My GoldFish

I love fancy goldfish.... but when it comes to the wen phenotypes (wen is the name for the growth around the face of ranchu, and the caps on red cap orandas), I would stray away from the individuals that can no longer see because of their wen; although that is a desireable trait for the hardcore goldfish crowd.

FYI, the hardcore goldfish crowd also prefer to have a pond outside with "pea soup" water (water that has free floating single cell algae) which enhances the goldfishes appearance.

They keep some in an aquarium indoors, and cycle which ones are inside and which ones are in the pond to keep up optimum health and appearance.
 
that's a really nice ranchu.
 
psychosis said:
SoCalSunset， you know ranchu a lot!!:)
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Nah, not a lot, just some basic important principles when it comes to show quality goldfish. BTW, I forgot to tell you how good looking your Ranchu is.

Build a small pond and cultivate some green water, and you can improve him even more. You could have 2 fancy gold fish and keep one in your aquarium, and one in the pond, then switch them around every few weeks. That's what I'd do anyways.

Goldfish are my first love when it comes to aquariums and fishkeeping. Now I'm all about bichirs lol too bad they can't live together.
 
I've never managed a pond myself, but I've done research on it. Check out this website: http://geocities.com/greenngoldsg/greenwater-frame.html

That is a part of their site which explains some pros and cons with green water, and they have some good before and after pictures of goldfish kept in green water and how it affected them.

When I've kept goldfish in the past, it's always been in aquarium (I had no space for ponds either) and although with good food and bright aquarium lighting, you can keep them looking great, you will get much better results with even a small above ground pond that has a good culture of the free floating algae.
 
SoCalSunset

Thanks for your useful information.
I dont have space for pond, but I can make a small tank of "green water".
If it make a "significant" beneficial effects on them I will try.
Since the environment of green water is different from freshwater tank, it may be a stress for them to change. Therefore I have to balance the pros and cons. Thanks again.:)
 
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