gold fish that resemble koi

[jacktheknife]

does anyone know of any goldfish varieties that closely resemble koi? for instance, that sarasa comet goldfish could finish second in a kohaku look-alike contest.....

the fish are to go in a 10 gallon aquarium, and i am sure real koi would outgrown the enviroment much too quickly

 

[RogerMcAllen]

10 gallon is way too small. If you want koi you need a pond. If you want a goldfish you need something like 5 gallons each, some of the fancies should even get something like 10 gallons per fish.

 

[jacktheknife]

okay, i'll put them in my 38, then

 

[Corty]

for instance, that sarasa comet goldfish could finish second in a kohaku look-alike contest.....

Why not just get a Comet then?

http://www.aquazoo.com.au/Pix of Stuff/comets.jpg

These guys are great, and I don't see why you couldn't put one in a 38 gallon tank.

 

[jacktheknife]

i am planning on getting the sarasa comet that i mentioned earlier, was wondering if anyone had any other suggestions for a tank mate...

 

[Corty]

Shubunkins are nice.

 

[jsoong]

How about a shubunkin, like this"
http://www.brooklands.co.nz/gold/shubunkin.htm

 

[jacktheknife]

yeah, the shubunkin looks pretty good
i just might go with that

if he had a more equal amount of orange and black he would look like a taisho sanke