Regular Member SGcvn69 Posted February 20, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted February 20, 2020 Has anyone ever seen black comets?! A local fish store to me has them for $6.99! Will they stay black? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helper FishyMandy Posted February 20, 2020 Helper Share Posted February 20, 2020 They are a hybrid of goldfish and koi. They do stay black. I have one, she was about 3 inches when I got her and is now about 12 inches She is very hard to photograph, but here are some I had on my phone where you can see her 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Ms.Jenny Posted February 21, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted February 21, 2020 Wow, beautiful fish Mandy! How neat that they are hybrids. Can they breed or are they sterile like some other hybrid species? Either way, you should totally pick one (or some, hehe) up SG! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helper FishyMandy Posted February 21, 2020 Helper Share Posted February 21, 2020 I'm 99% sure they are sterile 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member SGcvn69 Posted February 21, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 21, 2020 Do they have barbels or none, Mandy? Jenny, I definitely picked one up! LOL! I couldn't resist! I got the biggest one with the longest tail! He was hard to catch! When the guy left to get a blue net so we could see better I snagged him He's about 6" long from snout to base of tail! I didn't realize they were in their indoor pond until I got a closer look to try to pet the koi LOL! Then I saw these dark shadows popping up! I was like WHOA! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helper FishyMandy Posted February 21, 2020 Helper Share Posted February 21, 2020 My Raven has very tiny barbels. I think I have a photo that shows them on my computer, I will have a look in the mornings! They are gorgeous fish. Raven is right there at the top of my favourites. Would love to see yours! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member shakaho Posted February 21, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted February 21, 2020 Yes, that's a goldfish-koi hybrid, and yes they are usually, if not always, sterile. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member SGcvn69 Posted February 21, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 21, 2020 2 hours ago, FishyMandy said: My Raven has very tiny barbels. I think I have a photo that shows them on my computer, I will have a look in the mornings! They are gorgeous fish. Raven is right there at the top of my favourites. Would love to see yours! Hmm....I will have to take a closer look when I get home tonight! I don't think his color is as dark as yours, but this one has been inside for awhile I bet! I will try and get a pic too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member revchristinejday Posted February 21, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted February 21, 2020 There also some blackish/dark grey comets: parents two regular orange comets...I have 3 who have stubbornly not changed colors in my small outdoor pond in 4 years. Other babies of two orange parents and two shubunkins have changed into a variety of orange, white, etc. But these 3 are still dark as they enter their 5th year! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member SGcvn69 Posted February 21, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 21, 2020 Here he is! A little lighter atm cuz I just changed out some of his water. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helper FishyMandy Posted February 22, 2020 Helper Share Posted February 22, 2020 Oh he is gorgeous! My girl was a lot lighter when I got her and she was in QT, she darkened up very quickly once i put her in the pond You can see the barbels here if you look very closely This is when I first got her 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member SGcvn69 Posted February 22, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 22, 2020 Oh they are tiny barbels! I think I spotted some on my guy (I think it's a boy anyway!), but I'm not sure. Ended up with a great use of my 48" Fluval light I got on sale! I grabbed my other regular goldfish and stuck it under the same light next to where this guy is chilling out! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member SGcvn69 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 23, 2020 Here’s his face 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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