Shubunkins with barbels

[Dazed & Confused]

Hi,

I just got some four-inch long shubunkins from our local fish shop. They
all have quite long barbels. The shubunkins I have had in the past had
no barbels. Is there a type of shubunkin that has barbels or might
these be koi?

Thanks

[Ann in Houston]

They sound like koi to me. You might have gotten a deal on them if the
store thought they were goldfish.

[San Diego Joe]

"Dazed & Confused" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I just got some four-inch long shubunkins from our local fish shop. They
> all have quite long barbels. The shubunkins I have had in the past had
> no barbels. Is there a type of shubunkin that has barbels or might
> these be koi?
>
> Thanks

As far as I know, barbels mean Koi.

San Diego Joe
4,000 - 5,000 Gallons.
Goldfish, a RES named Colombo and an Oscar.

"We need to make a sacrifice to the pond gods, find me a young virgin... oh,
and bring something to kill"

[Elaine T]

Dazed & Confused wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just got some four-inch long shubunkins from our local fish shop. They
> all have quite long barbels. The shubunkins I have had in the past had
> no barbels. Is there a type of shubunkin that has barbels or might
> these be koi?
>
> Thanks

No barbels on my shubunkans. I'll add my vote to the koi tally.

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[Tom L. La Bron]

Dazed & Confused (is this one or two people?;-)

You don't have Shubunkins, you have probably culled KOI. Goldfish is my
preference and I don't know all the KOI varieties, but that is what you got.

Tom L.L.
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"Dazed & Confused" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> I just got some four-inch long shubunkins from our local fish shop. They
> all have quite long barbels. The shubunkins I have had in the past had no
> barbels. Is there a type of shubunkin that has barbels or might these be
> koi?
>
> Thanks