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OrandaLover
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The New Family!!
« on: March 23, 2012, 03:41:08 PM »
So I promised I'd take pictures! Here's the new goldie family Smiley

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Picture 1: the 29 gallon
2: Atlas
3: Ping
4: Pong, Atlas, and Ping
5: Atlas and Pong
6: Marble and Vari
7: Atlas and Pong
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Nossie
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Re: The New Family!!
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2012, 03:25:59 AM »
They're beautiful! Smiley
I have an Atlas too Wink And I must say... it's easily one of my favorite goldfish names from now on... Grin
The two calicos are lovely.. Smiley
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OrandaLover
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« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2012, 02:05:57 PM »
Thanks Nossie  Cheesy
Sadly, there would be one more goldie living with the two shubunkins, but he died recovering from an ich attack  Embarrassed
His name was Cool Mango (Mango). But the nice thing is that now the shubunkins have enough space in their 20 gallon instead of being slightly crowded Smiley
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Re: The New Family!!
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2012, 03:19:15 PM »
Why do Ranchus remind me of Bob Hoskins? Huh
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Re: The New Family!!
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2012, 06:25:05 PM »
Very, very nice! I'm really sorry to hear about Mango Sad  Maybe you can find a small playmate for them Smiley
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OrandaLover
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« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2012, 09:25:28 PM »
thanks orandagal Smiley
i actually do have a small pleco in there with them - he lived with Mango for a long time and having Mango in the tank when Vari and Marble first came helped them all adjust to each other.
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Nossie
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Re: The New Family!!
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2012, 03:58:02 AM »
Mango is such a cute name too! Really sorry you had to lose him Sad
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Skwishee
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Re: The New Family!!
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2012, 06:42:27 AM »
Being single tailed fish, I'm sure the shubunkins would appreciate an upgrade later down the line Wink
Especially as they'll grow pretty big and appreciate extra swimming space.

But lovely looking tanks.
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OrandaLover
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« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2012, 08:52:24 AM »
Thanks Nossie - My best friend and I picked him out and named him together. The name was kind of an inside joke, but it fitted him Smiley
Skwishee - I'd LOVE to get a bigger tank for them - i don't know if it's going to happen, but that would be awesome Cheesy
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« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2012, 12:34:10 PM »
You could always consider the cheaper options, such as plastic tubs for use as aquariums  Smiley
I recently saw a 110 litre/29 US gallons plastic tub for around £9.99.
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Nossie
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« Reply #10 on: March 26, 2012, 05:58:07 AM »
Yeah, but in bigger sizes, a plastic tub isn't going to hold the water that well for long periods of time. At least not those being big enough to make a difference Tongue
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« Reply #11 on: March 26, 2012, 07:38:16 AM »
Marble and Vari are goregous I love shubunkins. They do grow big fast though so just keep an eye on them. Sorry about Mango.
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« Reply #12 on: March 26, 2012, 08:07:33 AM »
Noss, I thought a wooden frame could be built to support the plastic box from bowing?

It would be great if there was a cheaper alternative to tanks, so people don't feel stuck with small tanks and not enough money to buy an enormous tanks, you know? Maybe I'll ask around if there are alternatives.... There simply has to be something, somewhere  Cheesy

With large tanks being so expensive, it's one of the reasons why I'm trying to do a pond on a budget  Cheesy I'm hoping it'll work out cheaper  Grin
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« Reply #13 on: March 27, 2012, 05:09:51 AM »
You always could Smiley

...I'm not sure about the wooden support-idea, it seems sort of unstable. How would you stick it to the box in a safe/accurate way without nailing them together? xD Or did you see that advice somewhere? Smiley
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Re: The New Family!!
« Reply #14 on: March 27, 2012, 07:11:22 AM »
Wow OrandaLover I love your set ups they look great!
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« Reply #15 on: March 27, 2012, 07:45:39 AM »
The idea in my head Noss, was to build around the plastic box, using lengths of timber (or something similar).
Like the image I've attached.

So the idea was that the box would be flush to the wooden structure, if that makes sense? It was an idea I had, if I ever need to get a 110 litre box to use as a quarantine tank Smiley
It works in my head, just not sure if it would work in real life yet! But it's something I might give a go later on  Smiley
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« Reply #16 on: March 28, 2012, 05:37:59 AM »
I see! I wonder how stable that would be though... but for a 110 liter it would probably be just fine Smiley
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« Reply #17 on: March 28, 2012, 09:33:47 AM »
As long as it was made of solid decent wood and built properly, I can't see any reason why it wouldn't work Cheesy

If I do give it a go one day, I'll be sure to let you guys know Grin
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« Reply #18 on: March 30, 2012, 09:20:10 PM »
Thanks fantailer!  Cheesy

Skwishee - I'm not really looking into that kind of setup now, but thanks anyway Smiley
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