Goldfish Breeding Tubercles

Goldfish Breeding Tubercles

Goldfish Breeding Tubercles (Carassius auratus auratus)  Whatare they and what are they for? Jennie Connelly 2012  Breeding tubercles are keratin-based skin nodules found on male goldfish.  They most often occur on the leading rays of the...

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Easy DIY Spawning Mops

Easy DIY Spawning Mops

When goldfish breed, the male fish drives the female into soft plants so that when the eggs are laid, they get stuck in the plants and they can develop safely.  Rather than using live plants all the time, many breeders simulate plants by...

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Changes in the Goldfish Tank

I’ve been wanting to try CaribSea Tahitian Moon Sand in my tank for a long time now, and finally made the leap today!  The fish seem really excited about their new scenery, especially the butterflies!  They keep going around...

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Sad News…

Sad News…

I have some very sad news… Specter, one of my ghost bristols, has passed away.  It happened so suddenly.  She had been doing fine, but then one day last week I noticed some lethargy.  So I did a large water change, which...

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Butterfly Fry | First 9 Weeks

Butterfly Fry | First 9 Weeks

Remember that blog post from February in which I was complaining about having to cull so many of my butterfly fry so early on?  Well after that, I ended up counting them all and I still had almost 200 fry left!  Needless to say, it made...

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2016 Solid Gold Calendar

2016 Solid Gold Calendar

Click Here to Buy! This is the third year in a row that I’ve done a Solid Gold calendarand it has to be the one I am most proud of so far. The fish featured in this year’s calendar are all butterfly telescopes in a wide assortment of...

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Dioder Fun

Dioder Fun

I’m just being a night-owl (as usual) and playing around with the dioder on my tank.  Fun fun!  I think my favorite color is red because it’s so vivid, and it makes the red colors of the fish look like they’re...

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Goldfish Lingo Explained

This list is constantly evolving as I think of more lingo to add, and as I learn more myself.  If you don’t see something on the list that you think should be included, feel free to let me know! AC – Usually refers to Aquaclear...

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Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays!

My fish wanted to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year (or whichever holiday you celebrate)! I hope you all get to spend time with family and friends over the holiday and also find some extra time to enjoy your fish!  

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