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Thehappypet
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[2007-09-27 20:35:07 +0000 UTC]
"Elisa"
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 333; Deviations: 93; Watchers: 16
Watching: 65; Pageviews: 10174; Comments Made: 639; Friends: 65
# Interests
Favorite games: Left for dead (T'Iki)Favorite gaming platform: PC
Tools of the Trade: Net, catch cup
Other Interests: Shiny things, fishkeeping, go-carts, rocks, fossils, rollerblading, dogs, crayfish, shrimp, plushies
# About me
Current Residence: Rockford, IllinoisFavourite style of art: Ink
MP3 player of choice: Zune
Shell of choice: Seashell!
Skin of choice: Scales!
Favourite cartoon character: Eric Cartman
# Comments
Comments: 65
Thanks for the watch.
I love your portraits of lizards, snakes, and other scaly creatures. You capture expression and lighting so well.
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Thanks for choosing "Einstein's Map of the Universe" as a Fav.
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Your work is beautiful and you spend so much time on your pieces, this requires no thanks.
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How long term are you thinking? Are you ever planning to upgrade or is the ten going ot be a permanent home? Also fancy or single tail?
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As soon as a 20 gal appears at the dump I'm gonna get it going. They are Fancy (Orandas)
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You could keep a pair of fancy goldfish comfortably in a ten for some time, up to a year or so possibly.
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Sorry to bug you again, but I was wondering how many fancy goldfish can fit in a 20 gal forever
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Assuming they live 5 years 2 maybe 3, assuming they live ten years 1 maybe 2. Goldfish are continuously growing and can live many years. While their growth slows after about 3 years and they are about 6 to 7 inches long you can see how even a single 12 inch goldfish would be crowded in a tank that is only 24" by 12".
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How many fancys could live in a 55 gal forever? 5-7?
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Yep. 
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Can those be bought in a petco? (yeah, I know I'm lame)
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You can get a few different species from petco and the golden color variety from petsmart.
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Awesome! And what is all this talk about feeding goldfish peas anyway?
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It's a diet thing when you're maintaining goldfish with swim bladder problems. Fancy goldfish are already prone to having problems with their swim bladders anyways. Peas help to clear out their guts, kinda like us eating raisin bran. XD Since their swim bladders fill and empty through their gut peas can help reduce floaty or sinky problems.
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Sweet, are mine big enough for that?
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I've never had to feed them specifically peas for that reason, but I have made gel food for my fish using peas as an ingredient.
If the food item is small enough for them to be able to get it in their mouths you can give them all sorts of things.
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Oh, okay! Odd question, how exactly do know if your fish are constipated? Also have you seen the picture of Cornelius? I was wondering if his head looks normal to you, his eyes are also partially black outside the pupil (in the white part).
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From the pictures they seemed fine to me, the area outside the pupil can be many colors including black, white, silver, orange, red, or a combination. It's just color variation and it makes each goldie unique.
Goldfish with malformed swimbladders will float, or sink, as they digest food. Feeding peas can help them digest faster and regain their balance.
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Even the red (I'm assuming it's the gill) on Cornelius's gill right plate?
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Just a natural variation you'll see in some calicos. The operculum(gill plate) is clear and the red gills below are making it look that color.
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Okay 
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Hi 
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Here it is! I saw this image on a couple other sites but Im not to sure where it originated
This is the image i used though. I typed in Butterfly Koi on google images
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Now that you've had practice using a couple refs I bet you could create your own fish from scratch, that's when it gets really exciting.
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hi there! since you're an experienced keeper, can you identify my fish's disease?
she's a platy, and unlike her other brothers and sisters in the tank, she separates herself alone, kept hiding at woods or plants. she's not pregnant, her colors are a lil bit paler, and swims a lil bit sluggishly (but she still eats.. altho comes late to the food....
i just don't know what's wrong and what to do... pleae help me! thanks!
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How old are the platies, what size tank are they kept in, and how many are there(males/females). Do you ever notice any interactions between her and the other fish in the tank? Any other odd behaviors besides the loner behavior?
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well there's not much interaction, she's quite old (adult sized) while the others are younger...
none of the males mated with her, not even the adult males...
they did'nt pick on her or harm her or anything, she just... moves away and prefers to hide...
i thought of using salt to treat her in isolated tank...
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Some fish just prefer to be alone, There may not be any individuals in the group she prefers to socialize with. Also livebearers do no have the longest lifespan so if she is a year or more old she may just be showing signs of age. Unless you see other signs of disease or illness moving her to a whole new tank and administering treatments would just add stress to the situation.
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Since I am kind of a newb with goldfish, I wanted to ask what other fish do you keep in the same fishtank as them?
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although it has been some time, I just thought I'd say thanks for the fave!
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