What is this fish?

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There's been an ongoing discussion of this fish picture on IFND Facebook page. It was supposedly caught in a Fargo city complex pond along with a few others. The thought is it may be that somebody let some go from their fish tank.

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If it were a freshwater aquarium-type fish, I'd say it's pretty close to a female Tinfoil Barb. The scales are large, and they are chrome. Not white, not silver - they are chrome.

Or, could it be a tullibee?

I don't think it's Tilapia.
 

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I worked in a fish farm in my high school years sorting tilapia.... definitely not that. That's as far as my knowledge base goes.
 


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If it were a freshwater aquarium-type fish, I'd say it's pretty close to a female Tinfoil Barb. The scales are large, and they are chrome. Not white, not silver - they are chrome.

Or, could it be a tullibee?

I don't think it's Tilapia.

You got a horse in the race with the Tinfoil Barb, but there is no way a tullibee could live in a shallow city pond.
 

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You ever got one of those 5-cent goldfish from the pet store and had it live long enough to grow more than a couple inches? Pretty sure they turn into that. In any case, it's of the carp family. Big scales. Dorsal fin that starts halfway back and goes close to the tail. Sucker/downturned mouth. Big dopey eyes. It's no common, but it's of that family.

I know a buddy who has a town home right off 94 and his little community retention pond is loaded with goldfish and the like.
 

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That luscious wavy tail tells me it's pet trade "goldfish" - a Prussian that's been bred to have "fantail".

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wild Prussian at bottom - Mr. Goldilocks at top.

That's no naturally selected tail.

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it's actually a forward mouth - just like a goldfish

and that black dotted lateral line is a fantastic match
 
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Yep, Dad use to raise goldfish in a little plastic pond…bring them in during the winter and back out to pond in summer .. raccoons sure do love goldfish … some would get 6-8 inches and looked very similar
 


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That luscious wavy tail tells me it's pet trade "goldfish" - a Prussian that's been bred to have "fantail".

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wild Prussian at bottom - Mr. Goldilocks at top.

That's no naturally selected tail.

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it's actually a forward mouth - just like a goldfish



I hear ya cluckin' big chicken.
 

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I'm not exactly sure what it is but I have a small pond in the back yard and the wife has Koi fish in it. They stay outside all winter and do fine. some of them are 14 inches or bigger now.
 

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I actually had a relative catch a rather large goldfish out of Sakakawea a number of years ago. Confirmed by G&F.
 

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I remember reading a story published by a DNR/G&F division that discovered a remote pond with hundreds of gold fish feeding near the surface. After witnessing the infestation during aerial inspections, they had to act quick to eradicate the pond. By the time they got back to the pond (a few weeks I guess), some sort of raptor species migrated through and cleaned all them golden treats out of the water. The biologists figured they were easy picking in the clear pond and the birds took advantage of the situation.


also, I think guywhoknowsfish figured it out.
 


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