new shop

wow! WOW!!!

Theres a new aquatics shop opened up just across the road from my flat! My
life is now complete, sigh.

I have a quaestion.

I now know that fancy GF are happiest when the water is warmer, I've been
reading the postings about it. I've oredered a small heater to keep my
babies happy (the flat is freezing in winter).

I was wondering if there are any tropical fish that would make good
tankmates for my guys? I was looking at the "siver dollar" fish, and
wondering if they might live happily together. Can anyone give me any info
on this? Or point me to a good website that gives info on tankmates for GF?
Thanks
Tess

Raccoon wrote:

I was wondering if there are any tropical fish that would make good
tankmates for my guys? I was looking at the "siver dollar" fish, and
wondering if they might live happily together. Can anyone give me any info
on this? Or point me to a good website that gives info on tankmates for GF?
Thanks
Tess

Don't keep tropicals with goldfish, its a recipe for disaster. Loaches do well
with
goldfish as do Bushynose plecos typically. I say typically cos the
bushynose/bristlenose
variety are more docile. Other types of plecos get a taste for goldy slimecoats
as they
mature. Bristle/bushynose don't tend to do this, but its not unknown for them to
try!!

Mountain Minnows are good with goldies, as long as they are not too small or
goldie
will eat them

Yeah I went back to the shop and had a chat with the guy, who keeps Ranchu's
and is very caring of his stock. I promise no tropicals in with my goldies.

I did buy a Ranchu, a gorgeous little chap, lemon and grey, very unususal.
Active and healthy looking...but when I got him home I noticed he's got a
deformity.

His anal port isnt where it shoild be, its actually between his tail fins
and to the side by about 3 cm. It looks a bit pink around the area and I
wonder if I need to treat him? I dont want to return him to the shop as
nobody will want to look after him like I do. His poop looks healthy enough
though.

Along with him I bought a black ryukin, and I took pity on a tiny comet with
no tail. Its not finrot as far as I can tell, the tail stump looks nicely
healed and very healthy, he swims as good as any other, and the man in the
shop was amazed. He didnt believe me when I asked for the one without a
tail, he gave me the littl guy for free.

I've quarrantines the new fishies and had to treat them for ich, but they
seem happy and active.

I'm only really worried about the Rancu's bumhole (lol) any advice?

Tess

"Geezer From The Freezer" wrote in message
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Raccoon wrote:

I was wondering if there are any tropical fish that would make good
tankmates for my guys? I was looking at the "siver dollar" fish, and
wondering if they might live happily together. Can anyone give me any
info
on this? Or point me to a good website that gives info on tankmates for
GF?
Thanks
Tess

Don't keep tropicals with goldfish, its a recipe for disaster. Loaches do
well
with
goldfish as do Bushynose plecos typically. I say typically cos the
bushynose/bristlenose
variety are more docile. Other types of plecos get a taste for goldy
slimecoats
as they
mature. Bristle/bushynose don't tend to do this, but its not unknown for
them to
try!!

Mountain Minnows are good with goldies, as long as they are not too small
or
goldie
will eat them

In addition to Geezer's remarks about avoiding mixing tropicals and
goldies, silver dollar fish specifically are social fish and need a
lot of space. They do best in schools of 5 or more, with a minimum of
a 35 gallon tank for a small school.
I'm not sure about how well silver dollars socialize with other
tropical fish, they always have their own tank at the pet store.

"Raccoon" wrote in message ...
wow! WOW!!!

Theres a new aquatics shop opened up just across the road from my flat! My
life is now complete, sigh.

I have a quaestion.

I now know that fancy GF are happiest when the water is warmer, I've been
reading the postings about it. I've oredered a small heater to keep my
babies happy (the flat is freezing in winter).

I was wondering if there are any tropical fish that would make good
tankmates for my guys? I was looking at the "siver dollar" fish, and
wondering if they might live happily together. Can anyone give me any info
on this? Or point me to a good website that gives info on tankmates for GF?
Thanks
Tess

no idea.... never heard such a thing. many fish only have a single central tail fin.
those with a single off center tail fin should be avoided because many have a tail
fin growing inward ... eventually kills the fish. give the fish a couple weeks see
if the anus is still pink. Ingrid

I'm only really worried about the Rancu's bumhole (lol) any advice?


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No he has a proper double fantail not a single off-center one.
The anus seems to be between the actual tail fins, and very pink around the
area.
Tess

wrote in message
...
no idea.... never heard such a thing. many fish only have a single
central tail fin.
those with a single off center tail fin should be avoided because many
have a tail
fin growing inward ... eventually kills the fish. give the fish a couple
weeks see
if the anus is still pink. Ingrid

I'm only really worried about the Rancu's bumhole (lol) any advice?


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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.