Goldfish Anyone?

[Amphibians]

great fish! thats really amazing how long you've had her you must treat her very well.

[Tom Highum]

Thats awesome. My friend had a feeder goldfish that lived 6 years

[cvBon1]

I never thought she would live so long. In fact the store owner I bought her from told me (I bought two at the time, her and another) that the Fantail would last the lifspan of a human if I took care of it, and the other one, the Ryunkin, a few years, 4 tops probably. I thought she was the other one, the Ryunkin.

But I mistakened, cause the other fish died at 8 years old (still long, Im sure he would've lived longer if he didnt get sick and attacked by the filter)... and Buggy? Kept on living. She survived being tossed out of the water, and even anhour and half truck ride in a bucket when I moved a few years ago.

She's one strong fish!
*knockin on wood* lol

[Wyomingite]

Nice to see someone actually takin' care of goldfish instead of stuffin' 'em in a too small tank or bowl and wonderin' why they die. Not a goldfish person, myself, but I do like my fish.

WYite

[SludgeMunkey]

I have a forty gallon tank full of them. The two largest breeders are now 5 years old and about 9 inches long. They have a small school of 11 of their offspring.

Funny story really, I keep them out of respect. The two breeders are the survivors of a feeding frenzy! They were both about an inch long (from now deceased breeders I had) and somehow managed to escape half a dozen axolotls. After I waited a few weeks and they grew to large for my axies to eat. So they got their own tank. A year later they bred on their own without any special care. I was impressed enough with them that they and their kids now have the job of aging water for use in my other tanks.
My goal is to build them their own pond in the future.

[Kerry1968]

That's cool Johnny! I think goldfish have a hard time mostly.

[cvBon1]

It actually breaks my heart to see fish in goldfish bowls or too many to a tank, like 5 or 10 in a little 5 gallon. Ugh! You guys are right, people think cause its not a dog or a cat, the animal isn't worth the same treatment.

I dont think certain perstores should carry fish unless there employees are willing to ward off idiots who wanna little fish to sit in a bowl for a month just for decoration.

Sorry if that sounded a little hostile. I just think all animals deserve equal care. Fish frogs, and furries alike.

[Wyomingite]

I have a forty gallon tank full of them. The two largest breeders are now 5 years old and about 9 inches long. They have a small school of 11 of their offspring.

Funny story really, I keep them out of respect. The two breeders are the survivors of a feeding frenzy! They were both about an inch long (from now deceased breeders I had) and somehow managed to escape half a dozen axolotls. After I waited a few weeks and they grew to large for my axies to eat. So they got their own tank. A year later they bred on their own without any special care. I was impressed enough with them that they and their kids now have the job of aging water for use in my other tanks.
My goal is to build them their own pond in the future.

The only goldfish I ever kept was a similar story, 'cept the diner was an albino oscar.

Every few months I like to give my larger predatory fish a live treat. The oscar was in my 225 with a common pleco and a ghost knife. I put a dozen or so 1 1/2" feeder goldfish in and over the next few days they disappeared except for one. I waited and waited, and before long that one "feeder" was 3", then 4", then 6", and it and the oscar (which was 'bout 8" when I fed it this feeder) swam around with each other like long lost buddies. Had it for several years. Turned out to be a very attractive comet.

I've never fed goldfish since then, just don't look at 'em the same, LOL. Stick with guppies and convict cichlid fry/juvies for feeders.

WYite