Goldfish laid eggs - with photos, etc.
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thanks!
the little speckled baby i posted about has been hanging in there, actually seems to have improved. he's not nearly as floaty and has stopped turning somersaults.
i lost a completely different baby, though, one of the smaller golden fry. just up and died. who knows.
all the other little ones are fat and happy. today i'll do another water change and some filter maintenance. water quality has been much better since i removed all the salvinia that was dying.
they're growing like weeds, as usual.
oh and bettagurl, i'd definitely consider shipping a couple if you're interested. though i do want to wait for them to get a little bigger - up to "feeder" size... terrible expression though it is, you know what i mean. that way i can be sure they'll survive the journey.
the little speckled baby i posted about has been hanging in there, actually seems to have improved. he's not nearly as floaty and has stopped turning somersaults.
i lost a completely different baby, though, one of the smaller golden fry. just up and died. who knows.
all the other little ones are fat and happy. today i'll do another water change and some filter maintenance. water quality has been much better since i removed all the salvinia that was dying.
they're growing like weeds, as usual.
oh and bettagurl, i'd definitely consider shipping a couple if you're interested. though i do want to wait for them to get a little bigger - up to "feeder" size... terrible expression though it is, you know what i mean. that way i can be sure they'll survive the journey.
Well then, if you have some looking for a home, I'll consider "adopting" 1-2, and they could go into my planted 750g pond in late spring... Or by then I might have my 125g coldwater.
It depends on how expensive shipping would be though.
Glad to hear the little guy is hanging in there!
hooray bettagurl! i'd be thrilled to have some of my fishy grandchildren swimming in your tank (or pond)! when they're big enough i'll find out about the shipping and let you know.
every day i'm noticing new things about the babies. some have the classic V-shaped comet tail, with pointy ends going off in separate directions, but a few have a crescent-shaped tail that i imagine must come from Sakura, my shubunkin. the ends of their tail fin curve around a bit more, like a crescent moon. then there's one baby whose tail is a bit of both! the top bit is straight and the bottom bit is curved. very cute!
i lost another baby, no obvious reason. the others are fat, happy, and active. and of course, adorable.
every day i'm noticing new things about the babies. some have the classic V-shaped comet tail, with pointy ends going off in separate directions, but a few have a crescent-shaped tail that i imagine must come from Sakura, my shubunkin. the ends of their tail fin curve around a bit more, like a crescent moon. then there's one baby whose tail is a bit of both! the top bit is straight and the bottom bit is curved. very cute!
i lost another baby, no obvious reason. the others are fat, happy, and active. and of course, adorable.
Drop me a PM when you think that they are big enough. I'll have 7 goldfish in my 125g by that time (the koi will finally be gone) and have room for 2 more. I fly south 2-3 times a year with work.
Thanks =)
I think this time of year is supposed to be a good time to ship goldies(cold weather).. so I'm sure everyone will get to their homes fine.
I think we need more pics
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okay, okay, since you're all so anxious i snapped a few photos. 
they're so hard to shoot now. they're big enough that i can shoot them normally, but a little too small to fill the frame properly. they're too big for the frame with the lens-flip trick, and much too quick now. it's so hard to focus on them anymore.
it doesn't help that now they recognize me, so when i go to photograph them they think it's food time and get all wiggly and excited.
anyway, there are finally a few shots here where you have something to reference for size. they're about the size of a large neon tetra, a small otto, or a small white cloud.
i lost two more babies for unknown reasons. my only thought is that these are the little ones whose internal organs didn't develop properly (since they looked fine on the outside). this is perhaps why it seems to be the smallest ones that i've lost lately.
i transferred the three little ottos from the 5 gallon to the nursery. i was getting a bit too much algae on the tank and there wasn't much in the 5 gallon, so i figured the ottos would enjoy some snacks. it's worked out quite well so far.
onto the photos.
look at that fat little belly.
the tiny hunter stalks his prey, the elusive First Bites pellet.
there's that crescent-moon tail i was talking about.
"I do not like pictures!"
little wigglies.
i took this one AFTER i cleaned the glass.
gratuitous otto cuteness.
they're so hard to shoot now. they're big enough that i can shoot them normally, but a little too small to fill the frame properly. they're too big for the frame with the lens-flip trick, and much too quick now. it's so hard to focus on them anymore.
it doesn't help that now they recognize me, so when i go to photograph them they think it's food time and get all wiggly and excited.
anyway, there are finally a few shots here where you have something to reference for size. they're about the size of a large neon tetra, a small otto, or a small white cloud.
i lost two more babies for unknown reasons. my only thought is that these are the little ones whose internal organs didn't develop properly (since they looked fine on the outside). this is perhaps why it seems to be the smallest ones that i've lost lately.
i transferred the three little ottos from the 5 gallon to the nursery. i was getting a bit too much algae on the tank and there wasn't much in the 5 gallon, so i figured the ottos would enjoy some snacks. it's worked out quite well so far.
onto the photos.
look at that fat little belly.
the tiny hunter stalks his prey, the elusive First Bites pellet.
there's that crescent-moon tail i was talking about.
"I do not like pictures!"
little wigglies.
i took this one AFTER i cleaned the glass.
gratuitous otto cuteness.
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