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Skunk City · #1 07-12-2016, 11:45 AM

Hit a local stream that eventually dumps into the Big P last night for some bait. I originally thought the stream was populated with Golden Shiners until I started catching these guys. Did some quick Googling last night and could not find a decisive answer. Any ideas? These fish were 6" max with no bigger fish present. Attached is a picture of a true Goldie that was on the wrong side of a Pike attack this spring for comparison

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Mikey topaz · #2 07-12-2016, 12:12 PM

Thats petey my pet goldfish!

saxmatt · #3 07-12-2016, 01:10 PM

The 1st one might be a goldfish/koi hybrid, 2nd one is a wild goldfish. They are pretty common in NJ, especially around the Passiac and Rahway.

Skunk City · #4 07-12-2016, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by saxmatt

The 1st one might be a goldfish/koi hybrid, 2nd one is a wild goldfish. They are pretty common in NJ, especially around the Passiac and Rahway.

You think the first one was bucket stocked? I saw maybe 5 similar ones, threw it back and kept the grayish ones.

Delawareriver · #5 07-12-2016, 03:17 PM

Believe both are goldfish. The bright ones typically don't survive long enough to spawn so through natural selection the brown plain colored ones take over.

buzzbaiter · #6 07-12-2016, 07:29 PM

Looks like a baby carp to me...

Skunk City · #7 07-12-2016, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikey topaz

Thats petey my pet goldfish!

No no no, that's lunch for the original Petey!