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Are there any wild goldfish2007-11-24 23:10:06

there are soo many of them as pets.. are they even wild anymore.. were they ever?!

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Unfortunately there is no such thing as a wild goldfish. Goldfish are actually mutants created by human (who breed them for different mutated traits). The original so call goldfish is a greenish yellowish carp like fish :) The modern goldfish is totally different from what it's ancestors looks like :)

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yes...they are called carp...I kid you not. Carp are a type of goldfish.

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don't think they ever were in the wild but they originated from china

heres some info

http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/2001/ar...

hope that helps

Rae

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They are related to the carp that people call "junk fish" when they catch them in lakes. They get pretty big and ugly.

http://peacecorpsonline.org/messages/ima...

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sure...they make really good bait

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Goldfish originated in Eastern Asia - China.

For years they were only owned by Royalty.

They are a form of Carp.

And yes, there are still wild forms of Goldfish/Carp. Like the Asian Carp.

And don't forget that a lot of people released their Goldfish back into the wild when they couldn't care for them anymore.

After a few generations Goldfish revert back to their original coloration - a kind of Greenish Brown - difficult to see in the water.