[36505]

I have not encountered one like this before.

 

[golden rod]

That's a gnarly carp.....ugly mofo but :thumb:

 

[chuckphlegm]

Tail is crazy.

 

[36505]

I think it's some form of a hybrid.

 

[Ninja]

Perhaps its a cross between fantail goldfish and a carp

 

[bobys]

definitely goldfish hybrid

 

[ghostman]

You should maybe contact DOW with that... might be some new invasive species.

 

[shutupandfish]

Any fish can have genes for long fins. It looks like a normal carp, just long finned. Look up butterfly koi...

 

[bobys]

Any fish can have genes for long fins

Then where are the long finned largemouth, smallmouth, catfish, crappie, wiper, walleye, etc...

 

[36505]

The fish was also missing the barbels

 

[Rip Lip]

Tail is crazy.

Yea, that tail says "I'm a lazy SOB". Cool pic!

 

[Fordo]

Man that's something else. Nice catch.

 

[dacarell]

Lake Arbour??

 

[treble]

gorgeous....yes I am speaking of your carp

 

[CF LURKER]

Pretty cool lookin fish

 

[rattman]

In many places you would be required to marry that fish after having done whatever it is that you have done to it.

 

[fishmanlee]

Hickenlooper likes to fish?

 

[tjauto]

That fish is definately a hybrid. Did you catch anything else that might have clues as to what it is?

 

[John_COSprings]

A darn good fish - well done Ralpert !

I reckon Ninja hit the nail on the head with this one, hybrid, common carp with a bit of goldfish in there, a few generations back.

Here is another fantail picture, that CarpQuest fan, Kyle Jeffrey sent me a while ago, they really are a pretty fish ! I don't see that many reports of them, so pretty rare capture...

John
CarpQuest

 

[36505]

It was caught in a small neighborhood pond. I would guess that a lot of household goldfish pets spent the latter years in this pond. This is my theory. I guy who also fishes this pond said that he has caught a few of these over the years. From the pic, any guess on how old this fish is?