Goldfish Sources In Australia Options

[Kinder]

Hi mango,

Nice crown pearlscales, yeah post some pics of them. How come you didnt import other kinds of goldfish, since you had imported the pearlscales?

Keep them in good light and water conditions, otherwise the black could fade. I know summer is here and hard to keep goldfish outdoor with temp fluctuation. Fortunately i still have mine in outdoor green water setup....as the weather has been not so hot and temp are between 26-30.

kinder

[top_view_ranchu]

Hey,
You guys might want to know this? http://www.arofanatics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=347370

[Forever-mango]

Bro Kinder,

I got in some Red Cap Lionchu, Red and white B/fly, panda b'fly, black and gold P/scale, black pearls, huge calico ranchus. Only picked 5, but that was a special order by me. They reg. import heaps of goldfish. Going to get some nice golfball size body red and white crowns next week. The other week I got some nice small panda ranchu...6 of them!! They came in as tri-coloured BUT the red is faded and the black and white is very strong!

In regards to green water and high temps, I found out it isnt that safe...so i added a bakki shower copy filter to my pond, to make sure it isnt that thick. And changing 2 thirds of the water weekly. I noticed that the fish are healthy that way...just wondering...during summer is it better to keep in clear water than greenwater?

Regards
Mango

[Forever-mango]

Got the 2 big ones free...and the small ones were 9.95...? Found out that Aquarium Imports (AI) got them in...

But retailer selling @ $49.95!

Three sizes...

3cm @ $9.95
4-5cm @ $19.95
+6cm @ $49.95

Trying to get my friend to get them imported, but the blacks they get in got bronze base. These super blacks are best ive seen in Australia. Trans' black ranchu = bronze ranchu...!

Tao can you get these in? I like the blacks you had...15cm ones!

This post has been edited by Forever-mango: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 7:26 pm

[Kinder]

is it better to keep in clear water than greenwater?

In terms of water temp fluctuations, well green water and clear water setup should show no difference. I guess with green water your only concern will be difference between oxygen levels in night n day time....and the growth rate of green algae, which means you have to do regular water change 100% every week and feed less to your goldfies (give them hikari wheat-germ pellets and frozen raw food), as your goldies will feed on the green algae.

With clear water setup you could avoid water change that maybe required by green water setup with effective filtaration system. But still you have to maintain a minimal feed regime.

Other than that i dont see any difference between green water and CW setup, except you could employ a effective filtration system to reduce frequent WC.

With my green water setup i m yet to install a shade over the pond, and it only receives 5-6 of morning sunlight. Till the temps haven't reached 30+, but i think the key is to avoid sharp temp rises, reduces or no feeding if above 30+ and regular WC. You have a metal tank you might want to insulate the sides of it.....


kinder

[Forever-mango]

Kinder,

The pond is actually UV protected plastic. Made by reln plastics.

So its better to feed hikari wheatgerm to them than the flakes?

Mango

[Kinder]

Yes, wheat-germ is easily digestible and you would want to avoid too much feeding during water days/months. If they are kept in green water just the green algae will be enough....but if you can feed them one/two times frozen blood warms or brine shrimps.

I usually feed (only one time in the day) some wheat-germ or lionhead hikari pellets in the early morning around 6am. And supplement with one/two times with frozen food ...later on in the day. Rest of the day my goldies eat the algae in the pond. Since the temperature is rising now....i see fine hair like algae growing in the my....which i guess is good for them ....as additional source of food and i can cut back on pellet food.

I did my 100% water change today, noticed my pond temp rose up to 36 around 10am and back down to 29 by 2pm. Was surprised but my goldies seemed alrite and yes i didnt feed them at all today. i guess that helps.

Kinder

[Forever-mango]

I see, so time to purchase new food ay?

Anyways, here are some photos of the gems i purchase the other day...











Mango

[Kinder]

Hi mango,

These are really decent goldies, are they from the same place you mentioned before...imported from china.

Any ways take good care of them, nice collection.
Goodluck

Kinder

[Forever-mango]

Yes same place. Couldnt really pick them because they only imported these and the lionchu red cap. Hopefully they import more so i can choose.

Thanks
Mango

[churico4ever]

Mango,

Nice pearls you got there... just make sure don't forget to change your green water so that you will not loose this one.... as what happen to your last pearls hehehehehe





Rico

[calicoly]

forever mango i like the calico oranda can we see a side view pic if u dont mind?

[aussieboy]

Has anyone seen tao's new ranchus ?

[Tao]

haha, even I didn't see them yet. hope they can arrive safely next week.

[Tao]

Congratulate mango,
the fish is not bad. the tail of panda is good. the black color of pearlscale is vulnerable. the calico is calico.