Goldfish Newbie, Pearl Scale Options

[felinefrend]

Hi all,
I am a newbie on fishes in general - I never had fishes before - well, with exception of a betta and it commited sucide on me.

I am in love with Pearl Scale GFs! LOVE LOVE them - big belly short fins

I currently have 1 that had recovered from Ick and bought 2 baby ones - no definate colors yet - yeah, cheapie ones 30cents.. as I am a newbie the chances of them dying on me is very very high. Maybe those that are not culled are sold to the LFS.

I had read thro the forums and noticed that all are goldfish connoisseurs so don't mind my cheap pearlscales gfs and my route of "keeping goldfish learning".

I keep them in my office a 12L tank (i know it is too small but I cannot have it too big in the office) and it has a heater to regulate at 25 degrees with a thermometer to ensure that, a airpump and a OH filter. Bare, no gravel, once a week 100% water change... now, 20-25% change every 2- 3 days (depending on the water condition).

I bought interpet gold Fish safe for mid-week to "freshen" up the goldfish water but have not started on that yet... Anyone tried this yet?? Any review? As right now, it is just Tetra AquaSafe and salt.

The baby pearlscales - one in white and another in blackish copper ? I suspect it will not remain black, it will eventually turn gold I am just basking in the new goldfish owner joy of watching their fishes swimming in the water and waiting for it to change its color. - just dont mind me.

Just wanted to intro ... "Hello!" and yes, I have cats (regarding my nick).
later....

[The Matrix]

feline, u started right, and do stay on the right path ok ?

U are doing alright and already ahead of many. Keep that up !

Anyway, a Malaysia breeder once told me when he saw my pearlscale ... this fish too small compare to what he got. I still tot I got a few real big one already. A size of a baseball ... he said, when u talking about Malaysia pearl, it is a size of sepak takraw.

That's my aim for 2006. $2 fish ... 5" size.

[felinefrend]

feline, u started right, and do stay on the right path ok ?

U are doing alright and already ahead of many. Keep that up !

Anyway, a Malaysia breeder once told me when he saw my pearlscale ... this fish too small compare to what he got. I still tot I got a few real big one already. A size of a baseball ... he said, when u talking about Malaysia pearl, it is a size of sepak takraw.

That's my aim for 2006. $2 fish ... 5" size.

I had seen PS of the size of a tangerine at 328 for sale.. huge man! But very very cute! However I have no room to keep them!

guys, a good ranchu can be found in a shipment. a good pearlscale is much more difficult to come by. one in a few hundred thousands

I had a very hard time locating good PS (according to my standard). Most of them are missing scales! or some with crooked dosal fins, some are too long... or the orange looks blah.

honestly, i bought the 30 cents goldfish out of whim, i wanted to see how they will develop and I got one black baby/feeder/2wks PS and one white with black eyes baby/feeder/2wks PS.

I think I had them for 3 mths (estimate) the black is now gold with bits of black still on the tail ends, rest of the body are all gold and it's not PS, it's a common with a BIG belly - well fed!

yes, I got junk fish but they are a character on their own and it is a joy to watch them when I am in my cube. I talk to them ... imagine "aiyo, no more food liow lah, don't beg for food.. u too fat already" My IT support was behind my cube - who was overheard that, tot that I was telling the guy next to me that he is too fat!. brought entertainment to my other wise boring work life.