Blue Oranda

did my weekly water changes, and setup one of my old 20 gallon outside tub as a QT to add some more Sarasa feeder comets. went to 2 Petsmarts, but didn't see any that looked good.

the 2nd store I went to had quite a few oranda's. this particular blue oranda was looking good, swimming around, healthy, nice wen growth, very nice tail fins. I watched it for several minutes and took some pics. I just had to have it.

 

He's adorable!

 

I just left my PetSmart that had a pretty similar looking one. I had to fight hard to keep from buying it. I just bought my first oranda a week ago. It's still in a temporary holding tank until I can get my new 29 gallon set up for it. Don't need two fish waiting for it. Especially since it's only going to be a 29. Don't know if that would work out so well in the end.

 

he's only 2 inches long from head to tail.

 

he's looking healthy so far.

 

Nice!! I got a very similar one from PetSmart a whole back as well, how interesting! Yours has a much nicer wen though, lol.

 

Beautiful fish.

 

ADORABLE

 

he's been in QT for 4 weeks, looks healthy and disease free. so did a little rearranging during my water change.

the two commons in my 29 were males so moved them out to the 150 gallon patio pond. left with a male and female comet. moved the blue oranda inside.

 

he's been in QT for 4 weeks, looks healthy and disease free. so did a little rearranging during my water change.

the two commons in my 29 were males so moved them out to the 150 gallon patio pond. left with a male and female comet. moved the blue oranda inside.

He’s beautiful

 

O M G

 

they decimated the hornwort, all that's left are the stems.

 

 

they decimated the hornwort, all that's left are the stems.

That’s amazing!- Ive found I f you acclimate the hornwort to hard water and small amounts of fish nibbling - like your fry- it will start making calcium oxalate and get a rough texture and then the gf will nibble but not devour.unless that is a food supplement lol

 

about to be upgraded to a 75 gallon tank.

 

Absolutely beautiful boy! He reminds the blue Oranda I had at one point before she passed from unknown causes

 

I have to ask. Why are these called "blue" when they look more bronze or silver even sometimes black? I have one and the pic I saw on another site that led me to believe he was blue instead of black was that the black had a bluish sheen.
I really don't see any blue per se on these. They are extremely beautiful and I'd love an indigo blue one, if they came in that "flavor". I just don't see the blue.
What am I missing? Is mine just black then? Yes, I'll post a pic this weekend when I clean the pond.

 

they have varying shades of blue. different sites describe it as dusty-blue, or blue-black, or blue-gray.

here he is in the 75g, left side

 

I have to ask. Why are these called "blue" when they look more bronze or silver even sometimes black? I have one and the pic I saw on another site that led me to believe he was blue instead of black was that the black had a bluish sheen.
I really don't see any blue per se on these. They are extremely beautiful and I'd love an indigo blue one, if they came in that "flavor". I just don't see the blue.
What am I missing? Is mine just black then? Yes, I'll post a pic this weekend when I clean the pond.

Really good show quality orandas usually have a lot more blue, but with your typical Oranda from a pet store or something it’s less of a true blue cause they are not bred to be as flawless.

 

 

 

Very good looking fish! He's getting big and CHUNKY

 

He’s cute!

 

So cute ! I got 2 babies one of them looks similar sorta to your blue but looks more green to me with the stripes on one side. They're in my 20 gallon qt tank for now. Orandas are such a favorite of mine.

 

did my weekly water changes, and setup one of my old 20 gallon outside tub as a QT to add some more Sarasa feeder comets. went to 2 Petsmarts, but didn't see any that looked good.

the 2nd store I went to had quite a few oranda's. this particular blue oranda was looking good, swimming around, healthy, nice wen growth, very nice tail fins. I watched it for several minutes and took some pics. I just had to have it.

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he's only 2 inches long from head to tail.
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he's looking healthy so far.

He is a cuuuuuuuteeeeeeeee! I don't have any Orandas now, but maybe in the future...