Slow moving, big fat goldfish

[E.Otter]

I've seen some big (4 - 5 inches of body length, 4 inches height, and 2 - 3
inches width) fantails and other goldfish varieties at LFS. All of them
were slower than molasses. Is this the future look of my fantails? Big,
fat-looking, slow-pokes? Or are these fish too-fat and unhealthy?

E.Otter

[Gunther]

In article nk.net>,
says...
> I've seen some big (4 - 5 inches of body length, 4 inches height, and 2 - 3
> inches width) fantails and other goldfish varieties at LFS. All of them
> were slower than molasses. Is this the future look of my fantails? Big,
> fat-looking, slow-pokes? Or are these fish too-fat and unhealthy?
>

Um....we fancy goldfish fans like to think of them as voluptuous and
unhurried. If you want tweaker-fish (that is, fish that dart around
like they shoot meth) you may want to forego goldfish.

To quote that great philosopher/blues composer (and goldfish keeper?)
Willie Dixon:

Some folk built like this, some folk built like that
But the way I'm built, you shouldn't call me fat
Because I'm built for comfort, I ain't built for speed
But I got everything all the good girls need.

(Made famous by Howlin' Wolf, reportedly 300+ lbs, size 16 shoes(!))

Of course, it's all relative. The ones you've seen may be
in too small an environment -- can't move freely, so why move at all?
They could be in cold water, which slows them down and saves on food.
Or they could be sick or otherwise stressed.

Gunther

[Gunther]

In article >,
says...
> In article >,
> says...
> > Um....we fancy goldfish fans like to think of them as voluptuous and
> > unhurried. If you want tweaker-fish (that is, fish that dart around
> > like they shoot meth) you may want to forego goldfish.
> >
> Shubunkins?

True enough, I suppose. I don't have any, and never
really considered them, since I'm sure they'd mix
poorly with my (slower/fancier) guys.
One of my favorites right now is a beautiful black moor
that is perhaps the worst swimmer I've ever seen.
And besides that, looks to have cataracts in one eye,
so she requires special feedings -- even when she sees
the food (only about 1/2 the time) she can't snare it
until it lands.

Gunther

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If you don't like the fat goldies you can get shubunkins, commons, or
comets. They are all single tailed. The double tailed goldfish tend to
be slower and chunkier.

[E.Otter]

>Um....we fancy goldfish fans like to think of them as voluptuous and
unhurried.

I've seen snails with more zip and hustle.