fuzzy_dragonfly Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 Well, I'm proud to announce that my 3 year old brother has just officially became a hobbyist. Today (or yesterday according to the time on my clock) 2 of my siblings won pet goldfish at a fete, nothing fancy but very cute. First to win was Tim my 6 year old brother owner of Sam the multi CT. Tim came back with the red cap white fish. And Mattew (who adores BN catfish) turned on the water works when he lost so the guy at the stall let him choose a fish anyway. Matthew chose the orange one that looks like a wakin. Both fish have been cross bred so many times they are just a jumble of this and that, I don't even know what to classify these as, suppose 'red cap' and 'orange' will suffice. Matthew insists on feeding the fish, so it looks like I'll only be supervising that till the novelty wears off, then again it might not, he's been bugging me to feed my bettas 'n' friends all year and I let him and he's fairly good at giving the right amount. Unfortunately neither Matthew nor Tim is skilled enough to change water and measure conditioner so looks like I'm stuck with that task. Here are the 2 lucky fish: (I did not name them) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbies Betta Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 suppose 'red cap' and 'orange' will suffice. Red head looks like a keen fish And that was good of the guy to give ur younger brother a fish to, maybe you should try that next time ur in a fish store and the guy might let u have a fish to :photo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy_dragonfly Posted September 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 Do you recon it would work??? Yeah it was really nice of the guy to give Matthew a fish. You should see how proud Matthew is of his new fish . Tim likes his new fish too. Actually I didn't realise how much I missed having goldfish, they are such playful little fish, great lifespan, easiest fish under the sun to own, not as stupid as what some claim and personality +. Goldfish are what first sparked my interest in the aquatic hobby. I'm tossing up whether I should get myself a black moor, lionhead or fantail just to get back into golfish keeping. hmm wonder why the colours of the pics went funny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambo Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 GOLDFISH!!! XD What size tank they in? (all the goldfish fans r out) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy_dragonfly Posted September 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 30L for the moment while they settle . Finally got a use for those discount power filters I bought a while back . But as the fish grow there is a 2' tank I have spare which hasn't been in action since my last goldfish died 5 years ago . Time to bring life back to the old goldfish pad . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbies Betta Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 Klara, go the Black Moor. I have missed those lil fish. We had one when I was younger. he was around for ages and then died And I haven't really got one since, tho we do have plenty of goldies in the pond (some bronze ones to) just haven't got my black moor yet :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy_dragonfly Posted September 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 Yeah you do tend to get attached to them. I had a mental gold and white large common who attepted an escape and knocked himself out cold for a couple minutes . He ended up with a bruise on his noggin, silly thing . He made a full recovery in the end . I also got my first ever fry from them, only 5 fry, they disappeared without a trace . yes the parents were seperate, and yes there was a lid on the tank. FREAKY . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambo Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 lol. i got 100's of goldfish fry in the ponds atm :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkFishy Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 Go for a Ryukin Klara - my little boy has 2 orandas, 1 black butterfly and a Ryukin and it's the Ryukin that looks just so stunning. Some of the scales are really irridescent and flash when he swims - so pretty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy_dragonfly Posted September 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 Went to the LFS to look at the goldfish today. You know, it's the first time I ever went to go look specifically at LFS goldfish properly....geeze they have some badly deformed ones, it's really quite scary what inbreeding has produced . Some could barely swim!!! and what about those poor bubble eyed ones . That being said there was an adorable red cap oranda with a PERFECT heart shaped cap on it's head. It would make a great valentines gift for a fish lover . I was soooo tempted to buy it but there was a substantial amount of whitespot in the tank . If I don't find a goldie that suits me in the next fortnight and if Valentine is still available I might buy him anyway, I'll just give him a once over whitespot treatment and hope for the best . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy_dragonfly Posted September 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 Boggle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambo Posted September 24, 2005 Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 awesome color! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy_dragonfly Posted September 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 Oh forgot to add, just because we've got egg shaped goldfish doesn't mean I don't prefer the normal shaped ones. Normal shaped ones have far less trouble with SBD and other swimming/visual issues. The odd shaped ones are interesting but they look deformed, especially ranchau, pearscale and pompoms , those poor fish , especially the show quality ones. I hope bettas never end up as wierd as goldfish have. Long heavy finnage is enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy_dragonfly Posted September 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 awesome color! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks, s/he isn't really as copper as the pic, that was just reflection from the flash. Boggle looks almost jet black from nose to tail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbies Betta Posted September 24, 2005 Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 cool, you got a Black Moor Took my sis to get a new goldie the other day, and tried convincing her to get a Black Moor to :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy_dragonfly Posted September 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 :D The oranda with love heart on it's head was sold. I found this little fella is a dodgy pet shop tucked away in the backstreets. Ordinarily I'd refuse to buy from those sort of pet shops, but who could resist those big googly eyes . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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