Golden silver shark???

[esoxlucius]

Is there such a thing as a golden silver shark, as in a golden variety of the silver shark, or Bala shark?

They have some juveniles at my LFS, and they do look like Bala sharks but not a hint of silver or black on them, just all gold, pretty bland actually.

According to the guy at the LFS they have been bred that way and I must say I have to agree with him when he said they've ruined a beautiful fish by breeding this variety.

I am very sceptical that they are a true golden Bala. I can't find anything on line about golden Bala sharks.

Anybody heard of breeders coming up with this oddball variety?

 

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

Without a picture I can't be sure, but I suspect he may be mixing up bala sharks with roseline sharks. Roseline sharks have a gold variety with very little of any other color, so it's not inconceivable for them to have been bred for all gold.

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[tlindsey]

Is there such a thing as a golden silver shark, as in a golden variety of the silver shark, or Bala shark?

They have some juveniles at my LFS, and they do look like Bala sharks but not a hint of silver or black on them, just all gold, pretty bland actually.

According to the guy at the LFS they have been bred that way and I must say I have to agree with him when he said they've ruined a beautiful fish by breeding this variety.

I am very sceptical that they are a true golden Bala. I can't find anything on line about golden Bala sharks.

Anybody heard of breeders coming up with this oddball variety?

I've never heard of golden silver shark.

 

[1 2many]

The name doesn’t sound familiar. Post a pic

 

[esoxlucius]

When I went in earlier I left my phone in the car, I wish I hadn't now, lol.

I suspect there's no such thing, typical LFS employee spouting off. Usually they have the fancy name of the fish wrote at the side of the common name, which would have been Balantiocheilos Melanopterus, but in this case it just said "golden silver shark", which I thought suspicious.

Next time I go, and if they still have some, I'll take pictures to see if someone can ID them.

 

[tlindsey]

it just said "golden silver shark", which I thought suspicious.

I agree probably a made up name ?

 

[Deadeye]

Could have been black sharks or rainbow/red tail sharks, both have albino forms. Subdominant ones that I’ve seen in pet shops always had clear fins.

 

[Sassafras]

Here is a picture of the gold and silver side-by-side for comparison ?

 

[Deadeye]

Here is a picture of the gold and silver side-by-side for comparison ?

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You think it would get along with my pleco?

 

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

Here is a picture of the gold and silver side-by-side for comparison ?

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