Regular Member Panda433 Posted May 23, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted May 23, 2015 Hello everyone, My name is Kat, I am fairly new to goldies (a lot of knowledge, not a lot of experience) and know that the set-up I have right now is not ideal, but it's the best I can do at the moment. I have a 10 gallon aquarium, I did a fishless cycle and I currently have it as a barebottom tank. I have two weighted plants in there so it doesn't look so plain. The filter I have filters 100 gallons per hour and I have an addition filter that does 50 gallons per hour (which will be added when the babies are a little bigger), the tank which I know is small for two goldies but I couldn't resist bringing this one home. I was at a local fish place and I always love to see all the fuzzies and scalies as I call them. When I looked in the tank there was this tiny little light gold dorsal-less (they say ranchu lion fish, lol) baby with a back that I haven't seen in a LFS. Most of them you see bumps or ridges down their spines and I can't see an imperfection in his. I couldn't get him since I didn't have a tank, or well, money, so I walked away. I couldn't stop thinking about him. This tiny maybe 1/2 inch long little gold speck. So when I got paid I set up a tank with my fingers crossed that he would still be there until my tank cycled which took about 3 1/2 weeks. I went back the other day and there he was, about doubled in length, taking him to a whopping slightly over an inch long. He was to be my only purchase and then in the tank next to him was a 4 inch oranda and 4 maybe 1 1/2-2 inch orandas. All the little ones had ripped apart fins, I'm assuming the big one has been nipping at them for some reason or another. One of the orandas kept staring at me. I would walk past the tank and it followed. I know having 2 of them in a 10 gallon is not ideal, but this baby chose me and I couldn't leave it in there with the big meany...so two fish came home. The oranda already eats from my hand, the little one is a bit more timid. They follow each other around the tank and stay close to one another at night. So now, here come the photos...and a question or two. Right now I have one question...what is Thor? Is he maybe a Ranchu or maybe a Lionhead? He has no trace of a wen at this point. Here is the tank (the big plant is under the output of the filter because the current was too strong and they couldn't swim in that part of the tank). This is Tesla (after the scientist)...will her fins always be frayed? It's such a shame because she has really long, pretty fins. Tiny Thor by his favorite plant New friends This one I just love. The Tesla you see on the left is Tesla. The Thor you see on the right is his reflection, he ducked behind the plant. He's really shy, Tesla is a ham. See...ham 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member DawnMichele Posted May 23, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted May 23, 2015 Welcome to Koko's!!!! Beautiful Goldfish!!!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Fish Of Gold Posted May 23, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted May 23, 2015 Hello, Welcome to Koko's! Your fish are beautiful 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Blitz Posted May 23, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted May 23, 2015 What cute little fishies! I hope Tesla's fins feel better soon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Helper FishyMandy Posted May 24, 2015 Helper Share Posted May 24, 2015 Hi! Welcome Love your fish 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Panda433 Posted May 24, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 24, 2015 Thank you everyone. I am so jealous of so many of your fish! They are gorgeous. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member lizam Posted May 24, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted May 24, 2015 Your fish are super sweet 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member goldfishgirl82 Posted May 24, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted May 24, 2015 Welcome to Koko's! You'll find lots of info here and helpful people. Your fish are cute and oh so tiny! I think the fins should heal in time. Usually just good, clean water helps them to get better on their own. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Reds12 Posted May 24, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted May 24, 2015 Welcome! At first I thought your tank was bigger than 10 gallons because of how small your fish look, but knowing that's the tank size it really puts into perspective how teensy weensy those little babies are! SO CUTE Your Thor looks an awful lot like my Timon, except mine is a tiny lighter on the underbelly. <3 He was purchased as a "lionhead" but its really hard to tell whether a fish is a ranchu or lionhead at this young of age when there is no evidence of a wen so if you aren't sure you'll prob just have to wait to see if a wen starts developing or not 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member hellofishy Posted May 24, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted May 24, 2015 Hello and welcome to Kokos! You are in good hands with the helpful people here. You have beautiful fish! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member shakaho Posted May 24, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted May 24, 2015 Welcome to Kokos! We encourage all new members to read our guidelines for goldfish care. Thor looks like a ranchu to me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member 4prettyfish Posted May 25, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted May 25, 2015 Hello and Welcome to Koko's. Your fish are so tiny in your 10g tank. You will be amazed how fast they can grow with proper care. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Panda433 Posted May 29, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 29, 2015 (edited) Thank you! Tesla is already experiencing some more wen growth and Thor is starting to catch up to her a bit in size! It's crazy what a week can do. Thor is no longer a wallflower either. not sure if this is a good or bad thing, lol. It is so much fun watching him swim. Tesla is a little more fluid, he almost "waddles" when he swims. Oh and Tesla's fins are looking much better. They ends aren't as "raw" looking. They appear to be healing a bit. I've been looking through the site and other posts and it has answered a lot of my questions already. This is an amazing forum. Edited May 29, 2015 by Panda433 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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