There's Someone for Every fish

[Charles]

I took the small goldfish that hatched last year to a local water
garden shop. someone came in today, saw the white ones and bought
them all, really liked them.


--
Charles

Does not play well with others.

[anemone]

Cool! What type of goldfish were they?
"Charles" > wrote in message
...
>I took the small goldfish that hatched last year to a local water
> garden shop. someone came in today, saw the white ones and bought
> them all, really liked them.
>
>
> --
> Charles
>
> Does not play well with others.

[Charles]

On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 04:12:41 GMT, "anemone" >
wrote:

>Cool! What type of goldfish were they?
>"Charles" > wrote in message
...
>>I took the small goldfish that hatched last year to a local water
>> garden shop. someone came in today, saw the white ones and bought
>> them all, really liked them.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Charles
>>
>> Does not play well with others.
>


Just white ones. Two could be called comets, one had the start of
quite nice long fins. the others would just be called commons.

White goldfish are not usually treasured, they are among the first to
be culled out when culling takes place.


--
Charles

Does not play well with others.

[anemone]

yeah,,,,unlucky...I love my white commet....but you can tell he used to be
orange at some stage because of a little bit of orange tip on his dorsal
fin....

Id really love to see a black comet or common.....now that would be
interesting!
"Charles" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 04:12:41 GMT, "anemone" >
> wrote:
>
>>Cool! What type of goldfish were they?
>>"Charles" > wrote in message
...
>>>I took the small goldfish that hatched last year to a local water
>>> garden shop. someone came in today, saw the white ones and bought
>>> them all, really liked them.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Charles
>>>
>>> Does not play well with others.
>>
>
>
> Just white ones. Two could be called comets, one had the start of
> quite nice long fins. the others would just be called commons.
>
> White goldfish are not usually treasured, they are among the first to
> be culled out when culling takes place.
>
>
> --
> Charles
>
> Does not play well with others.

[Angrie.Woman]

"Charles" > wrote in message
...

>
>
> Just white ones. Two could be called comets, one had the start of
> quite nice long fins. the others would just be called commons.
>

I thought that comets and commons were the same thing.

A, wondering what she has.

[sophie]

In message >,
Angrie.Woman > writes
>
>"Charles" > wrote in message
...
>
>>
>>
>> Just white ones. Two could be called comets, one had the start of
>> quite nice long fins. the others would just be called commons.
>>
>
>I thought that comets and commons were the same thing.
>
>A, wondering what she has.

comets are like commons but deeper in the body with very long fins.
they get BIG.
quickly.

http://www.bristol-aquarists.org.uk/goldfish/comet/comet.htm

and here's mine ;-)

http://www.freewebs.com/fishstuff/cometforangrie.htm
>
>

--
sophie

[Bill Stock]

"Charles" > wrote in message
...
>I took the small goldfish that hatched last year to a local water
> garden shop. someone came in today, saw the white ones and bought
> them all, really liked them.
>
>
> --
> Charles
>
> Does not play well with others.

I've got two white commons that were born in the pond two summers ago. One
has finally developed orange eyebrows and lips (must be a female :) ) and
the other has developed orange pectoral fins. The fish that I think is the
mother, was originally orange and white, but has turned all white.

[Charles]

On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 06:01:09 GMT, "anemone" >
wrote:

>yeah,,,,unlucky...I love my white commet....but you can tell he used to be
>orange at some stage because of a little bit of orange tip on his dorsal
>fin....
>
>Id really love to see a black comet or common.....now that would be
>interesting!
>

The closest I have seen to all black are fish from the "midnight Blue"
line from Hunting Creek fisheries.

I have some, one that is almost black from the top, but shows a deep
brownish orange from the side. In the pond they look nice. I haven't
bred them yet, other than leaving them in the pond and letting nature
take its course. I seem to keep having emergencies at the wrong time
of the year.

Anyway, here's a link to Hunting Creek:

http://www.huntingcreekfisheries.com/fish.asp


--
Charles

Does not play well with others.

[bettasngoldfish]

Personally, I really like the white goldies. I have an all white
oranda and an all white common. I had a beautifu all white ryukin who
I lost recently due to swim bladder issues. Very sad.....

[anemone]

Holy cow.....the "sky blue shubunkin" is the spitting image of my
shubunkin....now i know what she is!
"Charles" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 06:01:09 GMT, "anemone" >
> wrote:
>
>>yeah,,,,unlucky...I love my white commet....but you can tell he used to be
>>orange at some stage because of a little bit of orange tip on his dorsal
>>fin....
>>
>>Id really love to see a black comet or common.....now that would be
>>interesting!
>>
>
> The closest I have seen to all black are fish from the "midnight Blue"
> line from Hunting Creek fisheries.
>
> I have some, one that is almost black from the top, but shows a deep
> brownish orange from the side. In the pond they look nice. I haven't
> bred them yet, other than leaving them in the pond and letting nature
> take its course. I seem to keep having emergencies at the wrong time
> of the year.
>
> Anyway, here's a link to Hunting Creek:
>
> http://www.huntingcreekfisheries.com/fish.asp
>
>
> --
> Charles
>
> Does not play well with others.

[Angrie.Woman]

"sophie" > wrote in message
...
>
> comets are like commons but deeper in the body with very long fins.
> they get BIG.
> quickly.
>
> http://www.bristol-aquarists.org.uk/goldfish/comet/comet.htm
>
> and here's mine ;-)
>
> http://www.freewebs.com/fishstuff/cometforangrie.htm

:) - thanks!

I believe I have a common then. It's a little dark, but you'll get the idea.

http://www.indyattic.com/pics/fish.jpg

A

[Charles]

On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 04:46:31 GMT, "Angrie.Woman"
> wrote:

>
>"sophie" > wrote in message
...
>>
>> comets are like commons but deeper in the body with very long fins.
>> they get BIG.
>> quickly.
>>
>> http://www.bristol-aquarists.org.uk/goldfish/comet/comet.htm
>>
>> and here's mine ;-)
>>
>> http://www.freewebs.com/fishstuff/cometforangrie.htm
>
>:) - thanks!
>
>I believe I have a common then. It's a little dark, but you'll get the idea.
>
>http://www.indyattic.com/pics/fish.jpg
>
>A
>
>


somewhat between common and comet. I fooled with the picture a bit,
can I send it to you, or do you get alt,binaries.aquaria?


--
Charles

Does not play well with others.

[2pods]

"anemone" > wrote in message
...
> Holy cow.....the "sky blue shubunkin" is the spitting image of my
> shubunkin....now i know what she is!
> "Charles" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 06:01:09 GMT, "anemone" >
>> wrote:
>>
Don't know about the Golden Orfe being a European minnow, what kind of
minnow can grow to 2 foot long ?

Peter

[Charles]

On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 14:27:22 +0100, "2pods" > wrote:

>"anemone" > wrote in message
...
>> Holy cow.....the "sky blue shubunkin" is the spitting image of my
>> shubunkin....now i know what she is!
>> "Charles" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 06:01:09 GMT, "anemone" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>Don't know about the Golden Orfe being a European minnow, what kind of
>minnow can grow to 2 foot long ?
>
>Peter
>

check out the Colorado pikeminnow:

The largest minnow in North America and one of the largest in the
world, the Colorado pikeminnow at one time may have lived 50 or more
years, growing to nearly 6 feet long and weights of up to 80 pounds.

http://coloradoriverrecovery.fws.gov/Crcsq.htm
--
Charles

Does not play well with others.

[Angrie.Woman]

"Charles" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 04:46:31 GMT, "Angrie.Woman"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"sophie" > wrote in message
...
>>>
>>> comets are like commons but deeper in the body with very long fins.
>>> they get BIG.
>>> quickly.
>>>
>>> http://www.bristol-aquarists.org.uk/goldfish/comet/comet.htm
>>>
>>> and here's mine ;-)
>>>
>>> http://www.freewebs.com/fishstuff/cometforangrie.htm
>>
>>:) - thanks!
>>
>>I believe I have a common then. It's a little dark, but you'll get the
>>idea.
>>
>>http://www.indyattic.com/pics/fish.jpg
>>
>>A
>>
>>
>
>
> somewhat between common and comet. I fooled with the picture a bit,
> can I send it to you, or do you get alt,binaries.aquaria?

OK - Now I' really confused! "Somewhere between?"

I just moved into DSL world, and I haven't fooled with binaries yet. Best to
email me.



A






>
>
> --
> Charles
>
> Does not play well with others.

[2pods]

"> The largest minnow in North America and one of the largest in the
> world, the Colorado pikeminnow at one time may have lived 50 or more
> years, growing to nearly 6 feet long and weights of up to 80 pounds.
>
> http://coloradoriverrecovery.fws.gov/Crcsq.htm
> --
> Charles
>
> Does not play well with others.

That's some Minnow !

Peter

[Charles]

On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:39:57 GMT, "Angrie.Woman"
> wrote:

>
>"Charles" > wrote in message
(snip)
>> somewhat between common and comet. I fooled with the picture a bit,
>> can I send it to you, or do you get alt,binaries.aquaria?
>
>OK - Now I' really confused! "Somewhere between?"
>
>I just moved into DSL world, and I haven't fooled with binaries yet. Best to
>email me.
>

>
>A
The comet standard calls for the caudal fin to be 3/4 times the length
of the body. The depth of the body should be 2/5 to 1/2 of the length
of the body.

For the common the depth of the body should be 3/7 to 3/8 of the
length of the body.

These are standards that people have invented, fish range from one
extreme to the other.

I've seen fish that were quite certainly common sold as comets. It
really isn't important unless you are showing or judging the fish.

--
Charles

Does not play well with others.

[Angrie.Woman]

"Charles" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:39:57 GMT, "Angrie.Woman"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Charles" > wrote in message
> (snip)
>>> somewhat between common and comet. I fooled with the picture a bit,
>>> can I send it to you, or do you get alt,binaries.aquaria?
>>
>>OK - Now I' really confused! "Somewhere between?"
>>
>>I just moved into DSL world, and I haven't fooled with binaries yet. Best
>>to
>>email me.
>>

>
> I've seen fish that were quite certainly common sold as comets. It
> really isn't important unless you are showing or judging the fish.
>

Thanks for the enlightened picture, I've replaced mine with yours.

A

[Tom L. La Bron]

Charles,

The Comet is a specific variety or Breed of Goldfish. People in their
ignorance of Goldfish have over the years started calling just plain
Goldfish Comets.

As you have said the tail should be at least 3/4 the length of the fish's
body, but, that is the minimum, in years past the tail has been longer to
almost twice the body length. Walt Disney was so enthralled with the really
long tailed Comets that in Fantasia the Goldfish in the Arabian dance
sequence is a fatter representation of the really long tailed Comet.

At present, I am working at trying to come up with the longer tailed Comet
and a Black Comet. My Comets have tails that are almost a full body length.

Tom L.L.
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"Charles" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:39:57 GMT, "Angrie.Woman"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Charles" > wrote in message
> (snip)
>>> somewhat between common and comet. I fooled with the picture a bit,
>>> can I send it to you, or do you get alt,binaries.aquaria?
>>
>>OK - Now I' really confused! "Somewhere between?"
>>
>>I just moved into DSL world, and I haven't fooled with binaries yet. Best
>>to
>>email me.
>>

>>
>>A
> The comet standard calls for the caudal fin to be 3/4 times the length
> of the body. The depth of the body should be 2/5 to 1/2 of the length
> of the body.
>
> For the common the depth of the body should be 3/7 to 3/8 of the
> length of the body.
>
> These are standards that people have invented, fish range from one
> extreme to the other.
>
> I've seen fish that were quite certainly common sold as comets. It
> really isn't important unless you are showing or judging the fish.
>
> --
> Charles
>
> Does not play well with others.

[Charles]

On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 21:59:51 -0600, "Tom L. La Bron"
> wrote:

>Charles,
>
>The Comet is a specific variety or Breed of Goldfish. People in their
>ignorance of Goldfish have over the years started calling just plain
>Goldfish Comets.
>
>As you have said the tail should be at least 3/4 the length of the fish's
>body, but, that is the minimum, in years past the tail has been longer to
>almost twice the body length. Walt Disney was so enthralled with the really
>long tailed Comets that in Fantasia the Goldfish in the Arabian dance
>sequence is a fatter representation of the really long tailed Comet.
>
>At present, I am working at trying to come up with the longer tailed Comet
>and a Black Comet. My Comets have tails that are almost a full body length.
>
>Tom L.L.
>-------------------------------------------

I just put a picture of one of my more nearly black ones in
alt.binaries.aquaria.
--
Charles

Does not play well with others.

[blue sky]

I can;t see your post in alt.binaries.aquaria...i'd love too :-)
"Charles" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 21:59:51 -0600, "Tom L. La Bron"
> > wrote:
>
>>Charles,
>>
>>The Comet is a specific variety or Breed of Goldfish. People in their
>>ignorance of Goldfish have over the years started calling just plain
>>Goldfish Comets.
>>
>>As you have said the tail should be at least 3/4 the length of the fish's
>>body, but, that is the minimum, in years past the tail has been longer to
>>almost twice the body length. Walt Disney was so enthralled with the
>>really
>>long tailed Comets that in Fantasia the Goldfish in the Arabian dance
>>sequence is a fatter representation of the really long tailed Comet.
>>
>>At present, I am working at trying to come up with the longer tailed Comet
>>and a Black Comet. My Comets have tails that are almost a full body
>>length.
>>
>>Tom L.L.
>>-------------------------------------------
>
> I just put a picture of one of my more nearly black ones in
> alt.binaries.aquaria.
> --
> Charles
>
> Does not play well with others.