[AquaticLife] Feeder Fish Question
Margie,
There are a number of species sold as feeder fish at various sizes. Goldfish are one of those species. Most likely it is a common goldfish, stocky fish shaped body with rounded lobes on the caudal, or a comet–more torpedo shaped and with tapered lobes on the caudal. The coloration could be olive, olive tending toward brown or black, or a shade of orange (the gold in goldfish), other colors could be mixed in. For example, if it is a variety of shubunkin, or a calico, it could have a mixture of black, gold, blue, and white. There could be some red mixed in with this, or in the orange. Common and comet goldfish can grow in excess of 18″.
A few more descriptive terms in relation to the fish in question would make the ID of the fish, sight unseen, easier and more certain.
A round bodied goldfish, such as the moor, needs about 30 gallons of water per fish. A “torpedo” bodied goldfish needs more because it needs enough tank length to swim in a straight line, and, in fact, these type of goldfish do better in a pond.
\Steve//
> —–Original Message—– > From: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of > Margie Phelps > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 10:44 PM > To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [AquaticLife] Feeder Fish Question > > My neighbor with the Brown Algae has a 10 G. And it holds one feeder fish > that is about 3 inches long. Said she paid 12 cents for it. That it had > survived without being eaten in her tank with the Black Moors and put it in > this 10 G. It is a goldfish, I guess. It looks like a common to me. > But are they a breed in themselves, and if so how big do they get. Can > she put it back in with the Moors. And how do they differ in character. > Aggressive, quiet, or what. > > My neighbor thinks because I had goldfish for three Months I am an expert. > And I say no, but I Will ask the experts. > > > > > > Margie > > http://loomingragdoll.blogspot.com/ > > http://www.shelfari.com/o1518107464/shelf > >
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