fish question picture of babies better picture

[dsep]

Had babies and they are black and yellow when do they get full color or is it what u see is what u get now?

I think the mom or dad is the yellow and black in pic I only have 3 so dont know who hooked up. The were born last year excited to see they survived the winter

[Sunbeam56]

The color matures as they grow. Some patterns clarify, some get muddy.
What were the parents like?
If they were not much alike, then you may end up with a lot of muji - the japanese polite term for bait of a single color.

[ke3gk]

Looks like you have quite a few in there.  How big are they ?

When do they even have small fry (is that what they are called) ?  What time of year ?

Mine are goldish with (I think) 2 Koi.

[RWinn]

I have black ones also I think they are a cross with the goldfish and koi

[tinkster]

The black ones in my pond are comets.  Its odd.. some start out small and orange, some huge and black before they turn.

tink

[dsep]

I dont have any comets only 4 koi and 3 goldfish they came the end of last summer and made it through the winter they are about 3 or 4 inches the big ones and little 2 inches
the only black i have are the koi one silver and black stripes the other yellow and black stripes I will keep you posted to what they become I have about 30 and giving them away to friends and people with ponds. I dont want to over crowd the fish.I dont think goldfish and koi get together not sure?

[Sunbeam56]

If the parents are the two hariwake, you should have shiney babies. And I see a few with some shiney peeking out underneath the black.
If the parents are a mix, you are going to get unstable genetics that tend back to the brown/black carp.

The babies that have shine, look for uniform color.
The babies that aren't shiney are bait. Sorry.
 

Koi genetics is VERY complicated. Its almost impossible to randomly produce "good" fish. But that's by the show standards. If you just want good pond guardians - they will all be good citizens.

[dsep]

Thanks for info We love them all no matter what color

[Julles]

"I have a dream...."

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