Dear Sun,
I miss you.
We haven't touched each other for a while. I just write this letter to you,
now you know. I think of you.
Please come back very soon.
Your admirer.
I miss you.
We haven't touched each other for a while. I just write this letter to you,
now you know. I think of you.
Please come back very soon.
Your admirer.
Goldfish fry day 14 (7) 23.02.2013
okeey not much of a change today. But... they are two week old and one week old today! Celebration!
no dorsal fins yet :( but they seem to be all healthy. so it's fine. They love the liquid egg yolk food and the liquid smashed peas. They didn't seem to like the liquid smashed goldfish food. >.< altough it did fit in their mouth they just spit it out again. XD hahaha. but well. The cyclops is still a little bit too big aswell. So we just continue for another week on egg yolk and peas. Then the smaller fish can still eat it too.
Water heigh: 32cm/12.6inch
Temperature 22C/70.5F
Water change: 80%
Bottom cleaned with sponge
Feeding times: 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00 23:00
Dead fry: -
no dorsal fins yet :( but they seem to be all healthy. so it's fine. They love the liquid egg yolk food and the liquid smashed peas. They didn't seem to like the liquid smashed goldfish food. >.< altough it did fit in their mouth they just spit it out again. XD hahaha. but well. The cyclops is still a little bit too big aswell. So we just continue for another week on egg yolk and peas. Then the smaller fish can still eat it too.
Water heigh: 32cm/12.6inch
Temperature 22C/70.5F
Water change: 80%
Bottom cleaned with sponge
Feeding times: 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00 23:00
Dead fry: -
Goldfish fry day 13 (6) 22.02.2013
The fry are doing well. They are swimming a lot in the top of the tank. The smaller fry have adapted very good. They both don't seem to mind the bigger and/or smaller fry. I just hope when they both have grown a bit, they won't be going to bully each other or something.
They should be growing dorsal fins these days but none of them have grown any yet unfortunately. :( Can't wait XD hahaha
Yesterday and today:
Water heigh: 32cm/12.6inch
temperature 22C/70.5F
water change not yet done, maybe tonight.
feeding times: 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00 23:00 has become pretty much the standard.
One dead fry yesterday. Found it between a filter part. Don't know when it died and where.
but no dead fry today.
They should be growing dorsal fins these days but none of them have grown any yet unfortunately. :( Can't wait XD hahaha
Yesterday and today:
Water heigh: 32cm/12.6inch
temperature 22C/70.5F
water change not yet done, maybe tonight.
feeding times: 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00 23:00 has become pretty much the standard.
One dead fry yesterday. Found it between a filter part. Don't know when it died and where.
but no dead fry today.
Fearless
'fearless', she said. 'you've got to be fearless'.
'but what does that mean?' the red haired asked, taking a sip out of the glass.
'it means to have no boundaries. Do not set restrictions for yourself. No lines means no end. You can keep going for years. You have to take risks to find out what has value to you'.
'but what does that mean?' the red haired asked, taking a sip out of the glass.
'it means to have no boundaries. Do not set restrictions for yourself. No lines means no end. You can keep going for years. You have to take risks to find out what has value to you'.
Goldfish fry day 11 (4) 20.02.2013
Everything is going good today. The tiny fry in the box had all started to swim this morning! We fed them some liquid eggyolk this morning and slowly lowered the temperature of the plastic box >.< I think it was like 25C or something. But they didn't seem to mind and were swimming around like crazy fast. :)
We've put them in the big tank with the others around 14:00. They seemed to like the big tank and started to swim around with the others. :) So that's is very good!
The other fry are starting to grow big. :D None of them (I think) have developed a dorsal fin yet.
Water heigh is still 32cm/12.6inch
temperature 22C/70.5F
50% water change
Some bottom mess sucked up with a drinking straw
Feeding times: 9:30 11:30 14:00 18:00 21:00 23:00
no dead fry.
We've put them in the big tank with the others around 14:00. They seemed to like the big tank and started to swim around with the others. :) So that's is very good!
The other fry are starting to grow big. :D None of them (I think) have developed a dorsal fin yet.
Water heigh is still 32cm/12.6inch
temperature 22C/70.5F
50% water change
Some bottom mess sucked up with a drinking straw
Feeding times: 9:30 11:30 14:00 18:00 21:00 23:00
no dead fry.
Golsfish fry day 10 (3) 19.02.2013
Cleaned the bottom of the tank again because it was a mess. I think we're overfeeding them a bit hahah. But better overfeeding than starving them to death. Only the cleaning sucksss. Bottom cleaned and 80% water change.
water height 32cm/12.6inch.
Temperature 22C/70.5F.
Fed them egg yolk around 09:00 12:00 and 15:00 and 18:00 21:00 23:00
One dead fry today. Looked like some internal bleeding :s huge bump next to his stomach :( mnnn
No dead fry yesterday.
So, for the last ten days: total of 10 dead. That's okay :)
They should be growing back fins on of these days :) excited
None of the newly fry is dead yet :o surprised since they're in a box on the roomheather XD we have 9 of them. They're still not seimming free. Tried to feed a little bit of eggyolk, but they were not interested yet. They are mmmmmaaduurely fast!!! :O faster then the others. Crazy. They're tiny.
water height 32cm/12.6inch.
Temperature 22C/70.5F.
Fed them egg yolk around 09:00 12:00 and 15:00 and 18:00 21:00 23:00
One dead fry today. Looked like some internal bleeding :s huge bump next to his stomach :( mnnn
No dead fry yesterday.
So, for the last ten days: total of 10 dead. That's okay :)
They should be growing back fins on of these days :) excited
None of the newly fry is dead yet :o surprised since they're in a box on the roomheather XD we have 9 of them. They're still not seimming free. Tried to feed a little bit of eggyolk, but they were not interested yet. They are mmmmmaaduurely fast!!! :O faster then the others. Crazy. They're tiny.
Goldfish fry day 8 (and 1) 17.02.2013
Bottom of the tank was a complete mess. Cleaned it again with a sponge. So much work. This is one thing i dislike. Happy when they're bigger and you can just use the vaccuumcleaner again.
So, huge cleaning of the tank. Bottom cleaned and 80% water change.
Raised the water height to 32cm/12.6inch. They have a lot of clean water now.
Temperature the same 22C/70.5F.
Fed them egg yolk at 12:00 and 15:00 and 18:00 21:00 23:00 We are not home today so yeah. That suckes. Came back to clean the tank. haahhaha.
Well one dead fry again today. But it's looks okay for the rest. No weird fungus or something like it. :)
I saved 10 eggs of the new spawning 2 days ago. 6 of the eggs are okay. We put them in a plastic box on top of a heather. >.< It's weird but. But we can put them in the tank with the other when they hatch. Right? I hope. :) we try.
They all hatched from 15:00 to 24:00 today. ^___^ they are so tiny compared to the others.
So, huge cleaning of the tank. Bottom cleaned and 80% water change.
Raised the water height to 32cm/12.6inch. They have a lot of clean water now.
Temperature the same 22C/70.5F.
Fed them egg yolk at 12:00 and 15:00 and 18:00 21:00 23:00 We are not home today so yeah. That suckes. Came back to clean the tank. haahhaha.
Well one dead fry again today. But it's looks okay for the rest. No weird fungus or something like it. :)
I saved 10 eggs of the new spawning 2 days ago. 6 of the eggs are okay. We put them in a plastic box on top of a heather. >.< It's weird but. But we can put them in the tank with the other when they hatch. Right? I hope. :) we try.
They all hatched from 15:00 to 24:00 today. ^___^ they are so tiny compared to the others.
Goldfish fry day 7 16.02.2013
One week old! And a lot of them are still alive. So that's a very good sign. :D
Lisette took care of them today. Feeding schedule was: 11:00 13:00 15:00 18:00 21:00 24:00 or something.
Feeding them fresh egg yolk and peas.
Water heigh has raised to 20cm/7.9inch. More water for them.
Two died today.
Lisette took care of them today. Feeding schedule was: 11:00 13:00 15:00 18:00 21:00 24:00 or something.
Feeding them fresh egg yolk and peas.
Water heigh has raised to 20cm/7.9inch. More water for them.
Two died today.
Touch the sky - Julie Fowlis
And the sky is clear and bright,
Misty mountains sing and beckon,
Lead me out into the light.
I will ride, I will fly,
Chase the wind and touch the sky,
I will fly,
Chase the wind and touch the sky.
Where dark woods hide secrets,
And mountains are fierce and bold,
Deep waters hold reflections,
Of times lost long ago.
I will hear their every story,
Take hold of my own dream,
Be as strong as the seas are stormy,
And proud as an eagle's scream.
I will ride, I will fly,
Chase the wind and touch the sky,
I will fly,
Chase the wind and touch the sky.
And touch the sky.
Chase the wind, chase the wind.
Touch the sky.
Goldfish fry day 6 15.02.2013
Almost one week old! I can't believe it. This week went by so fast.
Fed them again around 09:00 and will again 12:00 15:00 21:00 and 24:00. 5 times. Because we're eating out today :) Feeding egg yolk and peas.
No water chance today because... no time. Tomorrow. Tank looks clean after the good waterchance and cleaning yesterday.
One dead fry again. The ones that die all have weird backs. Not straight. I guess that's okay. 1 fish a day means probably 70 left after one month. Pooehh much.
If you look very closely, So closely it really hurts your eyes, you can see which fry are going to develop a single tail and which fry are going to develop a double tail. That's cool. :)
And guess what. The parents starting spawning again for the 3 times this month. It's like they're going after it every week. Omgsh. The main tank is one big mess again.
I thought my fish were sick because they seem to all be having some itch or something. But it doesn't seem to be very logical that they are sick when they are spawning this much. Animals do not breed when they are sick, do they? I guess my tank is in good health, looking at the regular spawning.
They do not seem sick either, except for the itch a couple of times a day. :S they are still eating, swimming and doing their thing like normal. I guess it's okay. Still keeping a good eye on them.
It's funny we have Soya the red cap female, chased after by Sake the male. Whom is chased after by Shiro the little tiny white ranchu male >.< he can't do much yet. hahah. Whom is again chased after by Sambal the orange female ranchu. She eats all the eggs. Smart ranchu, knowning were the food is. And Sushi the black moor male. This doesn't seem to care at all. XD Just keeps on swimming like always.
Fed them again around 09:00 and will again 12:00 15:00 21:00 and 24:00. 5 times. Because we're eating out today :) Feeding egg yolk and peas.
No water chance today because... no time. Tomorrow. Tank looks clean after the good waterchance and cleaning yesterday.
One dead fry again. The ones that die all have weird backs. Not straight. I guess that's okay. 1 fish a day means probably 70 left after one month. Pooehh much.
If you look very closely, So closely it really hurts your eyes, you can see which fry are going to develop a single tail and which fry are going to develop a double tail. That's cool. :)
And guess what. The parents starting spawning again for the 3 times this month. It's like they're going after it every week. Omgsh. The main tank is one big mess again.
I thought my fish were sick because they seem to all be having some itch or something. But it doesn't seem to be very logical that they are sick when they are spawning this much. Animals do not breed when they are sick, do they? I guess my tank is in good health, looking at the regular spawning.
They do not seem sick either, except for the itch a couple of times a day. :S they are still eating, swimming and doing their thing like normal. I guess it's okay. Still keeping a good eye on them.
It's funny we have Soya the red cap female, chased after by Sake the male. Whom is chased after by Shiro the little tiny white ranchu male >.< he can't do much yet. hahah. Whom is again chased after by Sambal the orange female ranchu. She eats all the eggs. Smart ranchu, knowning were the food is. And Sushi the black moor male. This doesn't seem to care at all. XD Just keeps on swimming like always.
00:19 Lisette did a water change. She added some fresh water to the tank. Heigh is 20cm Or something.
She made some new fresh eggyolk and peas.
There was another dead fry. So two today. Too bad :(
She made some new fresh eggyolk and peas.
There was another dead fry. So two today. Too bad :(
Goldfish fry day 5 14.02.2013
The fry are still 5-7mm but they seem to have become a bit fatter. It's hard to say tough. We started to feed them liquid smashed sieved peas next to the liquid egg yolk. XD They like it! We put two drops of peas in the water and two drops of egg yolk. :) They eat good.
We fed them again around 09:00 12:00 18:00 21:00 24:00 5 times. Because we both had college. >.<
I did a 80% waterchange around 16:30. Cleaned the bottom of the tank a bit with a sponge. So much work because you have to wait till all those little fellows are somewhere else. -___- but look a lots bettter.
Water tempereature is still 22C/70.5F. Water height 15cm/5.9inch. Java fern also still in the tank. We put on the light around 09:00 till 20:00 everyday. Like a normal sunnyday :P
We also still have the Internal Superfish Aquaflow 50 filter 150L/H surrounded with cleaning sponges. We still have the sponges around the cardridge. Also around the spray bar to decrease the water stream.
One dead fry today. The rest seem to be doing well.
We fed them again around 09:00 12:00 18:00 21:00 24:00 5 times. Because we both had college. >.<
I did a 80% waterchange around 16:30. Cleaned the bottom of the tank a bit with a sponge. So much work because you have to wait till all those little fellows are somewhere else. -___- but look a lots bettter.
Water tempereature is still 22C/70.5F. Water height 15cm/5.9inch. Java fern also still in the tank. We put on the light around 09:00 till 20:00 everyday. Like a normal sunnyday :P
We also still have the Internal Superfish Aquaflow 50 filter 150L/H surrounded with cleaning sponges. We still have the sponges around the cardridge. Also around the spray bar to decrease the water stream.
One dead fry today. The rest seem to be doing well.
(Photo by Fishpanda day 5)
I just keep on illustrating with the photos of FishPanda because her photos
are so awesome! And I do not have this enough mm lens for my Canon unfortunatly.
They just have to grow big fast. :P
are so awesome! And I do not have this enough mm lens for my Canon unfortunatly.
They just have to grow big fast. :P
Goldfish fry day 4 13.03.2013
They are all swimming today! Searching for food. They are 5-7mm. Some growing faster than the others. We fed them when we woke up at 09:00. Three drops.
We fed them after that around 12:00 15:00 16:00 21:00 and 24:00. That makes 6 times a day! lootsss.
Water temperature is still 22C/70.5F. Water height 15cm/5.9inch.
We tried to clean a bit of the ground with a drinking straw yesterday. I also cleaned the fern to make sure there wasn't any fungus on it anymore. Did a 70% water change in the morning and evening again. Everything is going good.
We found one dead fry. We are still not sure how many alive fry there are.
We fed them after that around 12:00 15:00 16:00 21:00 and 24:00. That makes 6 times a day! lootsss.
Water temperature is still 22C/70.5F. Water height 15cm/5.9inch.
We tried to clean a bit of the ground with a drinking straw yesterday. I also cleaned the fern to make sure there wasn't any fungus on it anymore. Did a 70% water change in the morning and evening again. Everything is going good.
We found one dead fry. We are still not sure how many alive fry there are.
Photo by Fish Panda 4 days old
Swim Bladder Problems
At least he can swim again that way.
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| Magic Suit |
Text by: Freshwater
"For the past two weeks I have been struggling to achieve a seemingly impossible task: create a swimsuit for a goldfish.Without intervention, Ricky is completed disabled by his swim bladder issues. He floats on his side at the top of the tank, unable to swim or submerge. I have been obssessed by this problem, searching for a magic weighted swimsuit to help Ricky regain control. Thinking and measuring and weighing and sewing in every available moment, I came close to success. Yet always the suit would fail just short of our goal. Some designs didn't fit. Some squeezed or pinched or rubbed. Sometimes I just couldn't balance the attached weights. After eight designs, with Ricky getting weaker and more depressed, I was about ready to give up. On Monday night, I had one last idea. I told myself that, if this one didn't work, I would have to make the hard choice and euthanize Ricky.Eureka! It turned out that the answer was right under my nose... or under my feet. The harness that my little 8-lb dog wears was the perfect design for Ricky! A bit of down-scaling, a few changed angles to accomodate Ricky's gill covers, and voila! -- a custom fishy fit. The harness is made entirely of doubled-over soft velcro. It sits on his body almost like a little cage, and the soft velcro provides padding, so no chafing or squeezing. I have infinite control over where to place gemstone bead weights, each of which is weighed and precisely placed to provide counterbalance. He's upright, he swims, he sinks and floats at will. He's no longer a bobber; he's a fish!So Ricky and I have pulled out this little victory at the eleventh hour. May it usher in a new era of peace and prosperity for one American fishie."
Goldfish fry day 3 12.02.2013
It's amazing to see how active some of the fry are. :O It's completely different to the last batch of fry. I wonder if they are more active because of the change in temperature. It is the only thing we've changed. Last time we had it 20.5C/70.5F. Now the water temperature is 22C/71.6F. Difference 1.5. They are so more active. It's very nice to see. I would recommend the higher temperature.
We've fed the fry some liguid egg yolk last night and this morning. They are not very interested in it yet, but maybe they do not really know what they are suppossed to do with it. They seemed a bit more swimming around the egg yolk this morning. Last night one of them was having a look.
They do not know it's food yet. We keep on trying.
We've fed the fry some liguid egg yolk last night and this morning. They are not very interested in it yet, but maybe they do not really know what they are suppossed to do with it. They seemed a bit more swimming around the egg yolk this morning. Last night one of them was having a look.
They do not know it's food yet. We keep on trying.
We've made they liguid egg yolk by boiling a chicken egg for 10minutes. Removed half of the egg yolk and put it in a cup with some water. Mix it very well.
Then sieve the mixture to separed the solid materials from the liquid. The fry can only eat microscopic food contained in the liquid sieved mixture. >.< what a pain.
Going to do a 50% water change around 12:00 to removed all the egg yolk they didn't eat. Sight. PPfffff. Happy when they finally are a little bit bigger. First some homework. :) :P
Ohhh! One thing! Some of the fry have ittybitty little tiny fins :D It's so cuute. Like this:
(4 days. Photo by FishPanda)
FishPanda made some awesome photos of her fry! :D <3
Then sieve the mixture to separed the solid materials from the liquid. The fry can only eat microscopic food contained in the liquid sieved mixture. >.< what a pain.
Going to do a 50% water change around 12:00 to removed all the egg yolk they didn't eat. Sight. PPfffff. Happy when they finally are a little bit bigger. First some homework. :) :P
Ohhh! One thing! Some of the fry have ittybitty little tiny fins :D It's so cuute. Like this:
(2.5 days. Photo by FishPanda)
Four of them looked a little more like this already. Swimming for much longer.
(4 days. Photo by FishPanda)
Goldfish fry day 2 11.02.2013
I think all of the fry hatched from it's egg today. They were swimming very lifely around this morning. Hopping from this spot to the other.
The tank is still 22celsius/71.6fahrenheit. Water height is 15cm/5.9inch. Now doing a water change first time since they all hatched. Making sure the water is the same temperature. Heating the new water first with the heater >.< taking so long hahaha.
Some pictures:
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The tank is still 22celsius/71.6fahrenheit. Water height is 15cm/5.9inch. Now doing a water change first time since they all hatched. Making sure the water is the same temperature. Heating the new water first with the heater >.< taking so long hahaha.
Some pictures:
The fry should look like this (2 days old and 1 day old):
Photos by FishPanda
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Goldfish fry day 1 10.02.2013
Another part of the goldfish eggs hatched, but still not all of them. The fry are doing well. Some of them are trying to swim to the surface. They are laying still most of the times. Still eating from their own egg yolk.
Goldfish fry after 1 hour.
Goldfish fry after 1 hour.
