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Ever seen one of these?

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While on the St. Lawrence on Friday, I came across this fish:

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This is a cross between a carp and a goldfish (koi). Approx. 26-28" long, probably 7-8 pounds.

Years ago a goldfish pond near my home overflowed into a drainage ditch and the fish escaped into the River. A few years later these giant goldfish started to appear in the bay by my house- all the normal colour combinations, single and double tails- you name it. I did try casting to them, but had no takers. Might be worth a fortune to Koi lovers!

You'd wonder how the goldfish could survive in pike and bass infested waters, but they obviously did. Looks like there are still some kicking around...
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i think pond lovers would pay you big bucks for those..$100-$200 for the biggies.
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I can't tell from the pic -- is this one tangled up in weeds or line? (Was it dead or alive?)

They're pretty ornate fish. Never saw one "wild" before, only in garden ponds.

Looks to be a sizeable one...

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thats incredibel, shows that nature can overcome some whopping odds!
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Wolfe:

Unfortunately, this hybrid was a floater. Possibly a victim of spring viremia, a virus that is currently causing a die-off of carp in the eastern Lake Ontario basin. Same virus responsible for a die-off in 2000.

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Post by matcole »

PLease excuse my ignorance, are koi and carp part of the same family?
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matcolecat:

Koi are domesticated carp that have been bred for specific colour variations.

The photo shows a tancho sanke variety. A live one half that size is worth almost $500.00 US. Some koi bring prices of hundreds of thousands of dollars! :shock:

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wow! that much for a fish? thats nuts, someone should breed a bass and a koi........ :lol:
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The neat thing about koi VS goldfish is that the goldfish are bread to be colourful/appealing viewed from the side while the koi are bread to be viewed from above.
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It is really beautiful. I wonder if it would have liked corn?
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I saw a koi yesterday at a small lake west of here swimming around healthy. It even picked up a breadball for a second. Would have made an interesting pic, people would have thought we were fishing at Petsmart! LOL
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Koi

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Koi contests comin up :!: :!:

What would make a Koi worth over 100K? Not that I doubt it, just wondering.

Catch 5, keepem live. Sellem.

Yahoo :?:

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Re: Koi

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Jigs wrote: What would make a Koi worth over 100K?
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Rarity, people will pay for it.
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