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12-23-2005, 11:48 PM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kentucky
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|  11 year old feeder goldfish Just thought I would share--this is Fishers, a 11-year-old feeder goldfish. Science could learn a lot from this once little guy--he started life in 1994 in a high school art still-life, and has been living in a 10 gallon tank ever since. Up until about 6 months ago, he lived with only an undergravel filter and monthly water changes. When my parents moved, I purchased a small Whisper filter and some new plants. The pictures don't do his size justice: his body is about 7 inches long, and his fins are at least that. He doesn't swim much because the length and flow of his fins don't do much propelling, so he sits at the bottom and looks around. My mom hand feeds him every day, and he wiggles his way up to the surface. |
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12-24-2005, 12:39 AM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: South Florida
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|  Wow. He looks like he's 11 too... kind of droppy. Still, he's beautiful!
__________________ In preparation for college, all aquariums either relocated to my dad's apartment in North Carolina or given away. 5 gallon Eclipse (Hex): 3 Platy (Hachi, Nana, Ren), 1 Black Mystery Snail (Squishy), 2 Oto (Zip, Zap), 3 Cory (Puma, Pinky, Molly), 1 Female Betta (Yuka) Power to the well-taken-care-of overstocked tank! 1 gallon bowl: Betta (Cypress Glenn) 1 gallon bowl: Betta (Buddy) |
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12-24-2005, 11:02 AM
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| Little Fish  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ottawa, Ontario
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| That's awesome! I had a budgie that lived until 18 years old. So I TOTALLY know what it's like to have a pet whose only supposed to live for a short time, but is in-fact here for the long haul. It's sad too when the do pass on 'cause they've been around for so long. It's a credit to your good fish-keeping habits. Hopefully he'll live for many more years to come!
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12-24-2005, 11:20 AM
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| Large Fish  Join Date: Sep 2005
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| Fishers is a beaut! I love goldfish. They are by far my favorite fish.
__________________ 100 Gal: Community. 55 Gal Hex: 2 albino socolofi; 2 labs 70 Gal: 1 bubble eye; 2 moors 29 gal; 5 Aphyosemion Australe, 5 Iriatherina Werneri, 4 dwarf Praecox, kuhli loaches, panda cories, clown pleco 65 gal; 4 angels; platy/swordtails, cories, chocolate albino pleco 60 gal. Chocolate oranda, Black Ranchu, Pearlscale, Lionhead. 40 gal. 3 calico oranda babies. Two 6 gal betta tanks 10 gal ADF Disasters are just another star falling in my yard Red Hot Chili Peppers |
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12-24-2005, 01:27 PM
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| Large Fish  Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Who said anything about living? I merely EXIST!!!
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| Awww Tis a gorgeous Goldie.........I have a Leulupi that is 12 yrs old....Still has alot of spunk in him for being a senior citizen  This is Gramps... He is starting to get a hunched spine, due to his old age...a tad bit on the cranky side too
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01-18-2006, 07:08 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kalifornia, Silicon Valley
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| WOW that is jsut awsome!! I guess they can live a long life if properly taken care of! We had a Dalmation(dog) that was 16yrs old.
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01-18-2006, 08:57 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: May 2005 Location: South Carolina
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| That is the most georgous Goldfish that I have ever seen!!! And to be a feeder!! Who would of thought!! He is wonderful!!! He looks happy too!!! I hope there is many more years left for this guy!!!
__________________ 30G ~ Equipment: Emporer 400, Hydor 1, All Glass 100W Heater Inhabitants: 7 Pristella Tetras, 4 Assorted Danios & 2 Cardinal Tetras & Blue Crayfish (M) 44G ~ Equipment: Rena Filstar XP3 & 200W Heater Inhabitants: 2 Koi Angels, Marigold Platy, Betta (F) & Blue Crayfish (F) 90G ~ Equipment: Tidepool & 300W Titanium Heater Inhabitants: 4 Texas Cichlids & Royal Pleco-L027C Other Pets ~ 2 Horses (Sassy-Sunny), 2 Rats (Duncan-Bongo) Dog (Chance), & Cat (Jersey) |
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