Comet vs Common Differences?

[Kodiak]

How do I tell the difference between a Comet, and a Common goldfish?
Any key characteristic that gives it away?
....Kodiak

[blove]

i always thought they were one in the same, long slender bodied goldfish
commonly sold as feeder fish. a couple big ones in the indoor pond at the
lfs i work at, about a ft long each.

"Kodiak" > wrote in message
.. .
> How do I tell the difference between a Comet, and a Common goldfish?
> Any key characteristic that gives it away?
> ...Kodiak
>
>

[Kay]

blove wrote:

> i always thought they were one in the same, long slender bodied goldfish
> commonly sold as feeder fish. a couple big ones in the indoor pond at the
> lfs i work at, about a ft long each.
>
> "Kodiak" > wrote in message
> .. .
>> How do I tell the difference between a Comet, and a Common goldfish?
>> Any key characteristic that gives it away?
>> ...Kodiak
>>
>>


Comits tail is longer. I thought it was nicked named comit cause it looks
like a comit flying in space. A common has a short <strong tail> and seems
abit thicker as the comit seems slender length wise.

Kay

[Charles]

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 13:39:37 -0500, "Kodiak" >
wrote:

>How do I tell the difference between a Comet, and a Common goldfish?
>Any key characteristic that gives it away?
>...Kodiak
>


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


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correct. I too thought they were the same, but it is all in the tail. Ingrid

Kay > wrote:
>Comits tail is longer. I thought it was nicked named comit cause it looks
>like a comit flying in space. A common has a short <strong tail> and seems
>abit thicker as the comit seems slender length wise.
>
>Kay



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Kodiak,

The Comet is actually an American Variety of Goldfish. The tail of a real
Comet Goldfish is at least 3/4 the length of the body of the fish at a
minimum up to 1 1/2 times the body length of the fish. Back in the 1930's
when Goldfish were at their height in the U.S. there were Comets out there
that had tails 2 times the fish's body length.

Comet sounds more exotic sounding than Common Goldfish so sellers have
dubbed all Goldfish as Comets, but this is incorrect.

Tom L.L.
"Kodiak" > wrote in message
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> How do I tell the difference between a Comet, and a Common goldfish?
> Any key characteristic that gives it away?
> ...Kodiak
>
>