Talk:Meteor goldfish

heavypickle99

I admittedly got excited and made my edit before checking if Reddit is a Wikipedia-accepted source. Evidently, it is not. For what it's worth, the last edit before the heavypickle99 incident is 9 September 2022 Horsesizedduck. A Streetcar Named Keanu (talk) 04:50, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

This could be a rather difficult subject to find material on. Would be great to get someone knowledgeable to look at the reddit page and comment. And maybe write about it in a reliable source. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 05:16, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

Yes, goldfish breeding definitely isn't my wheelhouse. I don't think I'll personally have the time to do a deep dive into this, but still, thanks for the resources (other editors, please heed them). The Reddit post has gone kind of viral so I'm sure there's going to be a lot more novice edits over the next few days.

Directing this at other editors in general: Now that I've thought about it, I imagine there's probably a distinction between "meteor goldfish" and random goldfish born without tails. If I find the time, that's what I'll be trying to figure out. I think because the two fish on Reddit are naturally occurring and not purposefully bred, I'm not sure you could assign them to this "breed". Same goes for the other photo of another supposed meteor goldfish. That's very obviously an oranda with a birth defect. Surely "no tail" is not the only requirement for this breed. Again, that's what I'll be researching if I find the time. A Streetcar Named Keanu (talk) 08:32, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

It's a genuinely really cool update, but we'll need to have some sort of reliable and verifiable source to cite, and not just the Reddit discussion, before we can include. I've removed for now, but hopefully the interest in the post can generate some coverage! --Yaksar (let's chat) 17:50, 12 January 2024 (UTC)