Whats a "rosey red"?

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JamesBenjamin

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Thats what the feeders we have for my oscar are, and they're quite hyper and kinda cute! i searched the database here for them, but couldn't find anything. anyone know what they're really called?

they're long, thin, and apparently a kind of goldfish, they sell them at petsmart for 12 cents each.

thanks!
 
Shay is correct. The "rosy red" is a variation on the basic fathead minnow, although it is generally a xanthic (i.e. gold but not albino) color variation on the normally brown fish. They are sold at many stores as feeder fish.
 
I feed my tiger shovelnose rosey reds when I can get them. Lately though I've had to stick to guppies and feeder goldfish since the local store is usually out.

Here's a site that offers a good bit of info about them if you'd like to check it out.
Robyn's Rosie Reds Page

Looks like the site owners keeping them as pets instead of the reason most pet shops sell them.
 
I "liberated" two tanks of these fish from the local Walmart and released them into my pond, where they are doing well (total cost of this great step forward for Piscine-Americans, about $15, because they sell for $.28 each around here). Every year most of the adults die off (old age and probably some bird predation), but I get a bunch of fry that survive the winter and carry on the tradition into the next year. This last year I also introduced some sunfish, who should help keep the population in balance long term.

P.S. Photos of the pond posted over in the pond section.
I only mention it here because it doesn't seem to get much
traffic...
 
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Harry: that's basically because the lazy moderator over there does nothing to promote it. I guess I'm gonna have to get my pom-poms out (I wonder if the cheerleading skirt still fits?)

BTW: awesome pond - almost looks like you'd expect Steve Irwin to pop into the pic and wrestle a 'gator out of it!!

Great seasonal contrast, too.
judy
 
Aquariaddictus: I think that ponds tend to get short shrift in our hobby because folks tend to get fixated on the view through the glass (which, of course, ponds don't have). Mind you, I thought about having a "viewing trench" and 1" sheet of plexiglass added on one side, but then realized that was a really STUPID (read: expensive) idea. So I just look through the top of the pond and, quite frankly, although there are a few more reflections and some little ripples to contend with, the view from there is equally as interesting as any tank. Perhaps more so, because a much larger part of the biological cycle is present and functioning without any intervention on my part. I have fish, insects, plankton, and plants, and except for the fish and a few non-native plants didn't have to add anything to the setup.

Anyway, the "rosy reds" (and browns) I bought at Walmart really enjoy it. Luckier feeder fish there never were. (Just to relate these comments back to the original topic).
 
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