"Mellie101" wrote in news:1141847939.264144.242990
@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com:

there. Would I be overstocking my 55g with 5 fancy goldfish in there?
It would give them 11g each. I am overfiltering, using a Fluval 404.
Was more concerned about the space they will have.

Ya it would be kinda overstocked, but doable. Keep a close eye on
everybody and don't fall behind with your water changes.


Secondly, will the other godfish eat the oranda's head growth? Does

It is possible, but it will usually only happen if the oranda is already
showing signs of weakness. In my experience, orandas are usually the main
attackers of other orandas.


every oranda have problems with the head growth covering its eyes?

Not every oranda has problems with the hood growing over the eyes, just
ones that have been bread to have massive hoods. We had a black ranchu in
the store a few months back that got the nickname Biggie. He was a
gorgeous grade-B fish imported from Hong Kong. His eyes were barely
visible. He got on fine in the store tank for many weeks before he was
finally sold to an experienced goldfish owner with taste.