For over a year now, our goldfish pond population has remained at nine--five orange fish and four dark fish.
Some are darker than others and one is tending toward calico.
Recently small fish have been spotted--evidence of propagation g0ing on! They're hard to photograph as they dart from cover to cover, evidently spooked by my presence, looming above the water.
But after I sat quietly for quite a while, they began to emerge from hiding.
I wonder if this little one might turn orange eventually.
Socializing with the big guys.