Koi

The Koi fish is not really a goldfish, there a species of Carp, but they are related to goldfish.
The Koi is so amazing, but they need a 500 gallon pond that is 24 inches deep minimum to
live. The Koi is very smart and can grow very big anywhere for 24 to 36 inches is average,
but if cared for well in a big enough pond they can grow 3.5 feet. The Koi can hear underwater
very well and they get to know your face after awhile, so if you go near him after you had him a awhile your Koi will swim up to you and if you teach him to eat from your hand he will come
up to the surface and he will let you pet him. This pet is just like a dog, he will even kiss
you by sucking on your finger. This is a very expensive, but amazing pet to have. Here are
some facts on the Koi:
-Keep Kois in ponds that are no smaller than 500 gallons and has to be 24 inches deep minimum
-Keep an eye on Kois in spring because this is a very hard season for the fish
-Make sure you have other fish for the Koi to play with because it's such a sociable fish
-If cared for properly they can live 20-35 years and living even longer is not unheard of
-When you buy your filter don't use a pool filter because it's not as healthy for the fish and
your electricity bill will skyrocket because there only for use around 6 hours a day and you need
a 24/7 hour filter
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Black moor

The black moors goldfish is a very unique fish because of it's eyes. Like the telescope eyed goldfish his eyes protrude his head. This fish is a very good beginner fish because he looks so cool, yet, he's not that hard to take care of. These guys can grow 8-10 inches long, but, they
can adapt to your tank size. Black moors will do well in big tank rather than ponds, but, they
still like ponds. I personally love black moors but they should be kept with other handicapped
fish like Telescope eyed, celestials, bubble eyed and the lionhead or red capped oranda.
The black moors will stay black all it's life, but, this only happens very rarely, they might
change colour when they get older (this don't happen often) and chances are he will turn blue
if he changes colour. Here are some care tips:
-Keep black moors with other visually handicapped fish (listed above) and try not to use floating
food (frozen or flake foods) because since his eyes are bulged out of his head it's harder for him to see and sinking foods make it easier for him.
-Make sure you don't have sharp objects in his tank because if he scrapes his eyes against them he could go blind, get infected or his eye could completely fall out. Even the plants, try to stick with the silk plants because there not as sharp
-Keep them in a 10 gallon tank minimum and they prefer big tanks than ponds, but, black moors will still do healthy in a pond
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Lionhead Goldfish

The lionhead or red capped oranda are very unique fish because of the bulge on top of their head. Although they look very cool with the bulge on their head it can become annoying to

the fish because the bulge when he gets older and bigger will cover his eyes and gills, there

or making it hard for them to breath and this can lead to gill fluke. They should be kept with other disabled fish because there slow in the race to food. These fish can grow 9 inches.

Here are some care facts-

-Keep them with other disabled fish that are slow and they might get gill fluke so watch there gills

-Don't keep them with single tailed goldfish because they might nip at him. (Goldfish and comets won't)

-The red capped oranda (picture to the left) and the lionhead (picture to the right) are the same thing except there colour. The red capped is silver with a red bulge and the lionhead is orange

with an orange bulge.

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Common Goldfish

The common goldfish is probably the most popular fish people get because there so hardy,really cheap (like $2 tax included), they look so nice in a tank, the bright gold really gives your tank so much life. Although it's a very bad thing to do they are commonly kept in bowls because they adapt to the size of the tank. in a bowl they will only grow 3 inches, but in a pond they can grow 15-17 inches. If you put a goldfish in total darkness for a week it will turn silver, so you can change his colour every now and then. Here are some goldfish keeping facts-

-Keep them in a 10 gallon tank minimum with at least 2 other fish with him

-A total slob and prone to gill fluke

-Like lots of hiding spaces so he won't get stressed out

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Wheather Loach

The Weather loach is not a goldfish but, he is still a coldwater fish compatible with all goldfish species. They can grow 8-11 inches and must be kept in a 15 gallon tank minimum. I find them really cute, but, like eels to protect himself they are covered in mucus. They are really hardy fish and people have found them in just mud with no apparent water at all. They can live out of water for 6-8 hours and they have been known to be escape artists. Many fish owners leave the house for 5 hours and soon as they leave there weather loach jumps out on the floor and when they get back they see on the floor, worried the owner puts him back in the tank and he appears fine. They have speckles on there back and can be also be a rare gold colour.

Here are some care facts:

-Keep wheather loaches in a 15 gallon tank min.

-Use aquatic sand in your aquarium because they love to dig and coarse gravel can damage there gills.

-They are bottom feeders and although they are very playful fish they are very difficult to breed.

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