shih-tzu mom

I just had to share this with everyone ,as you know he had anchor-worms, so in treatment i have been putting him clean water every day to protect him and i use a measuring cup to scoop him with, Well this morning as i spoke to him he just swam into the cup and not only that ,in his fresh water he swam out.I guess he knows the routine by now. Who ever said they are just fish lol-they are very smart'' just'' fish. Have a good all. bella

Lucy

Goldies are very smart fish. It's good he knows the routine. Less stress for you both when trying to catch him.

pepetj

That's so cute! And then some dare to say fish are not real pets... Hope he gets better sooner than expected.

Pepe
Santo Domingo

Emory

Aww.... sweet baby! Is he looking any better? Maybe he knows the cup means treatment and treatment means feeling better.

Who knows? Neat little guy.

pinkfloydpuffer

How cute!!!

shih-tzu mom

Emory;- Yes, he is a lot better and feeling as such, all most time to go in the big boy's tank lol, no marks on him and no worms bella

Emory

Yay! That is good news. Keep up the good work!

shih-tzu mom

Emory; if you go to Shawnie's alblum's under Bella's Pic's you will see some pic's of him lol he is the one in the tank by himself.and he was sick when that pic was taken-looks a lot better now .Shawnie was good enough to do this for me. bella

fishlover78

that was nice of her! she is a good person!

shih-tzu mom

Well,Peek-A-Boo, now has a buddy the Oranda that is black and gold and a perfect little heart on his head lol[wen] with a little line going to his mouth, they are not together yet until the big tank is finished cycling but i will name the other fish soon.As, Peek, has been very lonesome since the other one passed[anchor worms] so he will be a happy camper to have a buddy again. bella

fishlover78

yah!

fishlover78

goldfish are smart, they learn to trust you and then you cooperate with what they want. Peek a boo knew that you were going to bring him home and care for him, and he understood that when you moved him it was for his own good, smart fishie! they are so intelligent. -fishlover78

shih-tzu mom

Ah, FL you, don't know how smart they are lol, but you will find out. I think they are smarter then some people lol. Well going fishy shopping and shopping for a memory card and battery charger, so you all can see some pic's of the new fish wish me luck with selecting a heathy fish FL. bella

fishlover78

thanks bella, I can't wait till I get mine! I have decided I want a red cap oranda, a black moor and I am considering a celestial bubble eye, except I am weary about the eyes getting popped.

gremlin

I would be worried about that too! I have read that you should keep the celestial with other fancy that have the popped out eyes only. Something to do with the fact that their eyesight is not as good as other goldfish (even other fancy such as the oranda) so they have a hard time competing for the food in the tank. The oranda and the black moor should be fine together as they have the same/similar body type. The basic rule of thumb for tankmates for goldies is similar body types.

fishlover78

well, if I choose not to get the bubble eye for obvious reasons I think I'd like a pearscale or a fancy calico. they would work right (sorry for the hi jacking bella!)?

shih-tzu mom

FL; i agree with Gemlin lol , i would stay away from the big eyes, as i think they are too much for a first time owner to deal with lol and i'm finding out Goldies are not that easy to deal with. got to go lol bella

fishlover78

okay, thanks Bella, I may just get tropical and when the time comes I will lower the temps and get goldies instead.

gremlin

Goldies are fine, and fairly simple, as long as you consider their needs. Figure 3-4 times the water you would for the same size tropical, stay away from the ones that have been bred to extremes (bubble eye, celestial, telescope). For first time goldfish owners, I would stay with either the comet or shubunkins as they are the easiest to start with, or with some of the more common fancies such as the fantail, pearlscale, black moor, oranda, ryukin, or veiltail.