hi Sandorien and welcome to a great forum

, i would say it is a koi , because it looks like it has a slight silver colouring on the pelvic fins, and never came across this on a goldfish before. It,s quite hard to tell from the photo though.

A.T.B
Paul

its my ipod im useing to take the pic ill use my wifes cam tomorrow see if i can get a better one the fish is about 4cm long.
i got the fish when i was cleaning out a pond at a house a friend moved into there was 3 at first but my mate wanted them so i got one and he got 2 his then died about a week later but mine has been going for about6 months now and im over calling it mystery fish it needs to be identified.

and thank you for your help

sandorien · 03-10-2011, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by deddog

Has it got barbels? If it's a Koi it should have four, they are little whiskers under its mouth.
It looks like a goldfish to me though.

not that i can see, but i also have never seen a gold fish that looks like this hence my problem

fosters koi · 03-10-2011, 04:32 PM

Hi again Sanddorien

, Must be hard to get a good picture ,especially if the fish is only 4 cm long. I would say though , if you can,t see any barbels its definately not a koi, it,s probaly a goldfish , as Deddog said you would see the barbels.

A.T.B
Paul

sandorien · 03-10-2011, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by fosters koi

Hi again Sanddorien

, Must be hard to get a good picture ,especially if the fish is only 4 cm long. I would say though , if you can,t see any barbels its definately not a koi, it,s probaly a goldfish , as Deddog said you would see the barbels.

A.T.B
Paul

ok so i have gone and had a good look at my fish and it does have 2 wiskers under its mouth almost to the sides, i have never sat there and looked for them befor but if im lucky ill get a nice pic of him so u can see its 240 am atm so ill do it in the morning

fosters koi · 03-10-2011, 05:01 PM

You definately have a koi then

,i thought it was earlier, looking at the pelvic fins in the pic. Like you said sandorien ,it,s probaly harder to see the barbels on a smaller koi, and won,t see them unless you sit there and have a closer look. Mystery fish solved

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A.T.B
Paul

sandorien · 03-10-2011, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by fosters koi

You definately have a koi then

,i thought it was earlier, looking at the pelvic fins in the pic. Like you said sandorien ,it,s probaly harder to see the barbels on a smaller koi, and won,t see them unless you sit there and have a closer look. Mystery fish solved

.

A.T.B
Paul

thank you alot i guess u will all be seeing me alot more then, and i have some work to do find info on my new fish because i dont think a glass tank will be enough for this little fella also he/she will need some friends so they can get it on