Which breed have I got?

[fishflaps]

I bought 4 new fish the other day.. 1 black moor (named Pickle) 1 red cap oranda (named Stemroach) 1 orange oranda (named Patrick) & this one.. Little Lily.... see images...

She's a lovely little thing.. well I say she.. she is very feminine & angelic looking, with an almost see through pinky body & fins, but has massive bluey black eyes..

Can anyone tell me what breed she is please? I know the pics aint very good, my camera isn't good at taking close ups of moving fish... :dive2:

Bless her, she's beautiful but the others seem to pick on her :sad:

Any help would be appreciated... thx..

 

[CoreyMac]

No idea. Looks like something I saw in a dream once.

 

[hondamx]

I woud say some kind of telescope goldfish. Just wondering what size tank you have.

 

[dorkfish]

Some goldys will have all white coloration. Not to sure on this though, but it looks like a standard fan tail.

However, on a side note, I hope you've got these fish in a relitively huge tank - all too often these fish are kept in tanks which are way to small (eg. anything under 20-30 gallons for a single fish is inapropriate for long term care) for these "massive" fish, wich ends up in stuned very sick and unhealthy goldfish, same goes for the tank enviroment. For the four of them, something like 70-80 gallons wil be nesiisary to keep them happy and healthy.

 

[fishflaps]

They are in a more than decent sized tank at the moment but in the next 2 weeks or so they are moving to more appropriate accomodation (when its ready for them) God I sound like an estate agent...

If Lily carries on been picked on though I might think of moving her into her own tank with Stemroach (they seem to stick together) That means buying yet another tank! Jeez they're more expensive than the kids lol

Thanks for the help.. i'll post anymore updates soon... :dive:

 

[hondamx]

I think she must be a color variation of a telescope. I'm not positive though.

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=16&cat=1922&articleid=2505

 

[Dangerdoll]

It is a color variation of a telescope. Nice looking one, too.

 

[fishflaps]

For the four of them, something like 70-80 gallons wil be nesiisary to keep them happy and healthy.

Just as a matter of interest to see if my tanks are big enough... what is 70/80 gallons in UK metric? Anyone know? :huh:

 

[dorkfish]

70-80 UK gallons is equal to 84-96 US gallons.