My Stunted Goldfish: Some warnings and advice
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- Hi everyone!
It's me again, Aquastarr!
So today I want to go over the few stunted fish I have. Keep in mind that while I kept goldfish as a child and teen, with my father.. we did not know half what I do now. So when I started back up in the goldfish hobby back in 2016... I did made some mistakes with water changes, medications, food and feeding.
I believe we all learn through each other, with time and by being honest. So I'm sharing the fish I own who are stunted and small in stature. I'll be sharing how I contributed to their growth.. and the ones who simply came from bad backgrounds.
I detail that I believe the Repashy soilent green did not offer enough protein for my young growing fish. Please note that it's no blame on Repashy, but simply saying I should have fed bit more raw proteins in addition to the gel food, and should have fed bigger meals.
Worms and insects prompt a true feeding instinct in our fish. It encourages growth as well. I strongly stand by my new belief that young goldfish benefit greatly from being fed live prey or at least frozen/thawed. In addition with proper care and breeding.
Thanks for watching everyone 🙂
Dont be too hard on yourself. A sign of a good keeper is realising a mistake and doing what you can to correct it. I keep fancy goldfish, I also breed them. Naturally some of them stay rather small and some grow absolutely huge and very quick, i think a lot of it depends on the genetic lottery. A lot of youtubers pay significant amounts of money for specially bred fish which are selectively bred to be big with accentuated features, chances of you finding them in pets stores are small. I think the biggest misconception youtubers sell is that if you follow all the "rules" your fish be grow to be like theirs when chances are they wont. Some of my fish have stunted tails, fused tail fins and one is just a completely bizarre shape, but that's what gives them their character. Your fish are beautiful, you should be proud!
Tysm!💕 Many goldfish keepers say that ANY fish can grow extra large. From my own experience and seeing other keepers results.. I believe the genetic factor plays its role definitely. Thanks for watching 💜💜💜
I watch every video I see of yours, you’re so real it’s refreshing from these other channels that edit and clip everything! Just a fish keeper that does it because they love the animal!
Thank you sweetheart!💜 That means so much!
I don’t think stunting is necessarily bad for goldfish as there’s no scientific proof or any evidence that they stunting harms there health.Also to think about it the majority of oldest goldfish in the world where very heavily stunted yet lived 30-40 years old!Tish the oldest goldfish that i think was 43 years old and was only 4.5 inches long!
I was going to comment this! Low protein and low calorie diets actually extend the lifespan of most animals
Yesss!!
I think what stunted my goldfish at 4 inches is that the cold in my room isn't that good for their health. (Minnesota weather.) They adapted, and looks like almost every thin fish combined (breeder for our school fish project bread them to be small too.) His tail takes up his entire lower half in length. He is extremely healthy looking and hardy, just not going to get past maybe 8 inches.
Cold temps wouldn’t do this
Anyone who's kept these fish for a while has made mistakes & a lot of people are so judgemental about it. It's not helpful to listen to someone who does everything perfectly! Thanks for mentioning underfeeding, nobody ever does. I'm a big fan- your tanks look great. And I think Blue Boy has a lovely little shape.
I'm so happy you are back, love your videos
Thank you sweetheart!!🌹🌹
@@aquastar4336 your fish look great too!!!
@@langenandanimals thanks!!
Your honesty is the best ❤️
Thank youuu!!!💘 its good to be honest with ourselves!!
hey friend nice to see you again. With regular water change more than the normal. It might not get really dangerous. Goldfish, carp, koi emits a hormone which inhibits their growth if water is not constantly being renewed. As a result these fish are more easily prone to stunted growth. Other fish may become stunted as a result of small aquarium or pond spaces.
Oh I do change it once a week! Last year I was doing 2 changes a week. I am just thinking that I didnt feed often enough.. and not enough protein.
Can i do wc 20%?? 1 aweek
you r fish are beautiful.
Hi aqua star!! I love your honesty. Im new at fancy goldfish keeping, and im loving it. also i love how you explain your info in clear detail. Soo thank you! I've been watching your videos alot
Aww thank you🥰 that means so much to me!!!
Your fish are so beautiful!
Nice video beautiful 🐟 smashed the red button showing so love and support
Thank you so much!!💕💕
Gorgeous fish!
I like the Sarasa goldfish
Just watching your video here is my two cents worth...... Goldfish excrete a hormone into the water and when it reaches a certain level the fish sence it and they stunt themselves that's why is crucial to change some of your water very regular..... Loads of store bought fish are often stunted by chemicals nitrates and poor genetics when very young even before we buy them.... Goldfish especially in cooler water find it very hard to digest proteins and high protein diets can actually cause alot of problems anyway nice tanks bye
Love your videos!!!
Thank you, Wendy!!💜💜💜💜
Do you think 50 gallons is enough for 2 Fancy Goldfish?
💯 yep!
Also, I as a tiny Itty bitty goldfish channel totally make videos about my mistakes
Good job!! I want to make sure all if you known the mistakes I've made so nobody else makes them!
I subbed to ur channel 💜
Awww thankyou, that means so much to me. Your videos inspired me to start making vidoes!!
@@langenandanimals oh good good!🥰 Its like keeping a journal and just having fun w the hobby! I love it!!
@@aquastar4336 right? Its so fun to go back and see our little baby goldfish!!
I recently bought ranchu goldfish. I forgot to ask the storeowner how old the fish is. How can you tell if the fish is stunted or just a juvenile? Ty
Hi I am unable to upgrade my tank because of floor issues and I have 4 orandas and 3 fantail goldfish in a 40 gallon they have been in that for a few months and I was worried about stunting them. I don’t know if the damaged is already done because they have grown at least and inch each so I wasn’t sure if I should be concerned. These guys I love so much I will feed them 3-4 times a day with bloodworms, Repashy oranda food and hikari orandas gold they always eat it all so i think I am feeding them enough. I love them so any tips I would appreciate
Get another 40 gallon, or a 50 gallon if possible.❤
What type of goldfish is Gus Gus? He is BEAUTIFUL!
Aww! Gus was a blue oranda 💘💘💘 he was very pretty
What are the long orandas?
I love to have big tank abut I have the phobia my floor sink down 😳
Any possible way to keep 2 fancy goldfish in a 29 gallon and a biweekly large water changes? Thank you
Definitely!
@@aquastar4336 a flowerhorn went in..😅
Aren’t most pet goldfish stunted to some degree unless they’re in a huge pond? There’s no evidence that stunting hurts their health anyway unless the stunting is due to a lack of nutrition.
Hmm I think most are to some degree, yes. If raised in an aquarium. They will only reach their absolute full growth potential in a well kept pond setting 😊
Yes, people have a weird theory that the fish won't grow but it's organs would.
All the old living fishes were stunted and also underfed
My goldfish is 14inches long.... I dont think he's stunted lol
@@abhilashs1565 that theory doesn't even make any sense
What stunts a goldfish and do you give then blood worms
Hello, I was wondering if you could help me with a question about my one of my orandas, I have had goldfish for a long time over the years and it has been a learning experience over the years, but I one fish that had what it looked like some wen growth on his head, so when I went to look at it closer and picked him up, in my hands and just touched it a white film came out of it like if you were to pop a pimple or something, so I put him in a bucket of tank water and started to push on it very slowly and it keep coming out like a miky kinda tuff, he doesn't seem sick, I been trying to ask around o what it might be , but haven't had any luck, I checked all my reading gs in the tank and all is good , I have just never seen any thing like it before , any advice would help or if you have any idea what it could be so that I can treat it as with what,,, everyone else in the tank is doing fine he is in a 75 gallon tank with only 3 others his kind , thank you
Hi Lisa! It's only wen growth!! You can put him back into his normal tank and keep doing what you're doing. Maybree had same thing. White stringy stuff. It is uncommon.. but it IS just wen growth. Usually.. wen growth is just a little white pimple. But sometimes you might see something stringy coming out of it.
@@aquastar4336 thank you so much, it was just really weird cuz when I dabit was a q-tip lightly milky stuff came out is that normal he seems to be fine I am feeding him some medicated food pellets
@@aquastar4336 he swims fine and all, thanks so much for getting back to me , I have well water for it tested and the solids are out of range , I thought maybe that had something to go with it all, I do add
@@lisacrowley9585 lol yes! When Maybree had wen growth like that I totally thought it was like fungus or something. Nope! Just intense wen growth!😉 Maybree has super thick wen now. Maybe your fish will too!
@@lisacrowley9585
PS: Just take him off the meds, babe 😉 no worries!
Talk about low quality goldfish I still have 2 goldfish I bought at walmart. They were so small I didn't notice one didn't have a gill plate cover till I got home. I live 3hr drive to a walmart so couldn't go back. The other one has swim bladder disease and a lump. But hey they are about 6 or 7 and not dead. They eat ok
Aquastar how do you keep your aquarium kn the right ph no amonia and no nitrate thanks
Water changes and making sure my filters stay kinda "nasty". Meaning lots of bacteria. Dont overcrowd the tanks too. It's about balance and maintenance 💕💕
How many gallons is this tank?
The big one is 125 gallons.. the smaller tank is 55 gallons 😉
I’m jealous!
I Think my fish is stunted she has a 5+ gallon tank or is she just small....
5 gallons is way to small for a goldfish, they need 20 gallons minimum
@@laurync6339 10-20 gallons per fancy. Its not te tank size its water quality. Keeping up with water changes its fine
I think most peoples goldfish are stunted
The peoples who breed these fish in their own vision of beauty entered such Wilds that they made bubbles with tails from normal moving fish, which are not intended for swimming. Comet fish carassius this is the perfect fish! the rest of the bred breeds are marriage and absolutely ugly
Народы которые выводят вот этих рыбок в собственном виденьи красоты зашли в такие Дебри, что сделали из нормальных подвижных рыбок, пузыри с хвостами, которые по не предназначены для плавания. Рыбка комета carassius вот это идеальная рыбка! остальные выведенные породы это брак и абсолютно некрасиво