Fish, Fish, Fish pictures please!!!??

[Lisaebetten]

I am getting ready to pick some fishies and noticed a few pics here and there. Can ya all post your babies to show off? I loved the rock thread and this will help me out.

I just noticed how nice the shubbies look and think it might be a cleaner pond with them instead of koi. Do shubbies come in a butterfly? I really love the butterfly koi

 

[Mmathis]

No, Shubies don't officially come in a butterfly, but there are several different kind of Shubes. I have a few, just generic Shubes that have nice, flowy fins.

My absolute fave goldfish is the Watonai -- on iPhone, so no convenient link to post. They will remind you of a fantail at first glance, but have a different shape. Also, akin to them is the Wakin.

 

[Lisaebetten]

No, Shubies don't officially come in a butterfly, but there are several different kind of Shubes. I have a few, just generic Shubes that have nice, flowy fins.

My absolute fave goldfish is the Watonai -- on iPhone, so no convenient link to post. They will remind you of a fantail at first glance, but have a different shape. Also, akin to them is the Wakin.

Thanks, I may have seen some of your pics in different threads! I'm excited to not have to have lots of koi now that I'm falling for all the different goldies out there. I own one yellow koi that is about 4" and my just get a butterfly, the rest will be goldies for sure!

 

[Mmathis]

Thanks, I may have seen some of your pics in different threads! I'm excited to not have to have lots of koi now that I'm falling for all the different goldies out there. I own one yellow koi that is about 4" and my just get a butterfly, the rest will be goldies for sure!

Just remember that koi grow, and more so than goldfish. Depending on the size of your pond, a couple of koi might be all your pond can handle.

 

[Fishylove]

Shubbies are a very pretty fish. My first pond fish was a shubby. As they get bigger their fins get longer and flowy like a butterfly koi, just don't get as big In my experience the blue ones ( at least they are here) are harder to find and more sought after as a
"prettier" fish. But to each his own

 

[Nepen]

I love the shubbies and I just learned all the new variety of them and also the watonai. I'm now asking for watonai pair for my b-day but I might not be able to wait that long... I also got 3 sarasa from the beginning as they are part of the feeder goldfish I bought. At first I didnt like them and plan on giving them away but they grew on me and I want some variety.

I have 3 sarasa, 2 calico shubunkin, and 1 blue shubunkin (pretty).
I also have many guppies in my pond

 

[Fishylove]

This is one of two I have now he's almost 4" long

Here are some of the hungry guys

 

[dieselplower]

One thing to think about... Brighter color fish will be much more visible.... White, orange, yellow... I can barely find a black fish in my pond. A dark Shubunkin is also hard to find.

 

[Lisaebetten]

I love the shubbies and I just learned all the new variety of them and also the watonai. I'm now asking for watonai pair for my b-day but I might not be able to wait that long... I also got 3 sarasa from the beginning as they are part of the feeder goldfish I bought. At first I didnt like them and plan on giving them away but they grew on me and I want some variety.

I have 3 sarasa, 2 calico shubunkin, and 1 blue shubunkin (pretty).
I also have many guppies in my pond

Oh guppies? I live in Michigan... will the guppies live thru winter?

 

[Lisaebetten]

One thing to think about... Brighter color fish will be much more visible.... White, orange, yellow... I can barely find a black fish in my pond. A dark Shubunkin is also hard to find.

Thanks, my neighbor said that most his black babies survive because the predators can't see them. I have just decided to skip the 2nd koi and have a pretty fantail of some sort. My only other idea for a fish is a bright white and orange color mix. But I'm not too picky with fishies. I have 2 large aquariums and am used to some fish living forever and some not so long. Such is life!

 

[Lisaebetten]

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This is one of two I have now he's almost 4" long
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Here are some of the hungry guys

wowie zowie! I likies your fishies! This is what I'm talking about but on a smaller scale. How many are koi?

 

[Lisaebetten]

Just remember that koi grow, and more so than goldfish. Depending on the size of your pond, a couple of koi might be all your pond can handle.

I think I will stick with my 1 koi and go for more goldies now!!! pond is 14x11x3 with 14' stream.

 

[dieselplower]

Lisa have you been able to calculate gallons yet?

 

[addy1]

Lisa remember the koi with cross breed with the gf, usually. these some under water snaps of our shubunkins.

 

[Mmathis]

I love the shubbies and I just learned all the new variety of them and also the watonai. I'm now asking for watonai pair for my b-day but I might not be able to wait that long... I also got 3 sarasa from the beginning as they are part of the feeder goldfish I bought. At first I didnt like them and plan on giving them away but they grew on me and I want some variety.

I have 3 sarasa, 2 calico shubunkin, and 1 blue shubunkin (pretty).
I also have many guppies in my pond

Where are you (hopefully) getting your Watonai from? My favorite fish, then Wakin/Shubunkin are tied for 2nd.