What type of Goldfish

[Lepisosteus]

this is from a video of a tank when I was a kid, I remember I caught these 4 goldfish out of a half million gallon pond and their growth rate was incredible. I believe they are regular comets but feel free to correct me, here they are. Sorry for the bad pic, it's a photo of my laptop with my phone

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[newworld]

Look like commons to me...I've always liked there stocky bodies and short fins much more than the long flowing bodies of comets...

 

[MN_Rebel]

Yup common goldfish.

 

[Lepisosteus]

what's the chance on hybridization with carp? I know there were carp in the pond as well and we caught some of these that were silver and black or with black patches and gold

 

[MN_Rebel]

Very common in the wild but for some strange reason, not very common in koi ponds but I won't be surprised if there is a single or two hybrids in your pond.

 

[MN_Rebel]

That said, don't expect a colorful hybrid. They're mostly dull grey colored and the males are sterile

 

[Lepisosteus]

That said, don't expect a colorful hybrid. They're mostly dull grey colored and the males are sterile

yes they were all dull silvery. some had black. This was a very large pond