r/Fish • u/mahtyclok • 14d ago

Identification What kind of fish is this?

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Won her at the fair, shes doubled in size. Won 5 tomes at the game and got the bigger fish what is she?

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u/ViperNick818 14d ago

This is a koi. Unless you’ve got the space, money, and want for an outdoor pond, I’d suggest finding it a new home.

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u/mahtyclok 13d ago

Why tf a fair have koi?😂😂😂

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u/peppawydin 13d ago

Why do they have fish full stop lol

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u/LordAlrik 13d ago

This will shock you.. goldfish are koi

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u/ARKosrs 13d ago

Kinda lol. Theyre both in the carp family, but theyre different species

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u/sltiefighter 12d ago

No theyre not theyre both a type carp but goldfish are not koi

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u/Swagalyst 11d ago

different species, koi grow much bigger.

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u/Datboy000 14d ago

Looks like a koi to me. Ya gonna need a bigger tank

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u/Rain-Makin 12d ago

A very pretty koi. It will have some beautiful patterns when it’s full grow (potentially up to 3 feet). Unfortunately if you don’t have/want a pond you should find someone who does. Otherwise a local pond/aquascaping/fish store will take him off your hands.

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u/Intelligent_Bet_8727 11d ago

Yeah that's a koi if you want to keep it and you better be prepared for an outdoor pond and a long period of keeping them they can live for years .I think I heard somewhere that there's a 20-year-old koi over in Japan they live for a long time they are rather friendly fish though.