Guest KathrynO Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 I am new to this web site and wanted to introduce myself. I got interested in goldfish when I worked in a fish store in high school. I kept a goldfish aquarium for over ten years, but had to get rid of it while some work was being done on my house. For some reason, I never set it up again and ten years passed by. Then, in 2005 I set my tank up and got two orandas - a medium orange one named Jacques-Imo and a large calico named Oscar. After about a year, Jacques-Imo started having equilibrium problems and couldn't swim upright at all. The guy at the fish store said he had permanent damage from constipation. I started soaking their pellets prior to feeding and gave them some green peas a few times per week. After about a year of living upside down, Jacques-Imo finally started having problems getting to the food and passed away in September 2007. I decided to get another roommate for Oscar last week and went to the fish store to get a small fish. I couldn't decide between a small solid orange oranda and a small orange and white veiltail so I got both. Oscar is larger than my fist and seems to like his two little friends. My current set-up is a 20-gallon with an undergravel filter with powerhead and a Whisper power filter. I use a magnet to clean the front and sides, but like the algae growth on the plants, wood, filter tubes, etc. I found this site yesterday and have been re-educating myself on proper care. I had not been testing my water and was changing 40% once per month. I just went out and got a test - pH was 7.5, no ammonia or nitrite, and nitrate was 5. Even though the numbers look good, I will start changing 25% once per week, especially now that I have added two fish. I will probably set up a second tank within the next year - at least twice the size. I've never seen the bare bottom tanks and will consider this for my next set-up. There is a lot of new information and I will be asking a lot of questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted January 5, 2008 Admin Share Posted January 5, 2008 welcome to koko's, everyone here is very helpful. Ask anything you want hun were here to help. Nice tank by the way Pretty fish too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member alexiscool Posted January 5, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 5, 2008 great fish Nice to see new people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member love-rabbit-fish Posted January 5, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 5, 2008 welcome to kgw! you're gonna luv it here beautiful goldies! Oscar is so purdy your two new fishies are really cute! but the veiltail might be a ryukin tho not sure, but still very cute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jamisskat Posted January 5, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 5, 2008 Welcome!..We will love to help you!.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Petperson04 Posted January 5, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 5, 2008 , Kathryn!!! I hope you find this message board as helpful as I do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Flea Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 welcome to kokos. love your oranda m8 very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member claire_uk Posted January 5, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 5, 2008 Hi and welcome to Kokos you will find lots of helpful information on here, just ask if you want to know anything. Your fish are very pretty, I love your calico oranda, lovely colours. Orandas are my favorite goldy, as you can see in my sig! I agree with love-rabbit-fish, I think the veiltail is a ryukin, but would need a clearer pic to clarify. Very nice fish though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SeaGull Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Hi and Welcome To The Group This is a great group! Beautiful fish!!! I noticed you mentioned about feeding your goldies now I am no expert,,,by all means BUT I did notice something strange when I went to a large petstore here in town to get some guppys. The lady there very friendly and informative one of the few I have ran into at this place,,,she was feeding the HUGE golds and it looked strange to me so I went to take a peek and of course ask. She was saying how they easily get swimbladder and have problems,,,and of course how they are chow hounds. lol. We are all familiar with that and golds. I wandered over and asked what are you doing even tho I had a hint that it was feeding time at the fish tanks lol. She explained to me that she puts the flakes etc,,,,in water, she had this big measuring cup,,a turkey baster, and went from tank to tank squeezing out a baster full of the gunky looking stuff into the middle of the tank from side to side. She did say that this causes less air in their stomachs,,and keeps them busy looking for food. <exercise> So hopefully this helps,,on feeding,,as I know my betta has a problem with swimbladder probs, have to keep a good eye on his tummy to determine if he gets any food or less of it. Have a great day~ Winged and Finned Hugs~ Seagull <>< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dickey_moe Posted January 6, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 6, 2008 Greetings to you and your Fishies! Nice to have you here! My name is Rachel, I'll see you around!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member nickie73 Posted January 6, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 6, 2008 Welcome to KoKos!!! It is great to have you with us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ThRtst Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Your Oranda is beautiful. Nice to meet you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member alistairw Posted January 6, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 6, 2008 Welcome to Koko's. Alistair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KathrynO Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Thanks for the warm welcome. I've only had orandas in the past, but am familiar with other types of goldfish. I thought a veiltail resembled an oranda, except with longer fins, no head growth and a slimmer body. I was wondering is mine was really a veiltail as labeled in the store. I think I will call her Sally. Is she a ryukin? Sorry for the blurry pictures - it sure is hard to get goldfish to pose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member claire_uk Posted January 6, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 6, 2008 Yep I would say a ryukin, she looks to have a small hump. Veiltails, from what I believe, have no fork in their tail, and it is long. This site has some info on them, http://www.bristol-aquarists.org.uk/goldfi...il/veiltail.htm, and also here on Koks there is a list of goldfish types, http://www.kokosgoldfish.com/ftypes.html. Hope this helps some. Very nice fish, pretty, bright colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member gouverneurcc Posted January 6, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 6, 2008 Welcome to KoKo's and I love the goldies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Halloween Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Welcome, you have beautiful fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Sally2007 Posted January 6, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 6, 2008 Welcome to KoKo... Ur fishes are pretty:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jeana727 Posted January 7, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 7, 2008 Yep, Welcome!! This is a great place & filled with tons of knowledge & helpful people! Make yourself right at home! Now the tough news! You got one good sized Oranda in a 20 gallon tank with two new roommates.......like most of us that found our way here you have too many fish & not enough water! Goldies really need 10 gals minimum but more is better! Goldies are wonderful fish but are they are very messy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ~SHAWNA~ Posted January 7, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 7, 2008 Welcome to the Family! Nice fishys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Earth!Mother Posted January 7, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 7, 2008 Welcome to Kokos! :] Very pretty fish, and your orange and white one does look like a ryukin to me. I love ryukins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KathrynO Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Thanks again for the warm welcome. There is a typo in my original post; I have a 30-gallon tank, not 20-gallon. I just tested my water and the pH was 7.5, no ammonia or nitrite, and nitrate was 10. The nitrate increased by 5 during the last two weeks since I added the two smaller fish. I will change about 25% of the water and then check the nitrate again just to see the effect. Kathryn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KathrynO Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Having posting problems - sorry for the duplicate post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Lolafish Posted January 19, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 19, 2008 Welcome! Congrats on the new fish, and finding the best place on the net to learn about goldfish keeping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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