Hello--I was happy to find this site, because our fish are HUGE, and by the time you get past a foot or so, you're talking about things that are just a little different from the concerns of the average fish owner/guardian/monkey slave.
My fish aren't very exotic, though. They're "just" goldfish, but at their size, most people mistake them for koi or assume that they're some special breed of fish. They started as feeders for my turtles. The ones that survived long enough got pulled out and put in a tank...and 500 gallons later, we have a pond in the living room filled with fish of, mostly, 12 - 16 inches long who greet us when we come in, play with cat toys (and frighten the cat), splash water across the room when they're peeved or excited, and come up to be petted. Most of them are comets and are very beautiful, graceful critters. The common goldfish are not as beautiful but they're colorful, fat, and friendly and will eat food out of my palm. I'm grateful that they don't have teeth.
We also have shubunkin, most of whom are slightly smaller.
They are all surprisingly fun and individual animals. My friends insist that they're plotting to take over the world. It's lucky they don't have thumbs.
Mostly I'm interested in reading the forum for how people set up tanks and equipment for large fish, and fish-health issues.
If anyone knows of sites that talk specifically about raising coldwater fish like golds and koi, I'd be interested in a link.
Take care,
Singingnettle
My fish aren't very exotic, though. They're "just" goldfish, but at their size, most people mistake them for koi or assume that they're some special breed of fish. They started as feeders for my turtles. The ones that survived long enough got pulled out and put in a tank...and 500 gallons later, we have a pond in the living room filled with fish of, mostly, 12 - 16 inches long who greet us when we come in, play with cat toys (and frighten the cat), splash water across the room when they're peeved or excited, and come up to be petted. Most of them are comets and are very beautiful, graceful critters. The common goldfish are not as beautiful but they're colorful, fat, and friendly and will eat food out of my palm. I'm grateful that they don't have teeth.
We also have shubunkin, most of whom are slightly smaller.
They are all surprisingly fun and individual animals. My friends insist that they're plotting to take over the world. It's lucky they don't have thumbs.
Mostly I'm interested in reading the forum for how people set up tanks and equipment for large fish, and fish-health issues.
If anyone knows of sites that talk specifically about raising coldwater fish like golds and koi, I'd be interested in a link.
Take care,
Singingnettle
