Regular Member lantern567 Posted July 22, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted July 22, 2008 At pond stores I see comets that have very long tails and flowing fins. I have never seen one in a fish store with a tail and fins that long and flowing. Are there different kinds of comets? Seems unlikely, but I've been really curious about why I couldn't find a long-finned fish until spring when the pond stores got their fish in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Quasi Posted July 22, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted July 22, 2008 What you often see as comets are actually often crosses between comets and comons. So I think that you are just seeing 'real comets' with tails as long or longer than their body. It is also possible that it are butterfly koi as they also have long flowing fins and I've seen mislabelled tanks over time 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Erinaceus Posted July 22, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted July 22, 2008 (edited) Is it possible that you are referring to butterfly kois (they sometimes look strikingly like gf)? If not, then I have no idea which kind of comet gf it could be... -edit: Miki, or course, beat by to the punch, again - Edited July 22, 2008 by Erinaceus 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member spencervirt Posted August 12, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted August 12, 2008 i think its called a bristlenose shubunkin- thats what it seems to be to me. I think its called bristlenose atleast. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member d_golem Posted August 13, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted August 13, 2008 (edited) i think its called a bristlenose shubunkin- thats what it seems to be to me. I think its called bristlenose atleast. Huh? U mean bristol shubunkin, rite? How come a goldfish got bristles? Besides, I don't think it's a bristol since it's very hard to get unless straight from a breeder. Edited August 13, 2008 by d_golem 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member PHYLAL Posted August 13, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted August 13, 2008 Show standards for a comet require that the caudal fin be 3/4 or greater than the body length. Show standards for commons require that the caudal fin be only 1/4 the body length. What you may be seeing in your lfs are comets that did not make grade ?A?. In my area I can by 3-4 inch comets for US$3. They have caudal fins which are, at best, 1/2 the body length. In another store the same 3-4 inch comets will cost me US$7, but the caudal fins are up to show standards. Concerning Shubunkin goldfish, there are three main types, Japanese/American, London, and Bristol. There are a few other ?specialty? types that I know of, the Sky Blue and the Midnight Blue. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member br553 Posted August 13, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted August 13, 2008 I found my comet Ariel at a local nnnnnnn in mid to late winter 2004. He (named before I found out he was male) was quite small and the fins were short when I got him, but he is quite beautiful now, with rather long fins. Here's a pic of him. Is this the type of fish that you saw? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member lantern567 Posted August 13, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 13, 2008 br553, that's a pretty fish! Yes, that is what I mean. I didn't know that the fins could get longer as they get older. I think PHYLAL may have it right, that the ones in the lfs that I've seen are not up to "show" standards, but of course I still want to bring them all home. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member PHYLAL Posted August 13, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted August 13, 2008 br553, that's a pretty fish! Yes, that is what I mean. I didn't know that the fins could get longer as they get older.I think PHYLAL may have it right, that the ones in the lfs that I've seen are not up to "show" standards, but of course I still want to bring them all home. I opted for the "less then perfect" myself, and they are beautiful. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member br553 Posted August 13, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted August 13, 2008 (edited) When I first got Ariel, I had no idea he would develop the way he has. In the picture below just after I brought him home, he looked so plain and ordinary. He was only 3.95 then, but would probaly sell for close to $20 now Edited August 13, 2008 by br553 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patches Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 (edited) br553, I'm usually not a big fan of commons, but MAN! Is Ariel GORGOUS!!! Congrats on getting an "ugly duckling" XD Edited August 20, 2008 by Patches 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member cometgirl Posted August 20, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted August 20, 2008 br553, you give me hope for my comet, Ross. We bought him from the feeder tank for 25 cents back in February. Here is what he looked like then: This is him now: I hope I can post another picture in 3 or 4 years with him as beautiful as Ariel! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member br553 Posted August 20, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted August 20, 2008 He definately has potential. It will be interesting to see what he looks like in a couple of years 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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