Lonely Angel

Three of these fish were in the used tank I bought about two months ago and the previous owners said they were goldfish but that they just never grew big. However, I came across a website about rosy minnows, and they look exactly like my unknown fish. My mystery fish are between 2 and 2.5 inches in length. I thought someone here might have more experience and be able to see if my fish are goldfish or minnows.

The minnow website with pictures:
http://www.fishpondinfo.com/rosy2.htm

angelfish220

Yeah, they look like Rosys more than goldfish

gremlin

These look more like rosy red minnows to me - definitely not goldfish...

found a couple of pics online - these are called rosy red or rosy red fathead minnows.

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COBettaCouple

Yea, their fins would indicate minnows.

Lonely Angel

Oh good. That means the tank isn't quite as hopelessly overstocked.

Thanks for the help!

Allie

Those are pretty.

Rbacchiega

and, when raised in separate tanks for a month, make great feeder fish LOL

witt0018

I had some rosy minnows a long time ago, also had some guppies that had bee bred in cold water, they interbred, and I ended up with rosy guppies, very pretty looking pale orange guppies, with rosy red cheeks, very unusual, and always a good talking point.