Regular Member kukana d Posted December 4, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted December 4, 2010 These guys arrived on Thursday,but I've been too busy for photosThese guys are really outstandingThere are 6 of them 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member sasha Posted December 4, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted December 4, 2010 oh stunnin pics. love the last 2 ,look soo cute and cheeky what sort of fish are these 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Captain Findus Goldfish Posted December 4, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted December 4, 2010 OHHHHH SUSAN!!!!! They are fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love the pics of their chubby faces! what a great group! are they staying together or going with some of your other guys? What camera do you have? GREAT pics! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Rebecca Hampshire Posted December 4, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted December 4, 2010 Susan, this thread should come with a cutness overload warning!!! Utterly scrumptious, gorgeous, stunning, cute, beautiful fish! If they were in my tank I don't think I would be able to prize myself away! I can't choose a favourite I love 'em all! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member number20121 Posted December 4, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted December 4, 2010 (edited) Those are some gorgeous fish!! I wish I could have so many but that would be so much work. Which brings me to my question Can you help me figure out how to do water changes quick, easy and cheap? Because the other day I was bored and counted how many fish you bought recently, and by checking your topics I counted that alone in October and November 2010 you bought a total of 27 new fish!!!!!!! I didn't count what all you bought in August and September, but I found multiple threads, and in early August when I began being more active here again I remember your profile saying you had 23 at that time. That means that according to your posts you have at least 60 fish already or even more. Considered you provide the minimum of 10 gallons per fish you must have at least 600 gallons or more of goldfish tanks. The minimum of 50% water change weekly brings you to a MINIMUM monthly water change of one thousand two hundred gallons of water. How do you do all that, living in an apartment? I have only 75 gallons of tank to take care of right now, and it still takes a good amount of time even with the hose that goes right out the back yard. Changing at least 300 gallons of water every week must take forever Also, the costs for 1200 gallons of water every month... I don't even want to think about it. Of course, you got the R/O system and I don't know how that works, maybe that is your secret? Do you not have to actually change the water but instead do the reverse osmosis and put the same water right back in and this keeps your water costs down? Also, where do you buy your fish tanks and equipment? From your videos I know that your tanks are not very big, so you must have quite a bunch, plus that one patio pond on your balcony. But I read on here that those ponds usually have way lower filtration, so you can't even have only 10 gallons per fish in there So you must have a lot of tanks, and even on craigslist I rarely find something really cheap. I want to know your secret of how you can buy more than a dozen new goldfish a month and keep up with all the work. I will also send you a private message with a link to this question in case you don't check back on this, because I really really want to know how you do this, so I can figure out how to do the same I would love to see a video of your place with all the fish tanks, or at least videos of all the fish tanks Edited December 4, 2010 by Oerba Yun Fang 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member kazaba Posted December 4, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted December 4, 2010 WOW all of those fish are nothing short of incredible!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the calicos! Absolutely stunning photography too! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member blackteles Posted December 4, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted December 4, 2010 They're all beauties, Susan! Way to go! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member CatfishSoup Posted December 4, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted December 4, 2010 haha their cheeks are priceless ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Sakura Posted December 4, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted December 4, 2010 Very nice Susan! Looks like they're settling in well 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Cynders Posted December 4, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted December 4, 2010 They are super pretty Susan! I'd love to see more of the tanks! I especially love the calico one! I'd love to see the others in all their tanks. I bet they're all very pretty! Tell me where you can get discounts on tanks? I Know you have some LOL 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member kukana d Posted December 4, 2010 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 4, 2010 Thanks everyone-these guys really are special! Sumer,this group is a mix of Ranchus and Lion Heads. Fede,these guys will be going into my main tank,with some of my other faves. @Fang-WOW,you know more about my collection and maintenance #s than I doIt is an enormous amount of work,and I have a total of 598g of water here. My fish are housed in 1 170g-w/ MASSIVE filtration,1 300g pond-w/ MASSIVE filtration(2 large pond filters),1 46g w/ 10 tiny ranchu(also lots of filtration)-aka the "Tiny Tot"tank,1 46 g used as an incoming qt tank, and 1 36g used as a hosp tank. I do live in a 1 bdrm apt.-but it's more of a 'granny flat' w/ a nice sized patio-thus the pond. The 598g is JUST my gf-I also have 12 bettas,each in their own tanks ,of course-for a total of 661g. I HAVE A LOT OF FISH TANKS! I do not get them off of CL-they are all bought new With r/o,about 2/3 of what comes out of the faucet is 'waste' water'-if not more,and it trickles in. To give you an idea-if I empty 1/2 of the 170 by 2pm,it takes until 9 or 10pm to fill it back up I have to be VERY CAREFUL-I live over some garages,and should water end up on my floor it seeps down below!!! I am very meticulous in my fish keeping habits. My water bill runs about $50.00/mo, + $27.00 for 1 of my 3 r/o units(+the cost of the filters). Fish keeping is what I do, it takes up a tremendous amount of my energy and resources. I also lose fish,w/ this # of them I've had to get used to that. Another secret to my "Fishdom" is that I am single-I do not have anyone around to complain OR criticize my hobbyThis works really well for me-I was married,but lost him to cancer years ago. I think that's it.................. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member number20121 Posted December 4, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted December 4, 2010 Wow this sure sounds like a lot of work. I thought maybe you knew about some easier way. I don't know if I could do that, working and all that, being married etc. There goes my hope of some "easier way". At the same time, I wish I had your money, because you seem to have a lot of it LOL *sigh* 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ashlee18 Posted December 4, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted December 4, 2010 OMG...Look at all those chubby cheeks!! Glad they all made it well. I agree with others, we need pics of all your other fish. I want to drool over your 170 some more 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member molbert73 Posted December 4, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted December 4, 2010 Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous! Love them. my next fish will be a calico ranchu! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Locke Posted December 5, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted December 5, 2010 Again, jealous! I want a tank full of quality Ranchu, and Lionheads like the ones you have. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member AMeyers Posted December 5, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted December 5, 2010 I love them! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Seymoura Posted December 5, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted December 5, 2010 It looks like they really love the bubbles! Congrats. It sounds like they will have a happy home with a happy (and busy) mum what with all the h2o changes 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member edong86 Posted December 5, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted December 5, 2010 Oh my. Wow. I am speechless. I especially love that calico lionhead. Heck of a tank! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member amynmitchell Posted December 5, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted December 5, 2010 Susan, these are stunning as usual. I really love it when you get new fish. Are these your first lionheads? Hatter is my second one and I just love them! I totally get fish being your thing...especially after having been married and having lost him. Fish are what keep you company and keep you sane. I feel like that (and of course my little dog...and you have that, too) more often than not as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike and Linda Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 What kind of camera did you use? The photos are very clear and good. The fish look wonderful. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member kukana d Posted December 6, 2010 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 6, 2010 Susan, these are stunning as usual. I really love it when you get new fish. Are these your first lionheads? Hatter is my second one and I just love them! I totally get fish being your thing...especially after having been married and having lost him. Fish are what keep you company and keep you sane. I feel like that (and of course my little dog...and you have that, too) more often than not as well. No,I've had them before,Amy,but it was a while ago-before my tank had 'seasoned' And,BTW,I just LOVE your Hatter(I just thought I'd say it again). And,for sure! My pets do keep me sane! They ask very little,and demand even less! I do not have to ask them if I can get ANOTHER fish,set up another tank,etc-or explain the water bill It's just "What would my pets and I like"? And the answer is almost always.................YESSSSSSSSSSSSS I'm not knocking marriage OR parents-they were WONDERFUL when they were here,and I miss them all very muchIt's just another,newer phase of my life now 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member blackteles Posted December 6, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted December 6, 2010 Just wanted to say that I really admire what you do, Susan! You're very special! And I love pickin' on ya too because you come right back at me! :booty :booty 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member kukana d Posted December 6, 2010 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 6, 2010 Aw,thanks Dennis,I am very fond of you tooI don't even want to think of a world(or a Kokos)w/o fun and laughterAnd now..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member amynmitchell Posted December 6, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted December 6, 2010 Susan, believe me I understand. This battle over QTing my new fish and getting them in the main tank before the in laws arrive has not been fun! And thanks for the Hatter compliments. I hope I can take good care of him, because I sure love him to pieces already. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dfernandez77 Posted December 6, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted December 6, 2010 Wow! So Nice! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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