Love at first sight

[Raccoon]

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to say thanks for such a good newsgroup, very friendly and
helpful :)

I bought my first two ryukins today. What is it about GF that makes us crazy
for them? My boyfriend took me to a big aquarium shop in the next town today
and I made my usual dash for the GF section, it was then I found him, our
eyes met through a busy tank of healthy ryukin, and I held up my finger (I
never tap the glass) and he swam straight up to me, I just had to take him
home!

I may be slightly unstable lol, but has anyone else ever seen a fish amongst
many that they couldn't leave behind? Am I completely mad, or is it usual
to love a fish as much as a cat or a dog? My boyfriend cares well for his
tropical fish ( he's kept them for about 15 years now) but he does regard
them as "just Fish".

I recommend anyone with depression to keep fish, when you're sad they nibble
your fingers and warm your heart. When u get insomnia, u can stare at them
for hours....which I have at the moment which is why I'm sitting here
babbling.

Who's your favourite GF then?

Tess

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yes. you got OGD obsessive goldfish disorder. GF are loaded with personality and
are sooo friendly, more like puppies than fish.
Ingrid

"Raccoon" > wrote:

>Hi everyone,
>
>Just wanted to say thanks for such a good newsgroup, very friendly and
>helpful :)
>
>I bought my first two ryukins today. What is it about GF that makes us crazy
>for them? My boyfriend took me to a big aquarium shop in the next town today
>and I made my usual dash for the GF section, it was then I found him, our
>eyes met through a busy tank of healthy ryukin, and I held up my finger (I
>never tap the glass) and he swam straight up to me, I just had to take him
>home!
>
>I may be slightly unstable lol, but has anyone else ever seen a fish amongst
>many that they couldn't leave behind? Am I completely mad, or is it usual
>to love a fish as much as a cat or a dog? My boyfriend cares well for his
>tropical fish ( he's kept them for about 15 years now) but he does regard
>them as "just Fish".
>
>I recommend anyone with depression to keep fish, when you're sad they nibble
>your fingers and warm your heart. When u get insomnia, u can stare at them
>for hours....which I have at the moment which is why I'm sitting here
>babbling.
>
>Who's your favourite GF then?
>
>Tess
>
>
>
>
>
>
>



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[Raccoon]

....and they dont poop on the carpet or chew the furniture :)


> wrote in message
...
> yes. you got OGD obsessive goldfish disorder. GF are loaded with
personality and
> are sooo friendly, more like puppies than fish.
> Ingrid
>
> "Raccoon" > wrote:
>
> >Hi everyone,
> >
> >Just wanted to say thanks for such a good newsgroup, very friendly and
> >helpful :)
> >
> >I bought my first two ryukins today. What is it about GF that makes us
crazy
> >for them? My boyfriend took me to a big aquarium shop in the next town
today
> >and I made my usual dash for the GF section, it was then I found him, our
> >eyes met through a busy tank of healthy ryukin, and I held up my finger
(I
> >never tap the glass) and he swam straight up to me, I just had to take
him
> >home!
> >
> >I may be slightly unstable lol, but has anyone else ever seen a fish
amongst
> >many that they couldn't leave behind? Am I completely mad, or is it
usual
> >to love a fish as much as a cat or a dog? My boyfriend cares well for his
> >tropical fish ( he's kept them for about 15 years now) but he does regard
> >them as "just Fish".
> >
> >I recommend anyone with depression to keep fish, when you're sad they
nibble
> >your fingers and warm your heart. When u get insomnia, u can stare at
them
> >for hours....which I have at the moment which is why I'm sitting here
> >babbling.
> >
> >Who's your favourite GF then?
> >
> >Tess
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
> http://puregold.aquaria.net/
> www.drsolo.com
> Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
> compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
> endorsements or recommendations I make.

[Szaki]

Yes, GF's are fun fish, comical, it grows on you more and more with time.
They can live 8-9 years.
Good luck,
Julius

"Raccoon" > wrote in message
...
> Hi everyone,
>
> Just wanted to say thanks for such a good newsgroup, very friendly and
> helpful :)
>
> I bought my first two ryukins today. What is it about GF that makes us
crazy
> for them? My boyfriend took me to a big aquarium shop in the next town
today
> and I made my usual dash for the GF section, it was then I found him, our
> eyes met through a busy tank of healthy ryukin, and I held up my finger (I
> never tap the glass) and he swam straight up to me, I just had to take him
> home!
>
> I may be slightly unstable lol, but has anyone else ever seen a fish
amongst
> many that they couldn't leave behind? Am I completely mad, or is it usual
> to love a fish as much as a cat or a dog? My boyfriend cares well for his
> tropical fish ( he's kept them for about 15 years now) but he does regard
> them as "just Fish".
>
> I recommend anyone with depression to keep fish, when you're sad they
nibble
> your fingers and warm your heart. When u get insomnia, u can stare at
them
> for hours....which I have at the moment which is why I'm sitting here
> babbling.
>
> Who's your favourite GF then?
>
> Tess
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

[Donald K]

Raccoon wrote:

> I may be slightly unstable lol, but has anyone else ever seen a fish
> amongst
> many that they couldn't leave behind? Am I completely mad, or is it
> usual to love a fish as much as a cat or a dog?

Not at all unusual in THIS group.

-D
--
"One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem,
see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable
words." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

[Starfish]

Definately...
I fell in love with my very first ranch.....his names sooty...he did that
puppy dog face and i had to....my other fish didnt do they face...but were
picked on personallity (following me around the pet shop and following my
finger....i have an awesome bunch of goldies with different
personallities....i love them so much!!!!!!!
My fish's names (in order of purchase) are

Sparky - orange and black nymph
Rover - orange fantail
Jinxy - orange veiltail
Toby - white Shubunkin
Charlie - Black moor
Coco - metallic choco-silver Comet
Bubbles - red and white fantail
Squeek - white and red fantail
Spike - White common GF
Sooty - Little grey metallic ranchu

Got most of them (except coco, bubbles, squeek, spike and sooty which i got
this year) 3 years ago....and am still falling in love!!!!!
They are my babies!!!!!
"Raccoon" > wrote in message
...
> Hi everyone,
>
> Just wanted to say thanks for such a good newsgroup, very friendly and
> helpful :)
>
> I bought my first two ryukins today. What is it about GF that makes us
> crazy
> for them? My boyfriend took me to a big aquarium shop in the next town
> today
> and I made my usual dash for the GF section, it was then I found him, our
> eyes met through a busy tank of healthy ryukin, and I held up my finger (I
> never tap the glass) and he swam straight up to me, I just had to take him
> home!
>
> I may be slightly unstable lol, but has anyone else ever seen a fish
> amongst
> many that they couldn't leave behind? Am I completely mad, or is it usual
> to love a fish as much as a cat or a dog? My boyfriend cares well for his
> tropical fish ( he's kept them for about 15 years now) but he does regard
> them as "just Fish".
>
> I recommend anyone with depression to keep fish, when you're sad they
> nibble
> your fingers and warm your heart. When u get insomnia, u can stare at
> them
> for hours....which I have at the moment which is why I'm sitting here
> babbling.
>
> Who's your favourite GF then?
>
> Tess
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

[Raccoon]

How cute :) Isnt it fun naming them too
mine are (same order)

Rufus and Rusty, red and white oranda
Percy and Smudge, calico fantails (Perscy doing very nicely now after
illness)
Marmaduke and Dimitri orange and black oranda (tho Marmaduke has lost all
his black and his tail is now actually turning paler!
Rudolph, new red and white ryukin
And Twix, my hearts delight, s chocolate and goldish ryukin

You just cant help loving them can you, I talk to mine lots.

Tess

"Starfish" > wrote in message
...
> Definately...
> I fell in love with my very first ranch.....his names sooty...he did that
> puppy dog face and i had to....my other fish didnt do they face...but were
> picked on personallity (following me around the pet shop and following my
> finger....i have an awesome bunch of goldies with different
> personallities....i love them so much!!!!!!!
> My fish's names (in order of purchase) are
>
> Sparky - orange and black nymph
> Rover - orange fantail
> Jinxy - orange veiltail
> Toby - white Shubunkin
> Charlie - Black moor
> Coco - metallic choco-silver Comet
> Bubbles - red and white fantail
> Squeek - white and red fantail
> Spike - White common GF
> Sooty - Little grey metallic ranchu
>
> Got most of them (except coco, bubbles, squeek, spike and sooty which i
got
> this year) 3 years ago....and am still falling in love!!!!!
> They are my babies!!!!!
> "Raccoon" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > Just wanted to say thanks for such a good newsgroup, very friendly and
> > helpful :)
> >
> > I bought my first two ryukins today. What is it about GF that makes us
> > crazy
> > for them? My boyfriend took me to a big aquarium shop in the next town
> > today
> > and I made my usual dash for the GF section, it was then I found him,
our
> > eyes met through a busy tank of healthy ryukin, and I held up my finger
(I
> > never tap the glass) and he swam straight up to me, I just had to take
him
> > home!
> >
> > I may be slightly unstable lol, but has anyone else ever seen a fish
> > amongst
> > many that they couldn't leave behind? Am I completely mad, or is it
usual
> > to love a fish as much as a cat or a dog? My boyfriend cares well for
his
> > tropical fish ( he's kept them for about 15 years now) but he does
regard
> > them as "just Fish".
> >
> > I recommend anyone with depression to keep fish, when you're sad they
> > nibble
> > your fingers and warm your heart. When u get insomnia, u can stare at
> > them
> > for hours....which I have at the moment which is why I'm sitting here
> > babbling.
> >
> > Who's your favourite GF then?
> >
> > Tess
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

[Starfish]

Your fish sound awesome!!!!
do yours have a tendancy of waking you up?? Mine do....they live in my room
with me and stare at me when im asleep...if i dont get up they spit gravel
at the tanks lid to wake me......
"Raccoon" > wrote in message
...
> How cute :) Isnt it fun naming them too
> mine are (same order)
>
> Rufus and Rusty, red and white oranda
> Percy and Smudge, calico fantails (Perscy doing very nicely now after
> illness)
> Marmaduke and Dimitri orange and black oranda (tho Marmaduke has lost all
> his black and his tail is now actually turning paler!
> Rudolph, new red and white ryukin
> And Twix, my hearts delight, s chocolate and goldish ryukin
>
> You just cant help loving them can you, I talk to mine lots.
>
> Tess
>
> "Starfish" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Definately...
>> I fell in love with my very first ranch.....his names sooty...he did that
>> puppy dog face and i had to....my other fish didnt do they face...but
>> were
>> picked on personallity (following me around the pet shop and following my
>> finger....i have an awesome bunch of goldies with different
>> personallities....i love them so much!!!!!!!
>> My fish's names (in order of purchase) are
>>
>> Sparky - orange and black nymph
>> Rover - orange fantail
>> Jinxy - orange veiltail
>> Toby - white Shubunkin
>> Charlie - Black moor
>> Coco - metallic choco-silver Comet
>> Bubbles - red and white fantail
>> Squeek - white and red fantail
>> Spike - White common GF
>> Sooty - Little grey metallic ranchu
>>
>> Got most of them (except coco, bubbles, squeek, spike and sooty which i
> got
>> this year) 3 years ago....and am still falling in love!!!!!
>> They are my babies!!!!!
>> "Raccoon" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Hi everyone,
>> >
>> > Just wanted to say thanks for such a good newsgroup, very friendly and
>> > helpful :)
>> >
>> > I bought my first two ryukins today. What is it about GF that makes us
>> > crazy
>> > for them? My boyfriend took me to a big aquarium shop in the next town
>> > today
>> > and I made my usual dash for the GF section, it was then I found him,
> our
>> > eyes met through a busy tank of healthy ryukin, and I held up my finger
> (I
>> > never tap the glass) and he swam straight up to me, I just had to take
> him
>> > home!
>> >
>> > I may be slightly unstable lol, but has anyone else ever seen a fish
>> > amongst
>> > many that they couldn't leave behind? Am I completely mad, or is it
> usual
>> > to love a fish as much as a cat or a dog? My boyfriend cares well for
> his
>> > tropical fish ( he's kept them for about 15 years now) but he does
> regard
>> > them as "just Fish".
>> >
>> > I recommend anyone with depression to keep fish, when you're sad they
>> > nibble
>> > your fingers and warm your heart. When u get insomnia, u can stare at
>> > them
>> > for hours....which I have at the moment which is why I'm sitting here
>> > babbling.
>> >
>> > Who's your favourite GF then?
>> >
>> > Tess
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

[Raccoon]

lol, I sleep in a different room but i leave the doors open so my cat can
sleep where she wants to. They do wake me up, if you read my posting "fish
humour". They tap the thermometer at night and its quite loud in the dead
of night.

We always have "kiss mummys fingers" at feeding times too lol

Tess

"Starfish" > wrote in message
...
> Your fish sound awesome!!!!
> do yours have a tendancy of waking you up?? Mine do....they live in my
room
> with me and stare at me when im asleep...if i dont get up they spit gravel
> at the tanks lid to wake me......
> "Raccoon" > wrote in message
> ...
> > How cute :) Isnt it fun naming them too
> > mine are (same order)
> >
> > Rufus and Rusty, red and white oranda
> > Percy and Smudge, calico fantails (Perscy doing very nicely now after
> > illness)
> > Marmaduke and Dimitri orange and black oranda (tho Marmaduke has lost
all
> > his black and his tail is now actually turning paler!
> > Rudolph, new red and white ryukin
> > And Twix, my hearts delight, s chocolate and goldish ryukin
> >
> > You just cant help loving them can you, I talk to mine lots.
> >
> > Tess
> >
> > "Starfish" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> Definately...
> >> I fell in love with my very first ranch.....his names sooty...he did
that
> >> puppy dog face and i had to....my other fish didnt do they face...but
> >> were
> >> picked on personallity (following me around the pet shop and following
my
> >> finger....i have an awesome bunch of goldies with different
> >> personallities....i love them so much!!!!!!!
> >> My fish's names (in order of purchase) are
> >>
> >> Sparky - orange and black nymph
> >> Rover - orange fantail
> >> Jinxy - orange veiltail
> >> Toby - white Shubunkin
> >> Charlie - Black moor
> >> Coco - metallic choco-silver Comet
> >> Bubbles - red and white fantail
> >> Squeek - white and red fantail
> >> Spike - White common GF
> >> Sooty - Little grey metallic ranchu
> >>
> >> Got most of them (except coco, bubbles, squeek, spike and sooty which i
> > got
> >> this year) 3 years ago....and am still falling in love!!!!!
> >> They are my babies!!!!!
> >> "Raccoon" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > Hi everyone,
> >> >
> >> > Just wanted to say thanks for such a good newsgroup, very friendly
and
> >> > helpful :)
> >> >
> >> > I bought my first two ryukins today. What is it about GF that makes
us
> >> > crazy
> >> > for them? My boyfriend took me to a big aquarium shop in the next
town
> >> > today
> >> > and I made my usual dash for the GF section, it was then I found him,
> > our
> >> > eyes met through a busy tank of healthy ryukin, and I held up my
finger
> > (I
> >> > never tap the glass) and he swam straight up to me, I just had to
take
> > him
> >> > home!
> >> >
> >> > I may be slightly unstable lol, but has anyone else ever seen a fish
> >> > amongst
> >> > many that they couldn't leave behind? Am I completely mad, or is it
> > usual
> >> > to love a fish as much as a cat or a dog? My boyfriend cares well for
> > his
> >> > tropical fish ( he's kept them for about 15 years now) but he does
> > regard
> >> > them as "just Fish".
> >> >
> >> > I recommend anyone with depression to keep fish, when you're sad they
> >> > nibble
> >> > your fingers and warm your heart. When u get insomnia, u can stare
at
> >> > them
> >> > for hours....which I have at the moment which is why I'm sitting here
> >> > babbling.
> >> >
> >> > Who's your favourite GF then?
> >> >
> >> > Tess
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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