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    Thread: Orange Fish

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      There is always something to learn. The fish has a dark spot on one side of the head. Never seen this asymmetrically. Thin skin? Thin/missing bone? Fingers crossed waiting for it to disappear.


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      Looks like an Orange Karashigoi if i'm not mistaken. My first thought is that the dark spot may just be the somewhat translucent skull showing the brain spot. I'd imagine that as this fish grows and the skin thickens, that dark spot should grow fainter until it's covered completely.

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      Quote Originally Posted by Euryth View Post
      Looks like an Orange Karashigoi if i'm not mistaken. My first thought is that the dark spot may just be the somewhat translucent skull showing the brain spot. I'd imagine that as this fish grows and the skin thickens, that dark spot should grow fainter until it's covered completely.
      That's my hope. See thru skull is normal on tosai but the dark spot is usually symmetrical. Curious how one side closed up faster than the other.

      I take full responsibility for picking this fish. The dark spot was visible in the 5 fish group photo. I thought it was just shadow. I mis-matched this one with the individual photo of a different orange fish that has better skin and no black spot. It turned out that no individual photo was posted for this fish.

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      Quote Originally Posted by abuchi123 View Post
      That's my hope. See thru skull is normal on tosai but the dark spot is usually symmetrical. Curious how one side closed up faster than the other.

      I take full responsibility for picking this fish. The dark spot was visible in the 5 fish group photo. I thought it was just shadow. I mis-matched this one with the individual photo of a different orange fish that has better skin and no black spot. It turned out that no individual photo was posted for this fish.
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      Quote Originally Posted by rainblood View Post
      You of all people...
      Even if this fish was missing one eye and swims like a tadpole, I did give dealer its #number#. No reason to beeeetch about this fish.

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      Quote Originally Posted by abuchi123 View Post
      Even if this fish was missing one eye and swims like a tadpole, I did give dealer its #number#. No reason to beeeetch about this fish.
      It was one of the few I got right it seems
      people like to vehemently defend their purchases and find it incredulous that anything could be better

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      Quote Originally Posted by Euryth View Post
      Looks like an Orange Karashigoi if i'm not mistaken. My first thought is that the dark spot may just be the somewhat translucent skull showing the brain spot. I'd imagine that as this fish grows and the skin thickens, that dark spot should grow fainter until it's covered completely.
      I think my asagi has something similar to this on the same spot. I kept thinking it was an ulcer, I believe the sumi got darker in the winter. $35 fish cant complain

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      Quote Originally Posted by Nguyen365 View Post
      I think my asagi has something similar to this on the same spot. I kept thinking it was an ulcer, I believe the sumi got darker in the winter. $35 fish cant complain
      I guess we will both find out if the black spot is a transitional thing or a birth defect.

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      Fingers crossed with the growth you're able to achieve, I highly doubt most would care if it had a slight blemish on the head at 26"+ lol. I'm not sure how into showing you may be, but I also never see orange Karashigoi at shows (then again, I'm in the Southeast) so competition wouldn't be too fierce.

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      Quote Originally Posted by Euryth View Post
      Fingers crossed with the growth you're able to achieve, I highly doubt most would care if it had a slight blemish on the head at 26"+ lol. I'm not sure how into showing you may be, but I also never see orange Karashigoi at shows (then again, I'm in the Southeast) so competition wouldn't be too fierce.
      If the black spot doesn't disappear by the next season, it probably never will. When the fish gets to 26", the spot will be at least the size of a quarter. That's the worst case scenario. Time will tell.

      Who wants to wager male or female?

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      Quote Originally Posted by abuchi123 View Post
      If the black spot doesn't disappear by the next season, it probably never will. When the fish gets to 26", the spot will be at least the size of a quarter. That's the worst case scenario. Time will tell.

      Who wants to wager male or female?
      That's true - at that size we'll just chalk that up to giving the fish a little "character" or say it's a birthmark lol. I'm gonna go full-on optimistic here and say female! However, if it does end up being male, guess you could always rehome it with very little guilt lol.

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      Quote Originally Posted by abuchi123 View Post
      If the black spot doesn't disappear by the next season, it probably never will. When the fish gets to 26", the spot will be at least the size of a quarter. That's the worst case scenario. Time will tell.

      Who wants to wager male or female?
      I vote boy
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      Quote Originally Posted by rainblood View Post
      I vote boy
      That is my guess as well, from the p-fin presentation. Tosai generally turn out males when my selection criteria is long body.

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      I conceded. I will have an orange black tancho.

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      Hmm, as Chags bruise dark, I might have thought it was a bruise but since it seems you're indicating it is staying, I don't know.

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      Quote Originally Posted by Marilyn View Post
      Hmm, as Chags bruise dark, I might have thought it was a bruise but since it seems you're indicating it is staying, I don't know.
      It is a transparent spot. Looks like the bones somehow didn't want to grow and fuse together. Not likely a bruise because the dark spot was there months ago in the photo taken in Japan

      It is another write off fish. Like I said, I mis-matched a fish with better skin and no dark spot to the wrong number. This one wasn't going to be a keeper anyway because of its average skin.

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