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I have a 1500 gallon pond that has 4 gold fish, two are comets and two are fan tails, This morning, when feeding them, I noticed two small grey fish that are very shy.
I have yet to really look closely at them.
My pond is not connected in any way to any other body of water.
Where could these new fish have come from?
 
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how long have u had your pond and fish? i think it's possible your fish had spawned and those are baby fish fry's. they may be more that u haven't noticed yet. i think they are fry's or tadpoles.
 

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My pond was started anew this spring after being emptied and cleaned. I then populated it with two fan-tail goldfish and two comet goldfish. The new fish spotted today are grey and definitely not fancy fan-tails. I don't think they are tadpoles either.
 
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They could be comet fry that haven't changed color as of yet. They sometimes look gray in the pond. The fantail could have bred with a comet and had single tail fry as well. I've also had fancies breed and have fry with single tails. You can never be sure what's going to come out with goldfish fry. There are many that are culled from breeders because they are born without the wanted traits or extra or missing fins.
 

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Hello and welcome! I suspect that your fish spawned and these are the fry that survived. It can be months (or longer) for color to develop, and depending on which fish are the parents, they may not have fancy tails. Goldfish are goldfish, no matter what variety they are, and they can and will interbreed. Baby fish usually start out dark, as a camouflage, and they are more shy than adult fish.
 

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Hello and welcome! I suspect that your fish spawned and these are the fry that survived. It can be months (or longer) for color to develop, and depending on which fish are the parents, they may not have fancy tails. Goldfish are goldfish, no matter what variety they are, and they can and will interbreed. Baby fish usually start out dark, as a camouflage, and they are more shy than adult fish.
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They could be comet fry that haven't changed color as of yet. They sometimes look gray in the pond. The fantail could have bred with a comet and had single tail fry as well. I've also had fancies breed and have fry with single tails. You can never be sure what's going to come out with goldfish fry. There are many that are culled from breeders because they are born without the wanted traits or extra or missing fins.
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They could be comet fry that haven't changed color as of yet. They sometimes look gray in the pond. The fantail could have bred with a comet and had single tail fry as well. I've also had fancies breed and have fry with single tails. You can never be sure what's going to come out with goldfish fry. There are many that are culled from breeders because they are born without the wanted traits or extra or missing fins.
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how long have u had your pond and fish? i think it's possible your fish had spawned and those are baby fish fry's. they may be more that u haven't noticed yet. i think they are fry's or tadpoles.
Thanks
 

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This is how I discover new comet babies! Once they are too big to be eaten, they start venturing out. They are very well camouflaged at this stage - very dark gray. They are hard to see! It's so interesting to watch them turn colors, too. I have some that are currently blotchy black and orange and others are a pale peach, on their way to orange. I have one big dude that is about 3 years old. He has stayed black all this time and is just now turning orange. It's really fun to observe!
 

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Welcome to our forum!

I would guess you have some fry
 

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