Regular Member tropicana Posted November 20, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted November 20, 2006 i was just wondering, is a calico comet a shubunkin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member tonya Posted November 20, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted November 20, 2006 http://www.bristol-aquarists.org.uk/goldfish/comet/comet.htm I think answer is positive (I asked same question in the "What Breed Am I" section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Ranchugirl Posted November 21, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted November 21, 2006 Yep, that would be correct - a calico comet is a shubunkin. A comet can come in red, red/white, even white, but once its a calico, it gets another name. Kind of like the telescopes and black moors. A black moor is a telescope, but only black telescopes are called moors (for obvious reasons), while all other colors are called telescopes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Man Yu Posted November 21, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted November 21, 2006 well... a common that comes in calico coloration would still qualify as a London Shubunkin right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Ranchugirl Posted November 21, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted November 21, 2006 Yes, it would - London Shubunkin are just a different variety of shubunkin, with a shorter tail than an American Shubunkin would have, and a slightly stockier body. But yes, still a shubunkin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ciscokidd Posted November 22, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted November 22, 2006 your fish must be very pretty! do you have a pic??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member midnighttrain Posted November 26, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted November 26, 2006 Kind of like the telescopes and black moors. A black moor is a telescope, but only black telescopes are called moors (for obvious reasons), while all other colors are called telescopes. I'm curious, what is the reason for calling them moors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Ranchugirl Posted December 1, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted December 1, 2006 They got their name strictly because of their black color - kind of assembles a moor. Somehow the name "moor" always reminds me of those chimney cleaners who walk around in black clothes all day long... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Man Yu Posted December 1, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted December 1, 2006 really? I thought it had more to do with the African Moslems that used to occupy the areas around the Mediterranean in Crusader times... (them being referred to as "Moors" by the Christians) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Ranchugirl Posted December 1, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted December 1, 2006 Yeah, I remember that too - I used to have a children's book in German where there was a moor story in it from the Mediteranian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member x-Lucy-Fish-x Posted December 1, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted December 1, 2006 I think the long tailed shub (calico comet) is called a Japanese shubunkin, then the shorter tailed (calico common) is the London shubunkin.. then theres the Bristol, with a big heart shaped tail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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