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Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Okay noticed what really looked like wiskers on one of my goldfish rescues. I tried to get a pic by netting into a square sided jar but ...well ...that didnt work so well. Heres's the best of this shoot, I'll try again if I can hunt down a larger container...Ignore floating stuff...I tried to calm it down with some pea (always worked on my other goldfish) ^_^ Last edited by Babelfish at 20-Jul-2005 13:51
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Forgot file size :%) Most of the body...he's got a nice long tail that fades to a white... ^_^ *Babelfish attached this image:*
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	And head on...unfortunatly you cant see what I saw that looked like wiskers now>.< Can they be retracted into the face like with danios ? Currently he's only a few inches long (maybe 3" max) and is in a 50 gallon rubbermaid stock tank (footprint of a 75 gallon)...if he is a koi I wont be able to keep him, no outdoor electricity and my yard isnt' big enough for the 1K gallons :%) ^_^ *Babelfish attached this image:*
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
ericm Fish Addict Posts: 573 Kudos: 448 Votes: 47 Registered: 21-Aug-2004	One of my danios has these whisker type things too, but that looks like a goldfish. Last edited by ericm at 20-Jul-2005 16:40
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	Thats a goldfish. The body shape is definatley not a koi. Koi have a flatter back and a shorter body heighth.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
smilingpiranha Banned Posts: 160 Kudos: 130 Votes: 7 Registered: 02-Jan-2005	sorry babel, but i fink u might just be a bit paranoid bout the little feller, i can't see anything wrong with him......i can't even see the whiskers u were talkin about
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	And head on...unfortunatly you cant see what I saw that looked like wiskers now>.< Can they be retracted into the face like with danios ? ^_^[hr width='40%']"Has someone taken your faith? It's real, the [link=pain]http://babelfish.qwertydigital.com/" style="COLOR: #EB4288[/link] you feel. The life, the love, You die to heal. The hope that starts, The broken hearts... I’ve got another confession my friend, I’m no fool. I’m getting tired of starting again, Somewhere new."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	Babel, I don't see anything whisker like on him, I think you're safe...he does look an awful lot like the comet I bought because my sister thought it was so cute not bad though 19 cent buy$6 credit a year later:%)heidi "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
koi keeper Moderator Posts: 3203 Kudos: 2033 Votes: 240 Registered: 29-Dec-2001	Gotta say he sure does look like a goldfish which is a good thing. But then again we aren't seeing whiskers which in young koi sure are hard to see. The whiskers are not retractable but don't always show up on film. Attached is a picture of some of my baby koi from a few years back. The orange one top right in the pic is a koi even though his whiskers did not show up in the photo. [/font] Empty chairs at empty tables, the room silent, forlorn.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Thanks koi Not retractable hmm? ...guess I was thinking they'd be like danios and not always show up. Maybe I was just seeing things ...although something like that is rather difficult to dream up ! I haven't got any othe flat sided containers that'd be good for photographing thru....although I might transfer him to the 20 for a day or so just to get a shot ....seems so cruel though after where he's been frolicing ....whatever the case he's got some nice white patterning above his forehead...and his tail is just . ^_^[hr width='40%']"Has someone taken your faith? It's real, the [link=pain]http://babelfish.qwertydigital.com/" style="COLOR: #EB4288[/link] you feel. The life, the love, You die to heal. The hope that starts, The broken hearts... I’ve got another confession my friend, I’m no fool. I’m getting tired of starting again, Somewhere new."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59


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