Regular Member glitterfish Posted January 18, 2007 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 18, 2007 My interest is in fancy type goldfish that are able to swim at faster speeds. Which would be fancies with single tails, fancies with long bodies and short fantails and fancies with fantails that are not fully split. Unfortunatly these types of goldfish are culled as soon as their spotted and never or rarely make to the pet store. Currently my best and favorate fish has the body and tail of a comet but the bottem half of its tail is split and the top half of its tail is a single tail and it looks like an up side down Y. I have neven seen another fish with a tail like it anywhere. Not even on a wakin. He/she is my prize goldfish and I keep him in my 55 gallon aquarium. I'm not interested in the so called high quality goldfish with the short fat bodies with normal and long fantails that can barely move when they swim. I have a very large pond and these high quality fancy types will not be able to survive in it. These short fat bodied fish not only have a lower tolerance for cold water they also do not have the ability to swim away from danger. In short my interest is in fancy goldfish that will be able to survive in my pond and be able to swim away from preditors if they have to. I currently have about 75 common/comets in my pond that are 16+ inches long along with some native fish and I would like to add a little more variety. Ok Nick. If I have any, they are yours! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member glitterfish Posted January 18, 2007 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 18, 2007 Got some more pics of the little ones while doing a water change. They are a week and 4 days old today. I did a rough headcount and have 35-40 fry. Thats A LOT less than I started with. Where did they all go? I am relieved actually but just curious as to what may have happened to them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member small_ranchu Posted January 18, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted January 18, 2007 so cute.. congrat buddy !!!! They are getting bigger 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member glitterfish Posted January 18, 2007 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 18, 2007 Thanks Fred!! Looking forward to having a couple? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member small_ranchu Posted January 18, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted January 18, 2007 oh yeah, we can exchange some in the future ( I WISH ) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member glitterfish Posted January 18, 2007 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 18, 2007 I have a good feeling for you! Hang in there buddy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dknygrlie4 Posted January 19, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted January 19, 2007 looking good! maybe i'll catch a train to brooklyn and kidnap (fishnap) a telescope from you!!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Zelanie Posted January 19, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted January 19, 2007 Currently my best and favorate fish has the body and tail of a comet but the bottem half of its tail is split and the top half of its tail is a single tail and it looks like an up side down Y. I have neven seen another fish with a tail like it anywhere. Not even on a wakin. He/she is my prize goldfish and I keep him in my 55 gallon aquarium. I had a fish like that! I had him (or her, not sure) for about 4 years in a way-too-small tank, before I knew any better. He was shaped like a comet, with a long body and long, flowing tail, and the bottom half of his tail was split like you describe. He was bought out of a feeder tank, and abandoned in my classroom by one of my student teachers. It's a shame that I didn't know how to take care of him. He survived 4 years in those conditions. I'm sure he would have done just great in a better situation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member glitterfish Posted January 19, 2007 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 19, 2007 looking good! maybe i'll catch a train to brooklyn and kidnap (fishnap) a telescope from you!!!! The offer is on the table! You can get a buddy for Blackie! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member glitterfish Posted January 19, 2007 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 19, 2007 Didnt lose anymore fry today! They are getting quicker when I am doing a water change too so none were accidentally sucked up. I added a bif of Java moss to the tank and they seem to like hiding in it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member small_ranchu Posted January 19, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted January 19, 2007 Didnt lose anymore fry today! They are getting quicker when I am doing a water change too so none were accidentally sucked up. I added a bif of Java moss to the tank and they seem to like hiding in it. heartpump.gif congrat!!! Love to hear your success. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member glitterfish Posted January 19, 2007 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 19, 2007 Thanks Fred. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member OldHag Posted January 19, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted January 19, 2007 They are so tiny! I couldn't believe they were fish the first time I found fry! Oh I remember those days! Lot's of work, but it's definately worth it! Oh cute little fishies! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jon Posted January 19, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted January 19, 2007 Glad the fry are doing good 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member glitterfish Posted January 19, 2007 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 19, 2007 Thanks Anette and FP! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member glitterfish Posted January 20, 2007 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 20, 2007 I got a really good pic of one of the fry tonight. You can see it's eyes really well. The other is blurry but you can see how big they've gotten. Sorry the first pic is so big. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JenW Posted January 20, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted January 20, 2007 What great pics How warm is your tank? How much are you feeding? Hooey, they'll grow big in no time I love that you have green algae on the back of the tank - they can munch on this during the day (and night) and this'll make them grow nice and big 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member small_ranchu Posted January 20, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted January 20, 2007 beautiful. How old are they now? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jon Posted January 20, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted January 20, 2007 Nice They look exactly like guppy fry. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dfernandez77 Posted January 20, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted January 20, 2007 Cute! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Devs Posted January 20, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted January 20, 2007 Loving the pics Erin.I just saved two eggs from a spawn and what happens?????Another spawn,and I just grabbed a plant that had a few eggs on it,so I now have more babies also. Our fish seem a bit confused-they think spring is allready in the air. keep taking pics.Isn't it amazing how fast they grow? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member glitterfish Posted January 20, 2007 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 20, 2007 Thanks everyone! The tank is kept at a steady 78 degrees. I am feeding 5-6 times a day. They are 12 days old today. Congrats Devs! Which tank will they go into? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member vmlola Posted January 22, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted January 22, 2007 They are so cute. I can see why it would be hard to get a good pic, they must move quite fast plus with them being so small. But they are so cute when they look like that! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member glitterfish Posted January 22, 2007 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 22, 2007 It's hard to get a pic for me because I don't have really good zoom on my camera. I was quite impressed with that pic. They are 2 weeks old tomorrow! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dana Posted January 22, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted January 22, 2007 Way to go Erin! I love keeping up to date with your babies! They look like they are growing big and beautiful! You must be so proud - do you feel like shouting "Look what i did!" from the rooftops? I would! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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