One eyed Oranda

[Amber23]

I adopted a one eyed Oranda today. I have him in my pond with the other goldfish, is that okay? He seems to be doing fine except that he is kindof a loner.

Anyone else have one-eyed goldfish?

 

[Amber23]

Here is a picture.

 

[bettagurl]

he's a cutie :hearts:

im not sure how he'll do in the winter, if you notice him doing bad you could always take him in :thm:
I have my friend's ranchu in my pond now, and I've got a spare 29g this winter if he needs it.

just make sure you see him eat enough, the other goldies will out-eat him.

 

[J double R]

as long as the socket is completely healed over, he should be JUST fine.

 

[GoldLenny]

Like BettaGurl said, he won't be able to overwinter in an Indiana winter so have a 55G tank ready inside.

 

[Amber23]

I will bring them all in for the winter. I have already planned on it. I have a 55 gallon just waiting for him.

 

[bettagurl]

that sounds good
how big is he? he looks like he's on the larger side

 

[loveandaPLATY]

I know someone who has a blind koi. He's small, but not the smallest in the pond, and he does alright. He used to bring them in during the winter, and I would make sure to watch when I fed them that he got to the food. He reacts well to changes and vibrations in the water. I would semi-forcefully drop the food into the pond near him so that he knew it was feeding time. He would also react when all the other fish started swimming to the surface. I think a one-eyed guy will do fine.

 

[dixienut]

i have the same, a 1 eyed oranda, petsmart gave him to me so he could have a good home, i bought him a friend, at another place cheap, another oranda but has messed up tail.. ha,ha, my own little oddball tank..
what size tank should they be in when full grown? and what is full grown, i only have commets, these are the first fancys i've had...

 

[Jessu]

For fancys its 20g for the first and 10g for every additional one.