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<blockquote data-quote="loupa_carpathian" data-source="post: 1580377" data-attributes="member: 600610">Hey!I work in a pet store, so that&#039;s were I encountered these fish.&nbsp; Were I work , we have this HUGE plant tank, were we have a bunch of plants for sale, I think it&#039;s something like 500-600 gallons.&nbsp; Not 100% sure on that.&nbsp; Anyway, b/c of the set up we do get snails in there.So I usually hunt through the feeder comets goldfish for some unique and pretty ones to pop over in the plant tank to snack on the snails.&nbsp; So, yesterday I stumbled across two really awesome looking ones!They have a comet body with the three pronged fantail goldfish tail!&nbsp; I&#039;ve only ever seen this one other time, and he got snagged for someones pond in a heart beat.&nbsp; So I popped them over into the plant tank so they wouldn&#039;t be eaten.My question is how rare is this?Is it a recessive gene that&#039;s popping up or are they a hybrid?Are they as prone to digestive issues as other fantail goldfish?And of the 3 I&#039;ve seen, all 3 were gold with black markings, more specifically a line down their spine.&nbsp; It is linked possiblly?I know that in humans, some genes can be so closelly tied together that they are more often than not inherited together, could this be the case?Are they rare, or is it an accident no one wants and that&#039;s why they&#039;re with the other feeders?Any thoughts?Just curious : )&nbsp; I though they were pretty awsome.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="loupa_carpathian, post: 1580377, member: 600610"] Hey! I work in a pet store, so that's were I encountered these fish. Were I work , we have this HUGE plant tank, were we have a bunch of plants for sale, I think it's something like 500-600 gallons. Not 100% sure on that. Anyway, b/c of the set up we do get snails in there. So I usually hunt through the feeder comets goldfish for some unique and pretty ones to pop over in the plant tank to snack on the snails. So, yesterday I stumbled across two really awesome looking ones! They have a comet body with the three pronged fantail goldfish tail! I've only ever seen this one other time, and he got snagged for someones pond in a heart beat. So I popped them over into the plant tank so they wouldn't be eaten. My question is how rare is this? Is it a recessive gene that's popping up or are they a hybrid? Are they as prone to digestive issues as other fantail goldfish? And of the 3 I've seen, all 3 were gold with black markings, more specifically a line down their spine. It is linked possiblly? I know that in humans, some genes can be so closelly tied together that they are more often than not inherited together, could this be the case? Are they rare, or is it an accident no one wants and that's why they're with the other feeders? Any thoughts? Just curious : ) I though they were pretty awsome. [/QUOTE]

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