Regular Member stevey87 Posted November 2, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted November 2, 2008 I was at a pet store a few days ago and I saw a tank with bunch of comets and commons and sarassas. Sarassas had very long tail and stood out from the rest. So is Sarassa a type of comet that has long tail? Because the worker there pointed out which ones are sarassas and the ones she pointed out all had long tails. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Chloeheartsfish Posted November 2, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted November 2, 2008 Yeah I guess you could say that. As far as I know, Sarasas are pond fish, very similar to koi but without the barbels on their mouths. They get huge, over a foot long. Good pond fish! Fast swimmers. That's why they were in there with other single-tail fish like the comets and such. I don't know too much about them though, I bet there's a sarasa expert somewhere around here Look in the pond section 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted November 2, 2008 Admin Share Posted November 2, 2008 They are a comet fish but what makes them alittle different is there color...they only come in red/white color to them..long bodies and long fins..they are a pond fish and grow very big...I had a half breed years ago had to give him up cause he got to big and wouldnt stop chasing my Oranda girl around the tank... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member d_golem Posted November 2, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted November 2, 2008 Sarasa is a japanese term for any red & white metallic goldfish. Also the kohaku (red & white) variety of koi used to be called sarasa before they changed it to kohaku. So sarasa is the name of the colouration, not the name of the breed, nor species of fish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member seheap Posted November 4, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted November 4, 2008 That's interesting d_golem! So could I call my R/W Ryukin sarasa? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member d_golem Posted November 4, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted November 4, 2008 A sarasa ryukin, why not? Doesn't contradict anything 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Fishguy2727 Posted November 4, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted November 4, 2008 Sarassa is generally just the name for any red and white (or sometimes orange and white) long-bodied goldfish. It is not necessarily a comet (which is a long-finned long-bodied goldfish). But I have not seen any definitions that would keep you from calling any round-bodied goldfish sarassas, I would have to look at a good soure that explained all the different colorations and their names. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member stevey87 Posted November 4, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 4, 2008 Maybe it's like how you call some goldfish calico because of their mixed color. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Fishguy2727 Posted November 4, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted November 4, 2008 Yes, calico generally is in reference to a specific pattern (shubunkin is a a calico long-bodied goldfish). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member shubunkin lover Posted December 13, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted December 13, 2008 Just tossing this out there but if you're thinking of a mixed pond then sarasas would go well with shubunkins too. Shubunkins come in lots of color variations. Reds,blues,black,white,gold. All mixed together. I love them. I had a sarasa at one point but he lost his red and became totally white which was still pretty but not as pretty with his red coloration. I think he lost his red because of stress due to being medicated for ich. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member nick11380 Posted December 28, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted December 28, 2008 Sarassas and Shubunkins are just comets. Their called sarassas or Shubunkins because of there color. But Sarassas, Shubunkins and comets are all the same fish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member stevey87 Posted January 24, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 24, 2009 I read somewhere they used calico and sarassa to describe color pattern of a tropical fish that I can't remember. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member joejoe88_88 Posted February 2, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted February 2, 2009 I miss my sarassa, they are just so pretty. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clfls Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 who can give me a pic about Sarassa? Thx 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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