Unknown fish fry?

[BStadele]

Is there an easy way to determine the difference between koi and goldfish fry? Obviously letting them grow out a bit is the easy answer. I watched both my koi and goldfish attempt to spawn this spring but we had some massive temp swings that killed off any eggs or fry. But today when I was doing some cleaning I saw a bunch of these little guys! There must have been a second spawn recently but I’m just not sure which fish did it. Most of them were this dark color but there were a good number of them that had a brighter colored patch or shiny color to their back…I’ll try to get a few more pictures tomorrow.

initially I’m leaning towards goldfish but I’d like to hear what you guys think.

 

[GBBUDD]

yup................... very easy wait two months

 

[BStadele]

that’s what I was thinking, just curious if there was a difference between the two

 

[Jhn]

That little guy is big enough to tell, but you would need to catch it to be sure. Looks like a goldfish, usually tell by their mouth positioning goldfish are more straight on while koi are more downturned. Can usually tell even at that size when I see them in my pond. Like GBBUDD said you will know for sure in a couple months.

 

[BStadele]

Quick update…100% goldfish fry. They are all growing very well and hiding in the weeds…although I will need to net them out and find a new home for most. There are easily over 40 that have survived. So far only one has started to change colors and is getting a little bit of orange and whit on its side…it’s also the biggest of the group haha. I did tell the kids that they can keep a few in a tank in their room.

 

[brokensword]

Quick update…100% goldfish fry. They are all growing very well and hiding in the weeds…although I will need to net them out and find a new home for most. There are easily over 40 that have survived. So far only one has started to change colors and is getting a little bit of orange and whit on its side…it’s also the biggest of the group haha. I did tell the kids that they can keep a few in a tank in their room.

okay now, we have undeniable proof you skirted the whole 'birds and bees' thang with the pond; DON'T do the same thing with the kids, capiche?