Pictures of my goldfish!
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What the hell?? Very shocking yet interesting. Last one is awesome.hey i always heard these guys are hardy and i had nothing but death when i tried them in my 125.What do you think?
Thanks for the comments!
He is an interesting looking fish - beauty is in the eye of the beholder
I'm not sure why you had problems with goldfish... was it a ranchu or other fancy variety?
They are hardy, but certain fancy varieties are more sensitive than others. They produce lots of waste, so overstocking is the typical problem. I have 5 goldfish in my 55 g tank, and I consider it stocked to the maximum, although that is accounting for future growth. Whoever decided that this was *the* fish to be in a bowl without filtration is a moron.
Certain varieties are prone to swim bladder disease, which I've lost one to.
What were the symptoms of your fish?
I love reading about exotic fish, but I really appreciate goldfish for the incredible genetic diversity among a species. I know it is selective breeding and technically artificial, but that doesn't make it any less amazing to me.
They are cool fish with neat personalities, and feeding them a varied diet is fun too... mysis shrimp, bananas, peas, kale, lettuce, oranges, mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, blood worms, blueberries, garlic, broccoli, etc...
He is an interesting looking fish - beauty is in the eye of the beholder
I'm not sure why you had problems with goldfish... was it a ranchu or other fancy variety?
They are hardy, but certain fancy varieties are more sensitive than others. They produce lots of waste, so overstocking is the typical problem. I have 5 goldfish in my 55 g tank, and I consider it stocked to the maximum, although that is accounting for future growth. Whoever decided that this was *the* fish to be in a bowl without filtration is a moron.
Certain varieties are prone to swim bladder disease, which I've lost one to.
What were the symptoms of your fish?
I love reading about exotic fish, but I really appreciate goldfish for the incredible genetic diversity among a species. I know it is selective breeding and technically artificial, but that doesn't make it any less amazing to me.
They are cool fish with neat personalities, and feeding them a varied diet is fun too... mysis shrimp, bananas, peas, kale, lettuce, oranges, mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, blood worms, blueberries, garlic, broccoli, etc...
several types.They would be eating one day and then lethargic the next.sometimes if i remember right they would get a patchy area that their scales would stick out a bit.They were in a 125 and only started with 6 or so.Ive had tropicals and salt all my life so i dont know what the heck was going on but i still love them and wish i could do them again.
goldfish will be my first fish when i set up my 180 again.
a more monster tank awaits the tropicals
a more monster tank awaits the tropicals
