Some goldfish questions

[cohazard]

I recently went to my lfs to pick up some feeders, worms, and pellets.

While I was at the counter (where all the feeders are) I noticed that a small goldfish was swimming around in the ghost shrimp tank. I was awestruck.

This comet goldfish was almost all blue (the shade of blue you see on calico's)with a couple of small black markings, and a white belly. Also, both eyes were all black. I had to have this lil guy.

Here's the thing, I don't have any tanks large enough to house him by himself for a long time, so my only option is to keep him with my tropicals in the 180g.

I know I've seen pics of goldfish in tropical communities on these forums, but I also know it's not the best conditions for them.

So has anybody raised a goldfish in tropical conditions? Temp in high 70's?

EDIT: I'm not sure how rare an almost all blue goldfish is, but I know I've never seen one and the only thing that comes close are blue orandas, but they are more grey and almost always have orange or brown pigment in them.

Thanks in advance,
Serg

 

[FooF]

i have a plain ol' orange comet in my 130. he does just fine in the 77-80 range where i keep my tank. just make sure the water has plenty of oxygen. mine thinks hes a tinfoil barb. strangest school of tinfoils ive ever seen.

 

[cohazard]

The tank get's plenty of oxygen from the disturbance created from the AC110. Have you had your goldfish long? What size is it?



Serg

 

[FooF]

he was a feeder that my turtles never ate. he just grew and grew till he was really too large for my younger turtles to eat and since he'd been in there so long, i didnt have the heart to give him to my adult turt's. so i moved him in while i still had my 55g and i had the temp up to 89 for a while when i treated ich. he didnt mind, everything was well airiated (sp?). anyways, ive had him for.... i'd say close to a year in with the tropicals. hes the largest fish in the tank besides the tinfoils. theyre roughly (im not gonna go measure them, lol) 5-6" and hes just slightly smaller... 4 1/2 - 5"

 

[cohazard]

Ok, thanks FooF, I can't wait to move him to the 180! I'll post a pic of this lil guy in a while.

Have you ever heard of or seen an almost all blue goldfish? I know most colicos have one all black eye, but he has two black eyes. I can't wait to see him when he's larger.

Do you think the blue will fade? I've heard of goldfish losing their gold, but will they lose their blue?


Serg

 

[FooF]

 

[FooF]

hmm, i dont think ive ever seen a blue goldfish, haha, he sure sounds cool though.
cant wait to see some pics.
as you can see above... mine hardly ever leaves his "school" of..... uhh.... silver goldfish?

 

[cohazard]

I'm in the process of resizing the pics, and I'll post them in a new thread so that more people are apt to take a look. Thanks for your help bro.



Serg

 

[chrisinha]

my goldies' tank's temp is between 76-78F. they've never complained