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    Koi?

    Hi all,

    Sorry if this is obvious for you but I’m starting my first koi pond and bought some “koi carp” fish online. When I was acclimatising them in my quarantine tank I realised they look very much like goldfish?

    What do you think? I can’t see any barbs either…

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    Hi

    100% by their body shape these are small koi

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    definitely koi, i have some very similar where did they come from ?

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    Thanks guys for the confirmation haha. Bought them from a seller from eBay

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    I could be wrong here as it not easy to see from those photos but it doesn't look like any of those fish have barbels. They could actually be goldfish. I thought that was the easiest way to tell the difference?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frimley Koi keeper View Post
    I could be wrong here as it not easy to see from those photos but it doesn't look like any of those fish have barbels. They could actually be goldfish. I thought that was the easiest way to tell the difference?
    I thought that last night but looking on a phone so couldn't see properly

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ajm View Post
    I thought that last night but looking on a phone so couldn't see properly

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    That's all I'm using but zoomed in as much as possible. Even koi fry have barbels.
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    if you look at the metallic one on first pic bottom left close up you can see a barbell and in the reflection on the glass

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    also in second pic same fish close up looks like a barbell to me

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    Quote Originally Posted by Frimley Koi keeper View Post
    I could be wrong here as it not easy to see from those photos but it doesn't look like any of those fish have barbels. They could actually be goldfish. I thought that was the easiest way to tell the difference?
    hi frim, i do reckon they are koi ive never seen goldfish with colours/metallic like them, im lookin on a laptop so can zoom in quite a bit and they do look like barbells to me

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    Quote Originally Posted by ziggys dad View Post
    hi frim, i do reckon they are koi ive never seen goldfish with colours/metallic like them, im lookin on a laptop so can zoom in quite a bit and they do look like barbells to me
    Yes actually that one could possibly have barbels as I can just about make them out on the phone. Will have another look on the laptop later
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    Just took a few more photos, what do you guys think?
    In one of the photos if you zoom in I think I can actually see a barb...
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    Also look at the tails .

    Generally Koi have a full tail and Goldfish have split tails . . . . . i know there are fancy Koi too bred for different fin shape

    The barbs should be there from day one but develop as the fish does, so if you can see hair like growth that will be it
    two sets of barbs per fish

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kohler91 View Post
    Just took a few more photos, what do you guys think?
    In one of the photos if you zoom in I think I can actually see a barb...
    hi kohler, did you get these from a dealer or a private buyer ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ziggys dad View Post
    hi kohler, did you get these from a dealer or a private buyer ?
    I was going to ask the same question as these are difficult to say 100% what they are as they have both koi and goldfish traits (not sure if that's the right word but hopefully you know what I mean? )
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