Unknown fish!!!!

[trickshot3102]

It looks like a white/pink goldfish, does anyone know what it is? Thanks!!!

 

[Fresh2o]

It's a goldfish with a variation in pigment (or lack of pigment). The gills appear reddish because the normal pigmentation would otherwise be covering them up.

 

[trickshot3102]

It's a goldfish with a variation in pigment (or lack of pigment). The gills appear reddish because the normal pigmentation would otherwise be covering them up.

Thanks! I knew he looked like a goldfish, but he lacked pigment Also, I have an aerator and he seems to play in the bubbles, is that normal fish behavior?
Thanks!

 

[Andy Sager]

Thanks! I knew he looked like a goldfish, but he lacked pigment Also, I have an aerator and he seems to play in the bubbles, is that normal fish behavior?
Thanks!

Yes. Some fish like to play in the bubbles. Gives them something to do

Hope this helps

 

[trickshot3102]

Thanks! I was wondering what he was doing! lol!

 

[ClearVision94]

Yeah like the yellow fish from finding nemo lol

 

[twiddlemuffin]

He looks like a shubunkin. I think that variant is called ghost or bristol

 

[pip walters]

twiddlemuffin is bang on correct. When two shubunkins are bred together, the results yield 50% coloured shuunkins, 25% brown (natural type colouration) ans 25% of these pink coloured fish with clear gill covers. In recent years, instead of discarding these fish in favour of the coloured variants, breeders have marketed them as 'ghost' goldfish. The same goes for 'calico' fancies too - I have some 'ghost' fantails in stock at the moment

 

[trickshot3102]

UPDATE!!! Hey everyone! I just came across this old thread and wanted to give everyone an update! As you know, I had the Goldie and a swordtail in a 10 gallon! Yes, a 10 gallon!! So, I realized that it was too small when the Goldie got to two inches. So, I searched on Craigslist, and found a 40 gallon for 40 bucks! So now I have a total of 10 fish in the 40 (all the fish are in my signature). Anyway, thanks for all the advice in the Goldie!

 

[pip walters]

Cool, you went from one fish per 5g to one fish per 4g .... oops!

Seriously though, the goldfish and the tinfoil are highly likely to eat the neons when they are a little larger. Goldfish should never be kept in a trop community tank.

 

[trickshot3102]

Cool, you went from one fish per 5g to one fish per 4g .... oops!

Seriously though, the goldfish and the tinfoil are highly likely to eat the neons when they are a little larger. Goldfish should never be kept in a trop community tank.

Hey, it's better than having them all in a 10 gal at 20 fish per gallon (that's actually pretty accurate!) I think the Goldie is fine in the community tank because I keep it in the expectable temp range for all of the fish

 

[preyas1207]

:O never seen a albino goldfish before all i would see are albino sailfin plecs

 

[trickshot3102]

:O never seen a albino goldfish before all i would see are albino sailfin plecs

I did some research and he is a transparent goldfish!

The see-through goldfish: Japanese scientists develop fish whose hearts and brains can be seen through translucent skin | Mail Online

 

[pip walters]

I did some research and he is a transparent goldfish!

The see-through goldfish: Japanese scientists develop fish whose hearts and brains can be seen through translucent skin | Mail Online

Mmmmmmm, the Mail eh? Can you see the fish's brain in that picture? You would have to see through it's skull!! Can you see any other organs inside that fish? Not the most transparent is it. The mail isn't the most transparent newspaler either, lol

I have bred thousands of fish like yours. As I said, they are a derivitive of the shubunkin. The same applies to calico fancies, which are just the fancy (deformed) version of the shubunkin. They have only quite recently become commercial , being sold as ghlst goldfish. They used to be a trash fish, culled in favour of the coloured siblings.

 

[preyas1207]

lol recently in petsmart and all they had in their fantails were those ghost varieties and yeah hes a ghost usually albinos are those creepy ones with red eyes - thats close enough to the creepiness have you guys seen an albino crocidilian so scary