Exotic goldfish aficionados here?

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redtailfool

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I love exotic goldfish. Used to keep breeder pearlscales and Ryukins.
Anybody have goldfish that arent feeders? :)
 
I started this fish keeping fanatism by keeping goldfishes...but I only got for the japanese buffalo ranchus..they are really cute viewed from the top...
 
RockyGoldy said:
I started this fish keeping fanatism by keeping goldfishes...but I only got for the japanese buffalo ranchus..they are really cute viewed from the top...


Nice! You have pics ? Theres not enough exposure here in the US for Grade A showpiece quality goldfish.
 
redtailfool said:
Nice! You have pics ? Theres not enough exposure here in the US for Grade A showpiece quality goldfish.

hahaha dude....that was about 7-8 years ago when I last owned them...during those times...digital cameras are nothing in sight yet!!

haha...
 
i used to keep more than 50 gold fishes. many of them were fancy tail goldfishes and i had the ones with the growth in their heads, then I have 'em away to this lady wen i moved to my new house. now I have cichlids and other types of fish but not goldfish.
 
d20monsteroscar20 said:
i used to keep more than 50 gold fishes. many of them were fancy tail goldfishes and i had the ones with the growth in their heads, then I have 'em away to this lady wen i moved to my new house. now I have cichlids and other types of fish but not goldfish.

The headgrowth is actually known as 'Wens'

:p
 
I have a 90 gal pond with about 3 7-8" Comet fantail type goldfish and 2 Common large goldfish and inside in my 30 gallon I have a 4" Black Moor, a 6 1/2" Comet , and a 1 1/2" Gray Moor mixed in with some small common feeders I grow for my oscar.

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I like the black moor! I miss my giant pearlscale .... it was about as big as my fist. Monster Goldfish!
 
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