Has Anyone ever had a fancy Goldfish and Koi cross breed in pond?
The only fish that were capable of the breeding were my female Lion Head Goldfish and my male Butterfly Koi... There weren't as many babies as there usually are for a breeding but I suspected that to be because of the young age and the frogs in the pond.
They are interesting, they have the darker stripe my yellow Butterfly Koi had and a couple have grown longer fins also. They resemble the Lion head in the fact that their eyes are farther apart then the average goldfish or koi, they have a grey/silvery color to them, with white bellies.
Here's a picture...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/91392479@N02/8298136804/in/photostream/lightbox/
I'd LOVE to see if anyone else has had crosses between Koi & Goldfish! (PICTURES!)
The only fish that were capable of the breeding were my female Lion Head Goldfish and my male Butterfly Koi... There weren't as many babies as there usually are for a breeding but I suspected that to be because of the young age and the frogs in the pond.
They are interesting, they have the darker stripe my yellow Butterfly Koi had and a couple have grown longer fins also. They resemble the Lion head in the fact that their eyes are farther apart then the average goldfish or koi, they have a grey/silvery color to them, with white bellies.
Here's a picture...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/91392479@N02/8298136804/in/photostream/lightbox/
I'd LOVE to see if anyone else has had crosses between Koi & Goldfish! (PICTURES!)