Anyone else enjoy goldfish?

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I have a bunch of goldfish outside in a tub for my aquaponics, maybe 8-10 left now. Just regular goldfish and a single shebunkin. I had a comet but he recently died.

Those are pretty indeed, i was tempted for a while to get fancies for my 70 gallon but other fish caught my eye
 
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Redearsunfish Redearsunfish i think is / was a big goldie fan...
 
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My neighbor loves goldfish. I didn't know how big those fancy goldfish were capable of getting until I saw his monsters.
 
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For my next large setup I will probably get some plain ol' feeder ones and comets and grow them out. Some that would normally be eaten or tortured by little timmy not changing his fish bowl water have good patterning. Plus I would feel good about myself. :D

My uncle had a 15 cent comet back in the day that got almost a foot long. Too bad my aunt "accidentally" left the siphon in for too long... I bet he would still be around now and that was probably 15 years back. Great fish.
 
I enjoy my goldfish 55g. I've got 3 fancies and a comet. I commend those that can get such great pics! I could try all day long and not get a good pic. Mine are pretty entertaining, but a bit spooky, except when you're feeding them. The other thing I don't get is people calling them messy. IMO, they're less messy than comparably sized fish given the way they constantly sift through the substrate and break up their own debris. Debris then gets taken away by filtration.
 
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