fondoo 0 Posted July 16, 2005 thank you for all your compliments. i'm trying so hard to make theses goldies comfortable. this forums has been the best, filled with answers and friendly people. maniacholic: i'm no longer living in the city, i live upstate. i needed to get away from the city life. life up here is a different world.. graham: fondoo has nothing to do with fondue cheese. fondoo in chinese means rice bucket. ha! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest alison6767 Posted July 16, 2005 its called a stingray filter and it is so quite and good 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fondoo 0 Posted July 16, 2005 thanks, guys! i've been meaning to get another fish to bring the total to 3. three is a good number in chinese, means LIFE. three or eight. i got the black moor yesterday from vvvv. i wasnt too happy with their selection and i wish the black moor was a large, instead of a medium. the sales associates was a newbie. i couldnt believe she pulled the black moor out from the tank to put in the bag. shouldnt she put the bag in the tank, so theres less stress on the fish from the open air?? the black moor doesnt look too active, compared to the ryukin's. i still have 14 days return policy from vvvv, and i can return it if i dont like it. the tank is a 20 gal, i wish i gotten the 25gal instead now. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sollicitus_witness 0 Posted July 16, 2005 (edited) I love your tank. Your tank is only 20gal? It looks big .Your tank looks really cool, and they look so happy! Edited July 16, 2005 by sollicitus_witness 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mystizah 0 Posted July 16, 2005 wow nice fishies? have u measured them? They are so nice n plump looking. Thats what i like about ryukins! congrats 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Florissa 0 Posted July 16, 2005 What an awesome idea! Your fish are very active too. I watched for quite a while! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mystizah 0 Posted July 16, 2005 wow awesome photography. I wish u could come over n take pix of my fishies. They are so stubborn and camera shy lol. Looking forward to more pix 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mystizah 0 Posted July 16, 2005 wow. where did u get that pond? its great! I would like to start off with a pond like that! im so jelous! lol JK. looks nice n i bet the fishies are loving it 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lillypetal 18 Posted July 16, 2005 woah ill be watching that for ages they r cuteys, maybe you could post and tell us when you will be feeding so we can watch hehe.. how much money was your tank, and what is the name of it, if you dont mind me asking. ITS STUNNING! And Im going to buy a 20gal 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest alison6767 Posted July 16, 2005 the pond is pre moulded and cost ?35 and then we just built wound it and added the filter and uv light and box 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black oranda 0 Posted July 16, 2005 Beautiful pond, welcome to the forum. Oh id love to see more pics. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Florissa 0 Posted July 16, 2005 Your tank looks like a very tall one. Is it, or is the cam making it look like one? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fondoo 0 Posted July 16, 2005 yes, its a very tall tank. 20 x 10 x 24h. i liked the tall look, makes the tank a little unique. although, its a reach to get in to clean the gravel. and sometimes its a bit of a swim for the GF to go up there to eat, but the food eventually gets pushed down by the waterfall. the water filter intake tube is a bit short. i had to order longer extension tubes from marineland. hopefully it'll arrive next week. the tank was $60 + another $60 for the black stand. the webcam has a fish eye lens 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Phreno Posted July 16, 2005 Actually, the tall tanks are not good for goldfish, because they have severely reduced surface area. Its not necessarily gallons per fish, but surface area per fish. YOu need 30 square inches of surface area per inch of fish. I don't think thats enough, but they may be fine for a while. Who knows. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graham 0 Posted July 16, 2005 That's a good point, Phreno. But, if O2 is the main problem of a taller tank, maybe an air bubbler would help? And/or putting the filter output so that it agitates the surface of the water. Would that work? You can try sinking pellets so fishies can get the food better. Just make sure to soak the pellets first so the air gets out of them! ~30seconds Fondoo - that works - I like rice, too! Rice and cheese But it means Bucket, right - specifically one for carrying rice... hmmm. Neat! AWWWW! Don't return the black fish! If three is lucky, it could be bad karma to take him back... He will grow FAST with your excellent care! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fantail 0 Posted July 17, 2005 Use have really beautiful fish! These 2 ryukins are absolutly beautiful. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fantail 0 Posted July 17, 2005 Very nice, i love the streaming video, but it took a while, and kinda froze. When it finally came on, it was great. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fishrpets 0 Posted July 17, 2005 It looks great! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gold Ryu 0 Posted July 17, 2005 Nice pond i always like to see that sprinkler ,it makes it look so nice. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest alison6767 Posted July 17, 2005 she was goin on school trip dressed as a pirate 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishmerised 1 Posted July 17, 2005 Wow, your daughter looks cute and so does your pond! I like the way you've done it. Looks like instead of digging a hole you have bricked/concreted it into the patio and filled the spaces with some sort of gravel. Great idea! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest alison6767 Posted July 17, 2005 yes thats what we did but on the front it is like a 3ft wall we infilled it with soil and sand and then slate on top alex- the hubby as always wanted a pond but while bethany was little i didnt like the idea so now she is older thats how we have done it 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Florissa 0 Posted July 17, 2005 Your pond looks great, it really does! You have a cute pirate there too... 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jimmy_396_jimmy Posted July 17, 2005 man your pond is so cool....i wish i had one 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
