I don't know if there is any way to tell if they are stunted for sure. It is my personal belief (based on my own fish) that the smaller the accommodations the slower they will grow and the smaller they will stay. I wouldn't go so far as to call my small ones "stunted" though and I'm hopefully they'll still catch up. I think the orange one does look bigger, you don't think so?

No, they look great now. Have you read the research Skwishee put together on single-tail fish? They really need a tremendous amount of space and I'm sure the sooner they get it the healthier they'll be.

GoldFishNoob! I was wondering where you'd gotten too

I think the fish look bigger since I last saw them, but I can understand your concern. They seem healthy too
Best of luck with the dental work, maybe you could put up a wanted adverts in places, for a free or cheap bigger fish tank?

Sponges should be rinsed in tank water every couple weeks. I rarely replace bio media, maybe add a little bit every few months.

Yeah I rinse my filter media in old tank water and ring the sponge out every other gravel cleaning.

Aaaw, that makes me feel...missed!

I'm still baffled by Curlies transformation. Can I even still call him a sarasa comet? lol He does'nt look like the same fish. Not that I'm complaining, he is very pretty now. I love his flowy fins and tail......also when I look at the old pic up top, I realize how far they've come from being, small, poorly looking faire fish. And poor Moe.   *sad reminising sigh.* I would have loved to have seen him now.

Indeed. He progressively lost his orange color over 2-3 months until he's now completely white. See. Here's the progression. It's bizzare, but I think it's normal....or so I've heard. He seems otherwhise really healthy. Where as Bob, my little comet with the orange spot on his head, the orange is actually spreading over his eye and across his back.

Aww I was going to ask about Curlies spot if he still had it! I guess not

It's funny you say that about Larry, I was sat looking at Lucky earlier thinking the SAME thing! XD
Lucky's tail is quite long and beautiful, not as long as a comets, but not as short as a commons. Hmmm interesting....

Also I know how you must feel about Moe I look at the bigger tank and only wish Star was here to enjoy it...

Oh one other thing I came across the other day, not sure how practical this is for you, but I have recently come across the idea of people using 50 gallon rubbermaid tubs as tanks? They may need some support, like a wooden frame or something, if they bow when filled with water, but may be cheaper than a tank? I have no idea on the prices and I'm not entirely sure what a rubbermaid tub is, but thought I would mention it

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Oh! One other thing, I also saw while I was out today, plastic boxes, like 110 litre plastic boxes being sold for like £9.99, again you'd have to look into how possible it would be to use such an item as a tank (I'm not sure on it myself) but it could be another option for you to consider hun They seem to be quite cheap here, so maybe they're cheap where you are?

OH really? We don't have any rubbermaids here

But I saw the awesome 110 litre storage boxes and thought they'd make useful quarantine tanks or temporary homes

If they're opaque, it would be like having a mini indoor pond