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March 25th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Goldfish? What kind? Not sure...
I have 3 goldfish. I just call them fancy goldfish because they look cute and fancy, and they're goldfish! haha 
Anyways, I need proper ID help and suggestions on what to name them... All the names I came up with, I feel it's lame because I'm lousy at naming pets! 
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March 25th, 2009
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| My guess would be common (which is a poor name for one of the most beautiful fish in the aquarium trade). They may be comets with short tails. I'm not very good at telling the difference between the two. | |
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March 25th, 2009
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| I would go with SDS but have to say they sure look big enough to be tetra assassins lol | |
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March 25th, 2009
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| They are comets (or commons) There really isn't that much difference between the two anymore. They have been interbred enough that most commons that you find now have longer tails and fins than they used to. The ones that are called "fancies" are generally the ones that have an egg-shaped body as opposed to the slenderer and straighter body of the commons and comets.
How many gallons is your tank? I know you say it is a 2 foot tank, but that doesn't really tell us how many gallons. I used to have a tank (it broke) that was 2 feet long, but it was only 12 inches by 12 inches the other directions - it only held about 14 gallons of water. That would not even be enough for one goldie, much less three - which is why I now have a pond. The reason I ask, is that the goldie in your second pic (the pic on the right) looks like it may not be doing to well. I don't know if it is just the way it was swimming when you took the pic, or not, but the lowered dorsal fin and closed up tail and the lighter scales makes me wonder if that one might be having issues with ammonia in the water.
As for the other two, they both look fine and healthy and they both look like they may be males. It's kind of hard to tell since I can't really see all the tail and fins really well. As for naming them, I usually like to watch fish for a while and name them for their attitudes. If you have one that is the "boss" of the tank, then that one could be named King, Rex, M.A.L. (Master And Lord), etc. If you have one that is shy and like to hide a lot, then maybe, Sweet Pea, Violet (shy as a violet), Whisper, Shylo, etc. If you have one that is curious and always exploring, George (curious george), Lewis or Clark (explorers), D.D. (derring do), etc.
Anyway, congrats on your goldies! (more pics are always welcome) | |
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March 26th, 2009
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Originally Posted by sirdarksol  My guess would be common (which is a poor name for one of the most beautiful fish in the aquarium trade). They may be comets with short tails. I'm not very good at telling the difference between the two. | Thanks sirdark... Yeah, it'd be such a pity if I had to call my beautiful goldfishes, common goldfish. Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonah I would go with SDS but have to say they sure look big enough to be tetra assassins lol | Tetra assassins? haha I'd take that name after they ate my glowlights... lol  Quote:
Originally Posted by gremlin They are comets (or commons) There really isn't that much difference between the two anymore. They have been interbred enough that most commons that you find now have longer tails and fins than they used to. The ones that are called "fancies" are generally the ones that have an egg-shaped body as opposed to the slenderer and straighter body of the commons and comets.
How many gallons is your tank? I know you say it is a 2 foot tank, but that doesn't really tell us how many gallons. I used to have a tank (it broke) that was 2 feet long, but it was only 12 inches by 12 inches the other directions - it only held about 14 gallons of water. That would not even be enough for one goldie, much less three - which is why I now have a pond. The reason I ask, is that the goldie in your second pic (the pic on the right) looks like it may not be doing to well. I don't know if it is just the way it was swimming when you took the pic, or not, but the lowered dorsal fin and closed up tail and the lighter scales makes me wonder if that one might be having issues with ammonia in the water.
As for the other two, they both look fine and healthy and they both look like they may be males. It's kind of hard to tell since I can't really see all the tail and fins really well. As for naming them, I usually like to watch fish for a while and name them for their attitudes. If you have one that is the "boss" of the tank, then that one could be named King, Rex, M.A.L. (Master And Lord), etc. If you have one that is shy and like to hide a lot, then maybe, Sweet Pea, Violet (shy as a violet), Whisper, Shylo, etc. If you have one that is curious and always exploring, George (curious george), Lewis or Clark (explorers), D.D. (derring do), etc.
Anyway, congrats on your goldies! (more pics are always welcome) | Wow! You must be keeping goldfishies too, gremlin? The goldfish in pic 2 has been like that ever since I got it. But it HAS been alright and acting the same as the other fish. The fins and tail go up again after a while or sometimes. But I'll check for signs and ammonia problems... Thanks gremlin!
Nice names! Thanks! I never thought of that, just watching the fish and knowing their attitudes. Cool! Thanks so much! I'll let you know their names as soon as I choose and get them. haha  | |
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March 26th, 2009
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| Oh, btw. Yeah, my tank is 2ft long. Around 12 to 14 gallons. Don't worry. I'm getting a bigger tank soon. Hopefully sunday... But still, it'll take time to set it up and get the cycle going. -sigh- | |
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March 26th, 2009
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| Why would it take a long time to cycle? You could probably move them over there with their filter and run it and the new one side-by-side. Move as many decorations as you can... hang some of the old gravel in the tank. Your old filter should have all the bacteria your tank needs to support the goldies since it already does.
someone correct me if I'm mistaken!
and your goldies are lovely. I love the long body goldies!!! But I don't have room for a 4footer!!! | |
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March 26th, 2009
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| Nope, serissime, you're right on. Moving the filter, media, and decor over (don't let them dry out) will "instantly cycle" the tank. Even a single piece of seeded media will go a long way toward cycling a tank. I used half of the media from my goldfishes' 30g tank to cycle my 90g and didn't see a bit of ammonia. | |
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March 26th, 2009
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| Moving the gravel and filter to the bigger tank would basically be like doing a water change. It would transfer the bacteria to the new tank so you wouldn't need to worry about waiting for the new tank to cycle.
Yes, I have goldies in an outdoor pond that is approximately 180 gallons (or more, I'm not sure). Most of mine started out as the common feeder goldfish from WalMart and are now quite large. I need to try to get some new pics of them to show of the males tails. I have one that has stayed the dark copper (black) color. He is my ghost fish. He looks like black velvet. I have several orange males that have gorgeous long fins. I have too many out there to really name each one, but once in a while one will stand out attitude-wise. | |
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March 30th, 2009
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Originally Posted by serissime Why would it take a long time to cycle? You could probably move them over there with their filter and run it and the new one side-by-side. Move as many decorations as you can... hang some of the old gravel in the tank. Your old filter should have all the bacteria your tank needs to support the goldies since it already does.
someone correct me if I'm mistaken!
and your goldies are lovely. I love the long body goldies!!! But I don't have room for a 4footer!!! | Oh yeah. I didn't think of that. LOL  Thanks! But bad news now... The tank I was supposed to buy, it was sold before I could pick it up from the seller's house. So... yeah, no 4ft tank.  | |
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