Koi vs goldfish.

[Skylar Coy]

We bought a few Koi. I believe two a few years ago. Also a few shubunkin. And a few regular goldfish I think. There are two rather large fish in our pond and the rest of them. One is all orange and has a clear, white ish tail that is split in the middle. It looks rather streamline. There is another one that is the exact same size and is all black. Do you think those two are the koi? There is also a newer and smaller fish that has an orange base color and black patches on them. Is that an offspring of koi?

 

[addy1]

Can you get pictures of them?

 

[Skylar Coy]

Can you get pictures of them?

Super crappy picture. If you need better I'll have to wait until feeding time again. That's just the orange one. You can see it's body shape and clear tail

 

[Skylar Coy]

Do you guys need a better picture tomorrow

 

[Mmathis]

Do you guys need a better picture tomorrow

Yes. Can't tell anything from this one. Do the best you can, but a shot that shows a comparison of several fish would be great.

 

[Skylar Coy]

Yes. Can't tell anything from this one. Do the best you can, but a shot that shows a comparison of several fish would be great.

He's the big orange sucker

 

[sissy]

looks like a goldfish to me

 

[Skylar Coy]

looks like a goldfish to me

Dammit! I was hoping the big ones were koi.
What about this one?

 

[sissy]

looks like goldfish but it could be a mixed breed .Koi have barbels on there face that stick out .

 

[Skylar Coy]

looks like goldfish but it could be a mixed breed .Koi have barbels on there face that stick out .

We have shubunkin, koi, and regular goldfish. I'm doing a pond expansion this week and will be keeping them in containers for a day or two. Will be able to inspect better then

 

[Faebinder]

Goldfish.

 

[Skylar Coy]

Goldfish.

I wonder if the black ones are koi then.

 

[Skylar Coy]

Where could my koi have gone.

 

[Usman]

all look pure shubunken to me , did u buy koi in 1st place ? as u dont know the difference how can u b sure u had , i see 2 yellowish fish at the bottom , not clear , are they same? they look more like koi but not sure until u hv closeup
koi has broad head and torpido body and they are fast swimer then goldfish

 

[Skylar Coy]

all look pure shubunken to me , did u buy koi in 1st place ? as u dont know the difference how can u b sure u had , i see 2 yellowish fish at the bottom , not clear , are they same? they look more like koi but not sure until u hv closeup
koi has broad head and torpido body and they are fast swimer then goldfish

I bought koi from a store