how can i tell the diffrence between those really small kois and feeder fish
2007-11-02 14:43:58 · 5 answers · asked by rory 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
what other diffrences between them besides price and whiskers
2007-11-02 14:53:57 · update #1
The Koi will have whiskers, the Goldfish will not.
Soop Nazi
EDIT: Feeder Goldfish come in all sorts of colors, not just orange, so please, don't go to the store and get a Goldfish thinking it's a spotted Koi...
2007-11-02 14:46:23 · answer #1 · answered by nosoop4u246 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Koi are expensive, feeder goldfish are not.
Koi generally have something that looks like whiskers, feeder goldfish do not.
However, plain old ordinary 10 cent feeder goldfish have survived better in my Koi pond than the Koi (they are both carp), with some of the goldfish reaching 11 inches in length already, and they look just as cool as the Koi.
2007-11-02 21:49:48 · answer #2 · answered by Lady S 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The price is the first clue,and the whiskers is the second.If you can find a feeder with whiskers for 15cents,BUY IT!
The other differences are..the size,and and the eating habits,and the water conditions.
2007-11-02 22:16:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The feeder fish has 2 blade like tail. A koi has more colors, white black red orange etc. A feeder goldfish is orange only.
2007-11-02 21:57:01 · answer #4 · answered by Chad, M.D. 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hi Ally, if you have the patience simply wait 20 years, the Goldfish is the one that's around 18" long while the Koi will be almost double that!
2007-11-02 22:32:04 · answer #5 · answered by John 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋