I've attached a pic of my veiltale, Hannah.  I would be interested in starting  discussion on health and behavior of this (IMHO) most interesting of all goldfish.  I've posted under "comments" for the Veiltale subcategory, too.
Thanks.

Thanks for the reply. I'm a poor photographer!  I will put up more pics later today. I hope you will give them a look and a review!

sorry I didn't attache these other views..still learning about this board...

Hi Veiltalegirl,

WELCOME to our community.

As I do keep comets I do not know very much about identifying other varieties of goldfish, especially if details are involved.
But either way, veiltail or fantail, your Hannah is such a beautiful and gorgeous fish.
Welcome to discuss behaviour, as this shoud be much the same with any goldfish, except the swimming speed

  Nice to hear a lovely goldfish name is the same like mine, even if spelled a little different haha

To Karma:

Maybe it is "wishful thinking", but I still think that my Hannah looks a whole lot like this pic I've attached here - body type, shape of caudals, body, etc... And, I got this pic from this website.

Thanks for posting the pic. I've found this to be a strain of of the breed in Japan.

Thanks, Andrea!  Hannah was solid white except for 1 tiny spot of gold on her lower, left caudal. As she matured, this pretty gold color developed and covered her belly - like she has a little bikini bottom on 

One of her behaviors is gulping water and air at the top of the tank. I've read that this is like "gasping for air". So at first I was worried. However, her tank is well-airated, I test the water for ammonia, nitrates, nitrites, etc... at least once a week and they're all fine... Any ideas?

Anyone?  Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance!

put up a pic of 'Comet' if u can.

they also love to swim in and around my hands when I maintain the AQ

Yes, it is sort of "freaky" ticklish when they nibble on my arms and fingers, I got used to it and I love it, but I never really touch them, as I don't want to mess with their slime coat.
While  the AQ uncovered ( during maintenance ) I also put a bit of food in my hands and let them eat it out of my palm, this is soooooo cute 

Yes, THANKS Nossie, 

it is good comparison against my hand, lol

And guess what hubby and me did.....us fishcrazy peeps... LOL

We decided to skip the 20 l tank, keep it as a quarantine one and we bought a complete set with stand, another AquaOne but 140 l for the tropicals. It is a package deal for AU$600 which is about EUR 350.
Those AquaOne are complete with light and filter and filter media, also the package included 20kg gravel, thermostat, DVD, thermometer, water conditioner, beneficial bacteria, fishnet, pH test kit with pHUp and pHDown
We are giving it a speed cycle with water from the other ones and some substrate and plants from the other ones.
In a couple of weekends the pet shop will have a special on fish: buy 2 and get number 3 for free... heheheee
buying the tank package we also got a $ 50 gift-voucher, we'll use it on the fishies

One of her behaviors is gulping water and air at the top of the tank. I've read that this is like "gasping for air". So at first I was worried. However, her tank is well-airated, I test the water for ammonia, nitrates, nitrites, etc... at least once a week and they're all fine... Any ideas?


It could be something innocuous, but just in case keep an eye out for small (I'm talking pin-head sized) white lumps appearing on her fins and/or gill covers. Gasping for breath is a classic sign of Ich, or Whitespot. This is a very common fish ailment, but is surprisingly difficult to treat. If she starts to rest on the bottom, that's another sign, as well as attempting to scratch along the substrate or plants, known as flashing.

Treatments include gradually heating the water, then adding formalin/specially formulated copper solution/malachite green; you'll  need to treat the entire tank, and any tanks your fish may have been in.

Don't feel bad; getting ich is practically a rite of passage. I can't think of a single fish person I've met over the years who hasn't encountered this.

Of course, I could just be a hypochondriac

don't treat it with formalin, even if it'll kill the parasites easily, it'll be an enormous source of stress for your fish!

Yeah, I probably should have clarified that   Formalin's like a last ditch effort when all else has failed. With your case (if there is a case) stick with the aquarium salts (can't believe I forgot that little cure-all), malachite green, and copper. It should say on the bottle how much medication you put in considering the size of the tank.

Ach, flukes. Hate them. Never had them with my fish but the idea is just AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.



Apparently there's a fish form of Tuberculosis. Now all I can think about is a fish version of Moulin Rouge. WE SHOULD BE LOVEEEEERS~

Since you have the tank properly stocked, the one and simplest thing on the world is left to do:
- Keep an eye on the water quality, test it every week before the water change, and change at least 50% of the water each time. (And of course, if the nitrates are past or close to 40ppm, change more.) This is how you avoid every possible fish disease, by regular water changes and by keeping the water quality as good as possible!

For her, since she's still probably young, it would be great to introduce some more protein to her diet There is a LOAD of different live foods available in the shop! Frozen, freeze-dried or in gel (like cat food, lol). I have a jar of freeze-dried blood worms and one with fd tubifex. But there are also different shrimp available, such as krill and brine shrimp but also many other kinds of food. Blood worms contain most protein, so that would be a good thing to start with You can choose if you want them frozen or freeze-dried! If you feed anything frozen to your fish, remember to only thaw the amount you'll feed and keep the rest in the freezer. Otherwise it might go bad.
I also have this funny pack of small gel-filled bags... called Tetra Natura Brine Shrimp Mix (I've also seen a blood worm mix and some plankton and algae something). I use to feed my fish half a bag and close it with some tape and give the other half next day It's soft food in gel, and my fish love it! You could try getting yourself something like that, it's always nice for the fish to get some fresh food from time to time

Feed her the peas more often! Try at least once a week It's very good for her digestive tract and will prevent swim bladder problems

message to Hanna....I really enjoyed seeing the all pictures of your goldfish. thanks for posting them.

THANK YOU VEILTAILGIRL,
as you know it is so lovely to keep fishies, especially Goldfish develop very special characters.
And it is lovely to meet a Goldfish named Hannah, she's a very beautiful girl and sure you will have as much joy with her as we have.

According to feeding, Nossie covered it.
But you can try the following too: watermelon, strawberries, orange pulp, broccoli.

I also bought small algae wafers ( size of a smal half pea ) geez they are crazy after them things.. and hahaha... I mentioned in another post but I mention it here too, they behaved that crazy and played with each other so my hubby asked me: Han, are you sure this it not v.i.a.g.r.a for fish?

Bwahaha, AQUA PUPPIES, this is so lovely. You are right,  .
 Our Goldies they come into my hands with and without food, such a big "circus" every time I clean the tank... they are always around and in my hands... LOL