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Tropical Fish Keeping Help and Advice => Fish Identification => Topic started by: poweroftaxi on June 30, 2022, 10:43:27 AM

Title: Fish in our lake
Post by: poweroftaxi on June 30, 2022, 10:43:27 AM

Hi,
We have just seen this fish in our lake, looks from the size of it that its been there a while. Does anyone know what it is?
Thanks in advance

Title: Re: Fish in our lake
Post by: Sue on June 30, 2022, 11:07:01 AM

If it's in a lake, presumably it's a cold water fish, possibly a native of where you live. I don't know much about cold water fish, and the little I do know is about goldfish.

Hopefully someone who knows more about cold water fish will be able to help. If you could tell us the region where the lake is, that would also help.

Title: Re: Fish in our lake
Post by: Hampalong on June 30, 2022, 11:34:19 AM

Looks like an Orfe (Leuciscus idus).

Title: Re: Fish in our lake
Post by: poweroftaxi on July 01, 2022, 02:04:42 PM

I am in Gloucestershire - there used to be golden orfe in the lake so maybe this a cousin?!

Title: Re: Fish in our lake
Post by: Hampalong on July 01, 2022, 02:40:19 PM

A Blue Orfe. Same species as Golden.