Was fishing an urban pond I fish often. Caught this lovely post spawn fish. Never seen find that color ok a common. Is there some koi genetics? Is that what I’m seeing?
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xxxTbs on
Just a normal common.
kse_john on
The thing about carp is, well, they come in many shapes and sizes and colors. Koi are just specifically bred for their coloring. After several generations of interbreeding with typical carp, those colors often disappear. Ive seen non-ghost very pale looking carp, orange ish looking, dark, two tone, and on and on. It’s one of the things that just mesmerizes me about the species really.
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Just a normal common.
The thing about carp is, well, they come in many shapes and sizes and colors. Koi are just specifically bred for their coloring. After several generations of interbreeding with typical carp, those colors often disappear. Ive seen non-ghost very pale looking carp, orange ish looking, dark, two tone, and on and on. It’s one of the things that just mesmerizes me about the species really.