After looking at so much footage of my bristol shubunkins I used to have, I'm actually really missing them! 😅 What's your favorite type of single-tail or long-bodied goldfish?
Actually the goldfish I have, they a common use to be feeder goldfish I bought about 5 years ago. They turned out to be gold and white fan tail goldfish. They are full grown and they’ve stopped changing colors now and a couple are all white with orange spots, little tiny spots, some are gold and white, and all have these beautiful fan tails! They have been my favorite. They are in with my koi in the pond/pool I have them in. A couple even eat out of my hands. ❤️❤️❤️
Miss you Jenny ! I always come back to your channel hoping to find a new video . Since I was 13 I watched your videos in complete awe. I always wanted to be a marine biologist and was completely obsessed with aquariums but grew up in a family who struggled financially. I’m now an adult and still watch your videos and get the same serotonin I did back then. I live in south Florida and always hoped to meet you ! I also am still in the goldfish hobby thanks to you . I hope you’re finally taking care of your mental health like you deserve. Regardless of the “ controversy” you’re still a solid gold girl . LOVE YOU ! ❤
@elurrra She also got blasted by many other pet keepers for saying that people who keep a lot of pets are hoarders. Just because she couldn't care for her pets properly doesn't mean others can't. She also BRED her geckos without doing any research and then just gave away the babies when they were the wrong gender. She deleted all those videos to cover herself. As for fancy goldfish - many of mine are 5+ years old. She broke all the fish keeping rules so hers never lived long. And then she used her mental health as an excuse to be a sorry person.
Like you I do not care what people think❤. I think fancy Goldfish are freaks. The only gold fish I like are the silver feeder fish because they at least look like a wild fish. There are so many other fish out there for you, and hobbies. Power to you.
It’s awesome to see so many people who were fans years ago. I can’t believe how fast time has flown by. I started watching her channel in 2012 when I was 11. I made me own goldfish channel because of her. I stopped goldfish keeping by 2015/2016 and also stopped keeping up with Jenny. Nothing but great memories of being excited to see her next video and cute goldies :) I think the last time I checked in on her was 2018/2019? Jenny I hope you’re well and come back! It was such a pleasure see you and your channel evolve from 2012-2016 and I’d love to see what you do with your reptiles and any fish :)
@@UrbanNomadLifeI hope she comes back soon! I found her second Instagram account and she has been posting☺️ Palmer is no longer on her feed, so I wonder if something happened to him😞
I'm just really happy you are doing so well, and that you're able to share that with whatever animals you do decide to keep. I've loved your videos since at least 2015 now and im just really pleased your back sharing your happinesswith your pets with us again!
Jenny Thank You for such a true and thoughtful response from other YT people who just don't have a clue about what you should or shouldn't have as a pet, I agree with you at least you have always been open and truthful to all your followers here. I hope that you are having a great day today and please keep up the great work on the videos. Sending you love and hugs from North Carolina.
It’s so good to see you. It’s seems that your last post was two years ago. I wish you all the happiness. I also had to give my ranchu gold fish to a local gold fish rescue. Have a spectacular day
Hey Jenny. I hope your ok, I've been watching your videos for maybe 3 years now. in your most recent videos (the now hidden one's) you seem in a much better place, I sincerely hope that if your going through a tough time for any reason, that you may find the strength to keep moving forward. Don't listen to what other people think, listen to you, listen to the people who actually care about you. Please don't feel obligated to put videos on RUclips, your mental health is more important, stay safe. ❤️
I also came on here to check in on her and I'm a bit sad she has deleted her most recent videos, but I understand that she needs to do whatever she needs to do. I just want her to be happy! Thank you, Jennie, for all the videos you have already made for us! I remember I first learned about the nitrogen cycle from you soo many years ago. You're golden ☀️
@@andrea.dandelion I'm grateful she left her goldfish videos on her channel. I learned a lot from her. I think they offer insight into goldfish care that can help others do the best for their fish. I also wish the best for Jennie. Must be a lot of pressure to be in the spotlight. ❤
Honestly I’ll watch this channel with fish or without fish, I may have found this channel through fish but I stayed because I overall really like you and your content. Also my hobbies have gone in a pretty similar direction to yours!
Jenny, I don't speak for everyone but I know I speak for a lot of people. I'm here for you! I loved that we had goldfish in common but i love to see what you're up to now and see you continue to be the most caring pet and plant animal person that you are. It doesn't matter what you post, I'll watch! So don't hold back or feel like you can't share what you want to!♡
Hi Jennie, I hope you read this comment. I found your channel today and it was so cool and so sad at the same time. I found you through the video of the Kois show in Florida, in that video by coincidences of life you greeted someone that I bought fish from several times here in Miami and I said wow, I know that guy! then I saw another video where you came to Florida again just to buy fish in Orlando and that seemed so great to me, that's the excitement we all have for goldfish, we travel hours just to go see fish, sometimes we don't even buy them, we only travel to see them. Then suddenly your last videos broke my soul. Seeing how you lost so many pets, life partners made me want to write something to you. I lost about 30 goldfish about 10 years ago, I had many tanks but they were few gallons, so the cleaning that had to be done was too much, it was due to the same disease. I lost many butterfly telescopes, many orandas and beautiful Ryukins, it broke my heart and I left everything for several years. 2 and a half years ago I had fish tanks and goldfish again. Now I only have 2 tanks, 1 45 gallon and 100 gallon, cleaning is much easier and I worry less about water changes. The point is that your channel and your experience as a breeder is more than just a failure, let me tell you that channels like yours save more fish than you have lost. I'm sure you can do more to save fish lives by making videos of these types of fish than by going offstage. If you had a bad experience take advantage of it, learn from it and do better, 10 tanks was too much? Ok only have 1 but have the healthiest tank of all and show how you did it you have half a million followers learning from you that is not easy to do but you did it I love the love you have for fish People like you shouldn't miss out on RUclips, a place where most only want to generate views with empty content. I don't know, he never commented on any video on any social network but your case broke my soul. You don't have to do it if you feel like your health depends on it, obviously that's more important, but if you feel a bit of joy wanting to try to get back do it! half a million people and surely more in the future are going to love your way of talking about fish. I think you would make half a million people happy if you had only one goldfish in 40 gallons. It's not the quantity, it's the quality! ♥️
I have a 4ft aquarium and a 7ft by 5ft pond and that's all I need. I love my fish and totally understand why your hesitant about getting into fish again but I'm SO EXCITED that you may get a aquarium or pond in the future again but that has to be your choice for you. I originally subscribed because of your fish but I love everything you do and I seriously would watch anything you do because I always need some jenny in my life. God bless and stay happy from the UK 💖 🙏
I loved your shubunkins!! Those ghost bristols shubunkins you had were stunning. If you ever go back to having a group of them again I would love to see them for yourself. They are beautiful and you made them such a beautiful aquarium. But it is your choice of you want to have goldfish or fish in general. Your channel is still beautiful and IS Solid Gold!!
Even though I wasn't subscribe to your channel. I always tuned in to learn about the black moor goldfish they're my favorite of all. I was saddened to learn about the news that everything is coming to an end year's ago and I'm still here. The only truth here is that you're missed tremendously. You don't need to return as a goldfish keeper you can return as a goldfish teacher. You can also talk about the new animals and plants. We will always know of Solid Gold because the name won't change, you have your fans and we'll back you up again and again. Jenny you are loved, you can return to speak about anything you which. Regarding your depression just be strong and look up to God for everything, even if you don't believe in God he'll be there for you. Be strong sweetie, God bless you always.
really glad to see you again in this channel, missing the goldfish content but for some of us seeing you happy on what you do is the reason why people are here watching your videos. no matter what the content is, we will be always support your channel.
I can definitely understand why you gave up fish keeping. As lovely as it is, it's filled with worry, anxiety and stress. Love my fish pond, definitely isn't easy tho.. Wish you all the best! X
I’ll be 61 yrs old this year, and have kept fish since 1971. I know about feeling overwhelmed, I at one time kept about 28 tanks. I pray that you’ve found your comfort space. Some times you just have to breath, I did by cutting down to 4 tanks about 15 yrs ago. Now I only keep 2. Jenny I wish you well young lady! I thoroughly enjoy watching your videos through the years.
Yesssss I have a 29 gallon betta sorority. All the girls are angels and get along perfect. In my opinion they have much more energy and personality than their male counterparts, although I do enjoy keeping males.
This is why I've only been keeping common goldfish, comets and shubunkins for the last 8 years. But honestly, don't worry about what other people think. Do with your channel whatever makes you happy! ❤
I totally respect your wishes, I love you talking about the single tail varieties because my 6 year old goldfish was a tiny feeder fish and has grown with a fully white body with an orange spot at the top. I turned to your channel during those times to make sure I was taking care of it properly since I didn't anticipate it living past the first couple of days. Now I have a 75 gallon with some mixed fancies which I definitely will probably not get again, but it's the main attraction in my house. I always have questioned the ethics, and you talking about single tails was validating. I think that one is going to be around here for awhile (hopefully)
It takes a lot of courage to be so open and honest with a total change of heart like yours. I very much appreciate that you explain your journey and thoughts on this matter in detail, especially since it carries a lot of emotions and even pain with it. In the past when watching your videos, I was fascinated by the topic, but I always thought that these fancy goldfish seemed to move around with so much effort. So I was relieved I wasn't imagining things, when you opened up about your thoughts on the health issues of fancy goldfish. I've come to see that people will accept pretty much anything as 'normal for the breed' whatever pet species you look at, but we need some more healthy scepticism and people like you, who show that there is no shame in changing your mind.
I am glad to see you have become more mature and well aware about the fish you were handling. I like to see how you speak about it in a very clear way. It's supporting and hope helps people understand better what fancy goldfish means.
i can’t tell you how much i stress with my 3 goldfish, all these huge goldfish from places like Zhaos and gfi are beautiful but extremely stressful, i didn’t want to pay $700+ for stress. after my three babies pass im probably never gonna step back into goldfish keeping unless it’s the tiny little fan tails or black moors 😂
I'm honestly really in agreeance with you about keeping fish, I was super into tropical fish for several years but like you my focus has transitioned to reptiles and they're just so much easier? And I like that reptiles are more interactive and overall just less stressful to keep in many ways. I couldn't imagine having anything more than a Betta again.
Totally get it. I had the same issue. I absolutely loved goldfish keeping a few years back. I spent tons making sure I had the right equipment, the right food etc and no matter what I did one by one they all eventually came down with a health issue and there was nothing I could do to fix it. really demotivated me to ever do it again. I had a lot of love for it as a hobby but after seeing how hard I tried to keep them healthy and happy and watching it all go to hell anyway I just gave up.
I subbed years ago because I loved watching you. I’ve never had a fish but loved your personality. I care for 100 plus house plants tho so honestly your content has become so much more relevant for teaching and educating me. Subbed for you! Will always stay to support whatever your passions are ❤️🥰
Hi Jenny, hope you are fine. I never thought that I will keep come back to check on ur RUclips channel see if there's any update new video which I missed out. Hope you will update a new video soon 😢
You are very knowledgeable in pet care, no matter the pet. I can see how fish keeping was anxiety inducing, especially when there were probably constant health issues in the fish. I tried keeping a Betta three times. I watched so many videos, had a heater, cleaned the water. They never lasted more than a year or less. And of course I know people who kept them in a small bowl, dirty water, no heater etc. and those lived 2-3 years. I gave up. I feel bad that I buy them and they don’t do well under my care .
Your new content is so fresh and authentic. I love how honest you are regarding your stance on fish keeping. And I love how you’re still open to the idea of keeping fish, but within your ethical morals. I love you dude. Keep doing you! Ps. I’m still waiting for a new calendar drop. LOLOL. Cant wait to see what else you have in store for your channel. Love you!❤️
I love to see you talking about these subject. I've lost all my four goldfish because of healthy problems and it was so sad to me. The problems these animals develops due to the body shape are so many that even doing my best it was not enouth. Thank you so much for being back in the channel
It's great to see you back on RUclips. I am sorry for the negative experiences you endured, having taken on some many projects that it ended up being work, instead of being a joy. I do hope to see you keep fish again. Bettas would be a great starting point. Keeping just half a dozen will be a lot easier to maintain. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us, as there are many current and former fish keepers out there who can identify with the problems of maintaining too many fish, aquariums, etc. I wish you all the best, and will cross my fingers that you will be back in Florida, or other location, where you will be able to realize your dream of having a pond.
Hey randomly thought of you today was wondering what was up since it's been a while since we heard from you, I see the recent videos are unlisted, hope everything is well. I loved the plant tour. Hearing your honest take on keeping animals in the hobby and how pet tubers have influenced things was also perspective changing for me. Rock on Jenny. ❤
I thought about her also. She got chopped to pieces for breeding her geckos without knowledge and just giving them away to random people because they turned out the wrong gender. Then she got roasted for telling people that keeping to many pets is hoarding and not good... when she herself has been guilty of this. She decided to cut her losses and take down those videos and vanish. I just hope she doesn't get back into fancy goldfish. Her fish never did well and it got tiring seeing so many with SBD etc.
@@CanineGrowTime Wish she would come back! I have watched her from the very beginning and have always loved her videos! I also noticed her recent videos are gone.
@Olivia P. I used to like her before the fame got to her and her fish care started slipping. Then she started getting arrogant like she could do no wrong and none of the losses were her fault. Then she condemned the very thing that made her famous. And she sold all the equipment bought by followers for a fish room she promised but never made. I'm good on her. Luke is a much better keeper and I watch his channel now.
@MuttzNFeesh Luke? Not everyone is perfect! Even though she probably make several mistakes, always have enjoyed her videos! If I remember correct I don't think she blamed others for her mistakes. She seemed like a nice person, who wanted best for her animals.
@Olivia P. Yes there's a goldfish keeper named Luke. Look him up. I see she recently changed her channel back to Solid Gold Aquatics... and deleted/unlisted tons of videos. So she's around, she's just not posting.
Commenting for support. I have been following your channel for a while now and I love the new content. I was extremely happy when you started to officially upload on a regular basis again. I hope you prosper! In regards to the changes to your channel, everyone evolves throughout their entire lives. I am happy that you aren't letting others demands to go back to fishkeeping rule your life. You only live once and I respect you for following what you want instead of what _some_ people want =).
I took a couple years away from aquariums when I moved to a new apartment. The apartment itself was larger, but just not laid out in a way that would easily support the 5 tanks I was running. Only recently have I decided to dip my toe back in by way of keeping a 10 gallon neocaridina shrimp set up. The maintenance is definitely easier and I also don’t miss the amount of work it took to keep all the other aquariums running properly. That said, I may still set up a 40 Breeder…. Multi Tank Syndrome is real. FWIW: I came for the fish content, but I stayed for the Jenny content.
You do whatever is best for you, Jennie! We will support you no matter what. I got a pet betta recently because I started to fall in love with fish keeping again, and my little betta is such a darling. I named him Arlo after yours!! :)
Amen. Agree completely. My African chichlids have been doing so much better and healthy since switching over. My koi and one fancy goldfish outdoors are doing well also.
I really hope you get to have a pond again! Some of my favorite videos from you were the ones of your pond, I could just tell it gave you so much joy. So happy to see you back on RUclips again!
The first video I saw was 5 years ago it was called “MY NEW FISH POND!!” And i watched every video but it all led to this one. I Didnt comment a year ago because im waiting for a new post but it never came. No matter what you do your channel is still solid gold
at the age of 14 years old, after having multiple tanks-terrariums, I had rejected the very idea of keeping captive animals, back then there was not alot of easily accessible knowledge (pre-internet) and we would all struggle as young people keeping fish and other critters healthy and ultimately alive. Pet shops seemed to really take advantage too (increased sales). I have a negative view of big box pet stores to this day. I came back to fish keeping in my 40's, but from a hobby-farming perspective. The goal as I see it, is breeding, in the sense that if the conditions are good to the point that they breed, then you have created an acceptable environment (ethically-speaking), then you can give away, trade or sell the surpus fish and those fish will be healthier and more environmentally sound for local needs than what pet shops or importers offer. If you can't get them to do nuptial behavior or breeding, then you need to ask questions and adapt. With regard to fancy goldfish, I came close to droping them altogether, but I realised that the main problems seem linked to abnormal super-round and short body and abnormal mouths that don't propery extend in some cases (that's very harsh for a carp). The big farms have selection criterias so that the fish looks full blown as a sub-adult at the time of sale, and they could not care less what problems those fish will have in two years after the sale. The solution is to breed and select the more powerfull long-bodied fish to create a more ethical line of healthy long-lived fish and do less inbreeding as well (health over form). actually, going to these dreaded pet stores may be the only solution to find sub-par fancy goldfish that have these longer bodies. Interrestingly, my "worst" fancy goldfishes became my very best once they reached over two years of age (slower to develop wens, for example). A weird thing also is the concept of elegance, usually, agility is part of elegance, but in the current goldfish world, a fat-round-clumsy-long-finned goldfish that swims slowly by trashing it's head left and right is considered elegant. Really, we simply need new criterias and not look to established standards, as they are for extreme sports (goldfish shows). elongate the body untill all swim-bladder issues dissapear, wens should appear at the age of 2 or if later even better etc... ouch, this looks like a rant now, doesn't it?
Totally understand. The only reason I have a tank now, my neighbour died, and they would have ended up dead, too. I couldn't bear to release them in the wild, they would be eaten pretty quickly. I also find it unethical to breed fish alltogether. I never want to see animals caged, birds, fish, any type of animal should not be caged. Unless they are injured wildlife. Thank you, dear!
i really love how you put your point and views across in a very gentle manner it makes it more understandable and us viewers digest it better. keep it up 👍🏼❤️
I respect your decision and I get where you're coming from. I love bettas, once my long fin boy passes I too will be boycotting the long finned boys. Ive been on a similar journey myself. Thank you for being so brave and talking about it and bringing awareness ❤
I miss you so much! I really wish you had left your planted tank videos up plus your plant tour. I hope you’re doing well. Thanks for helping me take care of my og goldfish which has lead me down an animal care then plant care journey
You do you, Jennifer! I'll be here regardless. I love Goldfish, but don't have them b/c of a very bad experience. I lost all my fish in one go and it was devastating! So, you're reluctance is totally understandable. For now, I'm just enjoying seeing your content. 💖
I just got three Japanese type shubunkins for my 75 gallon and I absolutely love them, and I find they are quite hardier and with less issues like you said than selectively bred fancy goldfish. I do like fancy goldfish still, but basically they are bred for deformities that we see as qualities we like.
You're a beautiful soul. Genuine and ethical and courageous. I've loved your content over the years and especially the way you open your heart to all your viewers. Keep being you. You have a forever fan.
Good for you for taking a step back and doing what’s best for you and in turn the animals. There are many animals I’d LOVE to keep, but I don’t have the energy to invest in their care, so for now, I don’t own them. I’m hoping someday but for now I enjoy the ones I have and watch RUclips videos about the ones I don’t lol.
Sounds like she's finding balance. She's young. Good for her. Fish keeping really isn't that hard and shouldn't be that stressful. Seems like a lot of RUclipsrs go the extra mile for views and end up burning themselves out. Not necessary. Just enjoy the hobby.
No matter what content you create you'll always be my favorite channel as I've been enjoying your videos since 2016 and you've been a huge part of my childhood and inspired me to keep and breed fish
Koi are on the opposite end where healthy body conformation is something farmers strive for. On the topic of dogs, purebred dogs are fine, but when the breed loses their jobs they go downhill. Fighting and hunting breeds alive today still resemble their historic counterparts as long as they were allowed to continue doing what they were created for.
I used to have a lot of goldfish. Now, I only have my two black orandas (I have them for a couple a years). Currently, I'm enjoying more small animals, like shrimp and red hamshorn snails
I tried keeping fancy goldfish for 5 or 6 years, after being inspired by you and other goldfish youtubers, but never had great luck keeping them alive consistently. It definitely hurt my confidence. After a lot of success keeping tropical fish for YEARS previously I thought I was just failing at fishkeeping. It can be very discouraging. I look back on my fish days fondly, but I'm not sure I'll return to it anytime soon either
I didnt quit the fish hobby but I also adapted. Now I have fish that require less maintenance and they are usuaIIy quite resilient (less disease issues) + they live at least 7 till 10 years (so I can have them for a longer time). Sometimes it's mostly about adapting and Iess about just quitting.
Very honest of you. Years of cross breeding has brought these troubles imo. I also have a aquarium and I am also feeling very stressed. Constant fear of any diseases to my fish, water parameters like amo, nitrite and nitrate, temperature maintenance......
Hey Jennie, didn't you use to have axolotls as well? That was a blast watching them being fed! I am looking forward to your planted goldfish tank :) I used to have 2 (1 common and 1 comet) goldfish in a densely planted tank and never had any issues with uprooting or eating plants :) cheers! :)
I have long bodied gold fish, 9 3 bristols shubunkin, 3 Sarasa, 2 common and one long fin goldfish and are doing very well! I got them because of you and watched all your fish care videos! Thank you so much for your insight!!
I'm glad you're still considering keeping goldfish in the future, but don't feel pressured by the channel to rush to do so. Shubunkin really are stunning, I got 3 about a yr ago to add to my pond of normal goldfish that I won at a fair as a kid. Nothing beats keeping them in an outdoor pond! I'm at the ~16yr mark with mine and hope they are with me long enough so that I can give them a larger pond whenever I can buy a house (the owning a house part seems very impossible tho lol)
Glad to hear. Right there with you. Long time fish keeper til 2 years, and it was aquatic plants/ planted tanks always my main interest. Then I found out terrestrial plants are so much easier. When I was younger, just had a lot more time.
I hope you are doing ok. You do you. Make videos on whatever makes you happy or don’t make videos at all if that makes you happy. Your true fans wish you the best.
Regardless of weather or not you get goldfish I will always appreciate good goldfish videos from you. I have been 20 times better at taking care of my pets because of you. You are a good teacher and even if you don't keep fish yourself- telling others about what you know/think is super awesome. Lots of nice fish keeping videos on youtube but none of the content is better than your's for goldfish. If I want to introduce a new hobbyist to goldfish care I immediately recommend your content. I wish you'd do something like you did with goldfish with houseplants because that's something I would also care about and I know how talented you are as a " social media creator and educator" maby since you hair isn't the brand and goldfish aren't the topic; plants and something else could be the topic and identifier. Green sweatshirt you always wear on camera and talk about plants or something. You're super capable of doing great stuff.
There are times when anyone can reach the end of what's fun with fish keeping. For all the reasons you described, it can be hard work and tedious at times and occasionally heartbreaking. As you said hobbies should be fun and when they stop being fun, that's the time to leave it.
I originally subscribed for the goldfish content, but once you introduced your other pets to the channel I fell in love with them! Because of you I am now interested in keeping leopard gecko’s and dart frogs!!!! I love your content!
Hey hope all is well ... I've been in and out of the hobby since I started 5-6 years ago... Ever since i started i watched your videos for a while and then i stopped... after that it's been nostalgic to bump into your videos cause you were one of my first fishtubers lol.i was recently searching angelfish videos and bumped into your living room tank video! Hope to see more from you.. atleast a life update if you don't mind. Wish you all the very best
It's good to hear you are keeping the type and amount of pets that's right for you. My first aquarium ten years ago was a heavily planted 125 with three common red and white goldfish, pretty much like you were describing.
Maybe a walstad would be a nice option for you IF you felt like it I'd not it's fine you need to do what you really want to do! I love your new content as well :)
This is the same reason I stopped keeping goldfish as well. I have since started keeping Parakeets instead and it is a lot more enjoyable and rewarding!
Jenny, I watched so many of your videos 6-7 years ago. I was just looking at pictures of my goldies from back then and wondered if you were still a YT goldfish guru, so I checked in on your channel. I'm so glad you made this video explaining why you stopped raising goldfish. I felt like such failure when mine kept dying. I stopped raising them about 4 years ago. I came to the same conclusions and yes, the hobby was too stressful. Anyway, thanks for putting this out there! Cheers.
I’ll always be happy to see your videos no matter what they’re about. I’ve learned so much from you that you’ve become a friend even though we’ll probably never meet. I’m just glad you’re making videos and doing things that make you happy
i've learn so much about gold fishes from you, still have four Wakin i love and care for but i totally understand your views. what ever you post i will follow and enjoy your content
Hi there! I'm a person who followed your channel about 5 yrs ago when i had my indoor pond (see "goldfish bridge works" on youtube). I had a wakin, watonai and shubunkin. Thats only 3 fish and about 130gallons. That's it. Well I am completely on par with how your view of goldfish keeping developed. Eerie almost how we both at the same time got out of them too. Don't get me wrong I loved them. But exactly how you describe, the worry about their health and work that enslaved me every week was not worth it. I did it and didn't complain. But when my basement flooded because of an error on my part I was SO done! I sold them to someone with a pond and freed myself from the work and worry. And like yourself I will NEVER have goldfish in that capacity again. And I only had 3! I cannot imagine the workload and stress you had with all your precious fish... i still love them, but i completely agree. Its just not worth the amount of work it takes to keep them happy and healthy and thriving. Ofcourse then there's my neighbor who just stuffs a bunch of goldfish in her aquarium, does minimal waterchanges and they survive.. makes me jealous sometime how some people can just be ok with fish "surviving" rather than thriving. But if I had that i still couldn't help myself. I never allowed the water to be over 40ppm nitrate which mean once a week 75% waterchanges on 130gallons.. it was NOT what i signed up for. But I did it for the health of the fish. For 3 years. And Im so glad Im now released from that prison. Oh and also. I'm not into reptiles, so when your channel took that turn I just turned off notifications. Simple. No pressure. Just ignore those who make demands. That is so not what its about... good luck with your life! Hopefully someday you will enjoy a pond again :)
Jenny I just think you need to do what is best for you and if that means not keeping fish again so be it. I am loving your new content. The fact you are happy to complete videos again makes me happy. 😊
The tail talk also applies to bettas (and even some tetras) . I made a decision for my self awhile ago no more fancy goldfish and no more fantail bettas. I’m sticking to single tail and short fined fish
Excellent discussion! I couldn’t agree more!! I love comets!!!! I also love ponds!! I am so with you!! I have a hundred gallon tank with my five large comets. They move between outdoor pond(deck pond of three hundred gallons) and indoor aquarium. They are a lot of work!! I also have two other hundred gallon tanks with large veil tale angelfish in each one. I know exactly what you are talking about!! It’s a great deal of work and takes up soooo much time!! Really enjoying your new content. Have watched all the new videos. So good to see you back on RUclips. Here’s wishing you every happiness as you continue with the new channel!! From Edmonton, Alberta, Canada! 😃😃😃⭐️⭐️⭐️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💐💐💐💐
I like your honesty and your previous video on how fancy goldfish are breed and their make up has been very insightful. Keep up the good work and always rooting for you!
I’ve got a pond with about 15 Bristol Shubunkin, they are beautiful, hardy and healthy. They share the pond with Tamasaba a Japanese single tail variety with deep bodies (but not overbred) with gorgeous red and white colouring they are also proving very hardy and healthy. There are healthy ‘fancy’ goldfish available unfortunately not always easy to find.
Just keep doing what you wanna do, I mean whatever you post,it gives some valuable information about animals and by watching your videos my view about pet animals really changed,I mean I thought just bringing home a animal( dog or cat or any fish) n feed n pet it and done,that's what people with pets do I thought. But this isn't it. I love the way you love all animals, really my thought about petting reptiles changed, thanks to you,now I luv all animals. I know my comment is lengthy, I am gonna continue supporting you.
Definitely here for the wall aquarium full of plants! No matter how long till that happens. I love you videos no matter what species you're talking about.😊
If I'm being honest, I prefer your videos since your comeback. They're more... how can I say... intimate, authentic, and even spiritual in a way. I love the direction your channel has taken. I wholeheartedly agree with you concerning the ethics of breeding fancy goldfish. And funny coincidence is, I've just adopted yesterday a very beautiful double tail betta fish, he is the centerpiece of my 32 gallon aquarium, with peaceful schools of cardinal tetras, harlequin rasboras and khuli loaches. I've also started adopting plants during the pandemic, and I'm really getting into the plant hobby also. Maybe I love your new channel because we're living the same vibe at the same time? Who knows :) Take care!
Hey Jennifer, been watching you since the beginning, I'm an animal lover in general and did follow this channel for my love and fascination of goldfish, your channel and a select few other channels influenced me to build my own goldfish pond, and honestly as you were talking in this video I totally got you, even before you said the word pond you took the words out of my mouth, all this varieties you mentioned are perfect hardy pond variety, so definitely please if you go back to fish, make a gold hardy pond, and honesty I keep many other animals other then fish, and I feel my pond has been set up so well it's easier and a bigger joy to maintain more so then my fish tank lol, it pretty much becomes it's ecosystem and a mini wildlife pond wether you like it or not, but that's actually it's strong point, all the wild life it attracts, and even if you forget a few filter cleans it has its own way off keeping its stability, pond is a great joy, and much less stress in my experience to a fish tank
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After looking at so much footage of my bristol shubunkins I used to have, I'm actually really missing them! 😅 What's your favorite type of single-tail or long-bodied goldfish?
I personally love Wakin goldfish, I like how they look when viewed from above.
I really love wakins/jikins. I'm considering picking some up from a local ornamental pond fish store here locally somewhat soon.
I love oranda goldfish and pearl scale goldfish
@@orandachildren1051 I don’t know if you’re joking or not but she never said that.
Actually the goldfish I have, they a common use to be feeder goldfish I bought about 5 years ago. They turned out to be gold and white fan tail goldfish. They are full grown and they’ve stopped changing colors now and a couple are all white with orange spots, little tiny spots, some are gold and white, and all have these beautiful fan tails! They have been my favorite. They are in with my koi in the pond/pool I have them in. A couple even eat out of my hands. ❤️❤️❤️
Miss you Jenny ! I always come back to your channel hoping to find a new video . Since I was 13 I watched your videos in complete awe. I always wanted to be a marine biologist and was completely obsessed with aquariums but grew up in a family who struggled financially. I’m now an adult and still watch your videos and get the same serotonin I did back then. I live in south Florida and always hoped to meet you ! I also am still in the goldfish hobby thanks to you . I hope you’re finally taking care of your mental health like you deserve. Regardless of the “ controversy” you’re still a solid gold girl . LOVE YOU ! ❤
@@justinstuart8382 where did you hear about this?
@elurrra She also got blasted by many other pet keepers for saying that people who keep a lot of pets are hoarders. Just because she couldn't care for her pets properly doesn't mean others can't. She also BRED her geckos without doing any research and then just gave away the babies when they were the wrong gender. She deleted all those videos to cover herself. As for fancy goldfish - many of mine are 5+ years old. She broke all the fish keeping rules so hers never lived long. And then she used her mental health as an excuse to be a sorry person.
@@justinstuart8382 I’ll delete my comment as well
Like you I do not care what people think❤. I think fancy Goldfish are freaks. The only gold fish I like are the silver feeder fish because they at least look like a wild fish. There are so many other fish out there for you, and hobbies. Power to you.
What happened to her man????
Your channel is solid gold, no matter what you talk about.
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S bro u r right
@@flashofpink how did you change your channel name?
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@@flashofpink dude get goldfish
If you ever get back into fish, aquarium water is great for watering your house plants!
That's what I do!!! It's basically free fertilizer!
Yes! I fill up my watering jug with every water change!
It’s awesome to see so many people who were fans years ago. I can’t believe how fast time has flown by. I started watching her channel in 2012 when I was 11. I made me own goldfish channel because of her. I stopped goldfish keeping by 2015/2016 and also stopped keeping up with Jenny. Nothing but great memories of being excited to see her next video and cute goldies :) I think the last time I checked in on her was 2018/2019?
Jenny I hope you’re well and come back! It was such a pleasure see you and your channel evolve from 2012-2016 and I’d love to see what you do with your reptiles and any fish :)
Yeah, wow am I ready for your return.. 🎉 l love you took some time to recalibrate. ☺️ But to this day I miss you and your insight.
@@UrbanNomadLifeI hope she comes back soon!
I found her second Instagram account and she has been posting☺️ Palmer is no longer on her feed, so I wonder if something happened to him😞
@@Livslittlefloofs what is it?
@@danboy1452 @jennifeather88
The people who are demanding clearly haven't been watching your videos since you return.
I'm just really happy you are doing so well, and that you're able to share that with whatever animals you do decide to keep. I've loved your videos since at least 2015 now and im just really pleased your back sharing your happinesswith your pets with us again!
Jenny Thank You for such a true and thoughtful response from other YT people who just don't have a clue about what you should or shouldn't have as a pet, I agree with you at least you have always been open and truthful to all your followers here. I hope that you are having a great day today and please keep up the great work on the videos. Sending you love and hugs from North Carolina.
Seeing jenny talk about goldfish brings me back to my high school days when I used to watch your goldfish vids❤️
It’s so good to see you. It’s seems that your last post was two years ago. I wish you all the happiness. I also had to give my ranchu gold fish to a local gold fish rescue. Have a spectacular day
Hey Jenny. I hope your ok, I've been watching your videos for maybe 3 years now. in your most recent videos (the now hidden one's) you seem in a much better place, I sincerely hope that if your going through a tough time for any reason, that you may find the strength to keep moving forward. Don't listen to what other people think, listen to you, listen to the people who actually care about you. Please don't feel obligated to put videos on RUclips, your mental health is more important, stay safe. ❤️
I also came on here to check in on her and I'm a bit sad she has deleted her most recent videos, but I understand that she needs to do whatever she needs to do. I just want her to be happy! Thank you, Jennie, for all the videos you have already made for us! I remember I first learned about the nitrogen cycle from you soo many years ago. You're golden ☀️
@@andrea.dandelion I'm grateful she left her goldfish videos on her channel. I learned a lot from her. I think they offer insight into goldfish care that can help others do the best for their fish.
I also wish the best for Jennie. Must be a lot of pressure to be in the spotlight. ❤
Honestly I’ll watch this channel with fish or without fish, I may have found this channel through fish but I stayed because I overall really like you and your content. Also my hobbies have gone in a pretty similar direction to yours!
Jenny, I don't speak for everyone but I know I speak for a lot of people. I'm here for you! I loved that we had goldfish in common but i love to see what you're up to now and see you continue to be the most caring pet and plant animal person that you are. It doesn't matter what you post, I'll watch! So don't hold back or feel like you can't share what you want to!♡
I love that you’re back so often. Your voice is so relaxing too ❤️🥰
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Hi Jennie, I hope you read this comment. I found your channel today and it was so cool and so sad at the same time. I found you through the video of the Kois show in Florida, in that video by coincidences of life you greeted someone that I bought fish from several times here in Miami and I said wow, I know that guy! then I saw another video where you came to Florida again just to buy fish in Orlando and that seemed so great to me, that's the excitement we all have for goldfish, we travel hours just to go see fish, sometimes we don't even buy them, we only travel to see them. Then suddenly your last videos broke my soul. Seeing how you lost so many pets, life partners made me want to write something to you. I lost about 30 goldfish about 10 years ago, I had many tanks but they were few gallons, so the cleaning that had to be done was too much, it was due to the same disease. I lost many butterfly telescopes, many orandas and beautiful Ryukins, it broke my heart and I left everything for several years. 2 and a half years ago I had fish tanks and goldfish again. Now I only have 2 tanks, 1 45 gallon and 100 gallon, cleaning is much easier and I worry less about water changes. The point is that your channel and your experience as a breeder is more than just a failure, let me tell you that channels like yours save more fish than you have lost. I'm sure you can do more to save fish lives by making videos of these types of fish than by going offstage. If you had a bad experience take advantage of it, learn from it and do better, 10 tanks was too much? Ok only have 1 but have the healthiest tank of all and show how you did it you have half a million followers learning from you that is not easy to do but you did it I love the love you have for fish People like you shouldn't miss out on RUclips, a place where most only want to generate views with empty content. I don't know, he never commented on any video on any social network but your case broke my soul. You don't have to do it if you feel like your health depends on it, obviously that's more important, but if you feel a bit of joy wanting to try to get back do it! half a million people and surely more in the future are going to love your way of talking about fish. I think you would make half a million people happy if you had only one goldfish in 40 gallons. It's not the quantity, it's the quality! ♥️
I have a 4ft aquarium and a 7ft by 5ft pond and that's all I need. I love my fish and totally understand why your hesitant about getting into fish again but I'm SO EXCITED that you may get a aquarium or pond in the future again but that has to be your choice for you. I originally subscribed because of your fish but I love everything you do and I seriously would watch anything you do because I always need some jenny in my life. God bless and stay happy from the UK 💖 🙏
I loved your shubunkins!! Those ghost bristols shubunkins you had were stunning. If you ever go back to having a group of them again I would love to see them for yourself. They are beautiful and you made them such a beautiful aquarium. But it is your choice of you want to have goldfish or fish in general. Your channel is still beautiful and IS Solid Gold!!
I'm a one betta fish indoors and several common goldfish outdoors in a pond girl. And a big dog wherever she wants to go. You do what's good for you.
Betta don't like to be alone please learn more about bettas. Fish sellers say about anything to sell their fish
@@poohgogoi4743 I have :-)
@@poohgogoi4743 bettas do better in general alone.
Even though I wasn't subscribe to your channel. I always tuned in to learn about the black moor goldfish they're my favorite of all. I was saddened to learn about the news that everything is coming to an end year's ago and I'm still here. The only truth here is that you're missed tremendously. You don't need to return as a goldfish keeper you can return as a goldfish teacher. You can also talk about the new animals and plants. We will always know of Solid Gold because the name won't change, you have your fans and we'll back you up again and again. Jenny you are loved, you can return to speak about anything you which. Regarding your depression just be strong and look up to God for everything, even if you don't believe in God he'll be there for you. Be strong sweetie, God bless you always.
really glad to see you again in this channel, missing the goldfish content but for some of us seeing you happy on what you do is the reason why people are here watching your videos. no matter what the content is, we will be always support your channel.
I can definitely understand why you gave up fish keeping. As lovely as it is, it's filled with worry, anxiety and stress. Love my fish pond, definitely isn't easy tho.. Wish you all the best! X
I’ll be 61 yrs old this year, and have kept fish since 1971. I know about feeling overwhelmed, I at one time kept about 28 tanks. I pray that you’ve found your comfort space. Some times you just have to breath, I did by cutting down to 4 tanks about 15 yrs ago. Now I only keep 2. Jenny I wish you well young lady! I thoroughly enjoy watching your videos through the years.
Don't worry
Take your time and take care of yourself
We will wait for you
We missed you
Join me in loving female bettas! They need more love.
Now. Saying this, I appreciate your channel and what you do now all the same.
Yesssss I have a 29 gallon betta sorority. All the girls are angels and get along perfect. In my opinion they have much more energy and personality than their male counterparts, although I do enjoy keeping males.
I think in the betta community, we should back away from the double tails and rose tails on males since their fins get heavy and get tired quickly
This is why I've only been keeping common goldfish, comets and shubunkins for the last 8 years.
But honestly, don't worry about what other people think. Do with your channel whatever makes you happy! ❤
I totally respect your wishes, I love you talking about the single tail varieties because my 6 year old goldfish was a tiny feeder fish and has grown with a fully white body with an orange spot at the top. I turned to your channel during those times to make sure I was taking care of it properly since I didn't anticipate it living past the first couple of days. Now I have a 75 gallon with some mixed fancies which I definitely will probably not get again, but it's the main attraction in my house. I always have questioned the ethics, and you talking about single tails was validating. I think that one is going to be around here for awhile (hopefully)
It takes a lot of courage to be so open and honest with a total change of heart like yours. I very much appreciate that you explain your journey and thoughts on this matter in detail, especially since it carries a lot of emotions and even pain with it. In the past when watching your videos, I was fascinated by the topic, but I always thought that these fancy goldfish seemed to move around with so much effort. So I was relieved I wasn't imagining things, when you opened up about your thoughts on the health issues of fancy goldfish. I've come to see that people will accept pretty much anything as 'normal for the breed' whatever pet species you look at, but we need some more healthy scepticism and people like you, who show that there is no shame in changing your mind.
I’m so happy you spoke out about this topic we love you and are happy that your finally happy and stress free
I am glad to see you have become more mature and well aware about the fish you were handling. I like to see how you speak about it in a very clear way. It's supporting and hope helps people understand better what fancy goldfish means.
i can’t tell you how much i stress with my 3 goldfish, all these huge goldfish from places like Zhaos and gfi are beautiful but extremely stressful, i didn’t want to pay $700+ for stress. after my three babies pass im probably never gonna step back into goldfish keeping unless it’s the tiny little fan tails or black moors 😂
I'm honestly really in agreeance with you about keeping fish, I was super into tropical fish for several years but like you my focus has transitioned to reptiles and they're just so much easier? And I like that reptiles are more interactive and overall just less stressful to keep in many ways. I couldn't imagine having anything more than a Betta again.
Damn what were you keeping that you got so burned out on fish?
Damn. The opposite for me. I love my ball python but he stresses me out
Totally get it. I had the same issue. I absolutely loved goldfish keeping a few years back. I spent tons making sure I had the right equipment, the right food etc and no matter what I did one by one they all eventually came down with a health issue and there was nothing I could do to fix it. really demotivated me to ever do it again. I had a lot of love for it as a hobby but after seeing how hard I tried to keep them healthy and happy and watching it all go to hell anyway I just gave up.
I subbed years ago because I loved watching you. I’ve never had a fish but loved your personality. I care for 100 plus house plants tho so honestly your content has become so much more relevant for teaching and educating me. Subbed for you! Will always stay to support whatever your passions are ❤️🥰
Hi Jenny, hope you are fine. I never thought that I will keep come back to check on ur RUclips channel see if there's any update new video which I missed out. Hope you will update a new video soon 😢
You are very knowledgeable in pet care, no matter the pet. I can see how fish keeping was anxiety inducing, especially when there were probably constant health issues in the fish. I tried keeping a Betta three times. I watched so many videos, had a heater, cleaned the water. They never lasted more than a year or less. And of course I know people who kept them in a small bowl, dirty water, no heater etc. and those lived 2-3 years. I gave up. I feel bad that I buy them and they don’t do well under my care .
Your new content is so fresh and authentic. I love how honest you are regarding your stance on fish keeping. And I love how you’re still open to the idea of keeping fish, but within your ethical morals. I love you dude. Keep doing you! Ps. I’m still waiting for a new calendar drop. LOLOL. Cant wait to see what else you have in store for your channel. Love you!❤️
I absolutely support all your content! I started following you for your goldfish, I can't lie. But I have grown to love you as a content creator!
I love to see you talking about these subject. I've lost all my four goldfish because of healthy problems and it was so sad to me. The problems these animals develops due to the body shape are so many that even doing my best it was not enouth. Thank you so much for being back in the channel
It's great to see you back on RUclips. I am sorry for the negative experiences you endured, having taken on some many projects that it ended up being work, instead of being a joy. I do hope to see you keep fish again. Bettas would be a great starting point. Keeping just half a dozen will be a lot easier to maintain. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us, as there are many current and former fish keepers out there who can identify with the problems of maintaining too many fish, aquariums, etc. I wish you all the best, and will cross my fingers that you will be back in Florida, or other location, where you will be able to realize your dream of having a pond.
Hey randomly thought of you today was wondering what was up since it's been a while since we heard from you, I see the recent videos are unlisted, hope everything is well. I loved the plant tour. Hearing your honest take on keeping animals in the hobby and how pet tubers have influenced things was also perspective changing for me. Rock on Jenny. ❤
I thought about her also. She got chopped to pieces for breeding her geckos without knowledge and just giving them away to random people because they turned out the wrong gender. Then she got roasted for telling people that keeping to many pets is hoarding and not good... when she herself has been guilty of this. She decided to cut her losses and take down those videos and vanish. I just hope she doesn't get back into fancy goldfish. Her fish never did well and it got tiring seeing so many with SBD etc.
@@CanineGrowTime Wish she would come back! I have watched her from the very beginning and have always loved her videos! I also noticed her recent videos are gone.
@Olivia P. I used to like her before the fame got to her and her fish care started slipping. Then she started getting arrogant like she could do no wrong and none of the losses were her fault. Then she condemned the very thing that made her famous. And she sold all the equipment bought by followers for a fish room she promised but never made. I'm good on her. Luke is a much better keeper and I watch his channel now.
@MuttzNFeesh Luke? Not everyone is perfect! Even though she probably make several mistakes, always have enjoyed her videos! If I remember correct I don't think she blamed others for her mistakes. She seemed like a nice person, who wanted best for her animals.
@Olivia P. Yes there's a goldfish keeper named Luke. Look him up. I see she recently changed her channel back to Solid Gold Aquatics... and deleted/unlisted tons of videos. So she's around, she's just not posting.
Commenting for support. I have been following your channel for a while now and I love the new content. I was extremely happy when you started to officially upload on a regular basis again. I hope you prosper! In regards to the changes to your channel, everyone evolves throughout their entire lives. I am happy that you aren't letting others demands to go back to fishkeeping rule your life. You only live once and I respect you for following what you want instead of what _some_ people want =).
I came because I was intrigued about the goldfish content but I stayed because I liked you. You seemed genuine.
I took a couple years away from aquariums when I moved to a new apartment. The apartment itself was larger, but just not laid out in a way that would easily support the 5 tanks I was running. Only recently have I decided to dip my toe back in by way of keeping a 10 gallon neocaridina shrimp set up. The maintenance is definitely easier and I also don’t miss the amount of work it took to keep all the other aquariums running properly. That said, I may still set up a 40 Breeder…. Multi Tank Syndrome is real.
FWIW: I came for the fish content, but I stayed for the Jenny content.
You do whatever is best for you, Jennie! We will support you no matter what. I got a pet betta recently because I started to fall in love with fish keeping again, and my little betta is such a darling. I named him Arlo after yours!! :)
Amen. Agree completely. My African chichlids have been doing so much better and healthy since switching over. My koi and one fancy goldfish outdoors are doing well also.
I really hope you get to have a pond again! Some of my favorite videos from you were the ones of your pond, I could just tell it gave you so much joy. So happy to see you back on RUclips again!
I get overwhelmed with just a 10 gallon tank with a singular betta, I can't imagine keeping anything bigger 😭 I don't think I'll ever do fish again
i also have 1 betta in a 10 gallon and i feel the same way 😬
Sucks to read in this comment-section that so many people got burned out on fishkeeping. :(
Im wondering why?
The first video I saw was 5 years ago it was called “MY NEW FISH POND!!” And i watched every video but it all led to this one. I Didnt comment a year ago because im waiting for a new post but it never came. No matter what you do your channel is still solid gold
I commented on my other acc but this is my new account
at the age of 14 years old, after having multiple tanks-terrariums, I had rejected the very idea of keeping captive animals, back then there was not alot of easily accessible knowledge (pre-internet) and we would all struggle as young people keeping fish and other critters healthy and ultimately alive. Pet shops seemed to really take advantage too (increased sales). I have a negative view of big box pet stores to this day. I came back to fish keeping in my 40's, but from a hobby-farming perspective. The goal as I see it, is breeding, in the sense that if the conditions are good to the point that they breed, then you have created an acceptable environment (ethically-speaking), then you can give away, trade or sell the surpus fish and those fish will be healthier and more environmentally sound for local needs than what pet shops or importers offer. If you can't get them to do nuptial behavior or breeding, then you need to ask questions and adapt. With regard to fancy goldfish, I came close to droping them altogether, but I realised that the main problems seem linked to abnormal super-round and short body and abnormal mouths that don't propery extend in some cases (that's very harsh for a carp). The big farms have selection criterias so that the fish looks full blown as a sub-adult at the time of sale, and they could not care less what problems those fish will have in two years after the sale. The solution is to breed and select the more powerfull long-bodied fish to create a more ethical line of healthy long-lived fish and do less inbreeding as well (health over form). actually, going to these dreaded pet stores may be the only solution to find sub-par fancy goldfish that have these longer bodies. Interrestingly, my "worst" fancy goldfishes became my very best once they reached over two years of age (slower to develop wens, for example). A weird thing also is the concept of elegance, usually, agility is part of elegance, but in the current goldfish world, a fat-round-clumsy-long-finned goldfish that swims slowly by trashing it's head left and right is considered elegant. Really, we simply need new criterias and not look to established standards, as they are for extreme sports (goldfish shows). elongate the body untill all swim-bladder issues dissapear, wens should appear at the age of 2 or if later even better etc... ouch, this looks like a rant now, doesn't it?
Totally understand. The only reason I have a tank now, my neighbour died, and they would have ended up dead, too. I couldn't bear to release them in the wild, they would be eaten pretty quickly. I also find it unethical to breed fish alltogether. I never want to see animals caged, birds, fish, any type of animal should not be caged. Unless they are injured wildlife. Thank you, dear!
I definitely miss your gold fish videos but this channel will always be solid gold no matter what
i really love how you put your point and views across in a very gentle manner it makes it more understandable and us viewers digest it better. keep it up 👍🏼❤️
I respect your decision and I get where you're coming from.
I love bettas, once my long fin boy passes I too will be boycotting the long finned boys. Ive been on a similar journey myself. Thank you for being so brave and talking about it and bringing awareness ❤
I miss you so much! I really wish you had left your planted tank videos up plus your plant tour. I hope you’re doing well. Thanks for helping me take care of my og goldfish which has lead me down an animal care then plant care journey
Hi jenny, I would just like to thank you for being my inspiration for keeping animals ever since I was so young. I hope you update again soon.
I think she is no more... 😢
Ahhh I'm so happy that you're now ok, like you're not tiring and pressuring yourself. We'll always be here to support you ❤️
You do you, Jennifer! I'll be here regardless. I love Goldfish, but don't have them b/c of a very bad experience. I lost all my fish in one go and it was devastating! So, you're reluctance is totally understandable. For now, I'm just enjoying seeing your content. 💖
I just got three Japanese type shubunkins for my 75 gallon and I absolutely love them, and I find they are quite hardier and with less issues like you said than selectively bred fancy goldfish. I do like fancy goldfish still, but basically they are bred for deformities that we see as qualities we like.
You're a beautiful soul. Genuine and ethical and courageous. I've loved your content over the years and especially the way you open your heart to all your viewers. Keep being you. You have a forever fan.
Good for you for taking a step back and doing what’s best for you and in turn the animals. There are many animals I’d LOVE to keep, but I don’t have the energy to invest in their care, so for now, I don’t own them. I’m hoping someday but for now I enjoy the ones I have and watch RUclips videos about the ones I don’t lol.
Sounds like she's finding balance. She's young. Good for her. Fish keeping really isn't that hard and shouldn't be that stressful. Seems like a lot of RUclipsrs go the extra mile for views and end up burning themselves out. Not necessary. Just enjoy the hobby.
No matter what content you create you'll always be my favorite channel as I've been enjoying your videos since 2016 and you've been a huge part of my childhood and inspired me to keep and breed fish
I used to have shubunkins! If I could ever get a pond, I would definitely purchase a few. Just thinking about a magical little pond in the backyard...
Koi are on the opposite end where healthy body conformation is something farmers strive for.
On the topic of dogs, purebred dogs are fine, but when the breed loses their jobs they go downhill. Fighting and hunting breeds alive today still resemble their historic counterparts as long as they were allowed to continue doing what they were created for.
I used to have a lot of goldfish. Now, I only have my two black orandas (I have them for a couple a years). Currently, I'm enjoying more small animals, like shrimp and red hamshorn snails
I tried keeping fancy goldfish for 5 or 6 years, after being inspired by you and other goldfish youtubers, but never had great luck keeping them alive consistently. It definitely hurt my confidence. After a lot of success keeping tropical fish for YEARS previously I thought I was just failing at fishkeeping. It can be very discouraging. I look back on my fish days fondly, but I'm not sure I'll return to it anytime soon either
I didnt quit the fish hobby but I also adapted. Now I have fish that require less maintenance and they are usuaIIy quite resilient (less disease issues) + they live at least 7 till 10 years (so I can have them for a longer time). Sometimes it's mostly about adapting and Iess about just quitting.
Very honest of you. Years of cross breeding has brought these troubles imo. I also have a aquarium and I am also feeling very stressed. Constant fear of any diseases to my fish, water parameters like amo, nitrite and nitrate, temperature maintenance......
Hey Jennie, didn't you use to have axolotls as well? That was a blast watching them being fed! I am looking forward to your planted goldfish tank :) I used to have 2 (1 common and 1 comet) goldfish in a densely planted tank and never had any issues with uprooting or eating plants :) cheers! :)
After a long time. Thanks for returning back.
I have long bodied gold fish, 9
3 bristols shubunkin, 3 Sarasa, 2 common and one long fin goldfish and are doing very well! I got them because of you and watched all your fish care videos! Thank you so much for your insight!!
I'm glad you're still considering keeping goldfish in the future, but don't feel pressured by the channel to rush to do so. Shubunkin really are stunning, I got 3 about a yr ago to add to my pond of normal goldfish that I won at a fair as a kid. Nothing beats keeping them in an outdoor pond! I'm at the ~16yr mark with mine and hope they are with me long enough so that I can give them a larger pond whenever I can buy a house (the owning a house part seems very impossible tho lol)
Glad to hear. Right there with you. Long time fish keeper til 2 years, and it was aquatic plants/ planted tanks always my main interest. Then I found out terrestrial plants are so much easier. When I was younger, just had a lot more time.
I hope you are doing ok. You do you. Make videos on whatever makes you happy or don’t make videos at all if that makes you happy. Your true fans wish you the best.
Regardless of weather or not you get goldfish I will always appreciate good goldfish videos from you. I have been 20 times better at taking care of my pets because of you. You are a good teacher and even if you don't keep fish yourself- telling others about what you know/think is super awesome. Lots of nice fish keeping videos on youtube but none of the content is better than your's for goldfish. If I want to introduce a new hobbyist to goldfish care I immediately recommend your content. I wish you'd do something like you did with goldfish with houseplants because that's something I would also care about and I know how talented you are as a " social media creator and educator" maby since you hair isn't the brand and goldfish aren't the topic; plants and something else could be the topic and identifier. Green sweatshirt you always wear on camera and talk about plants or something. You're super capable of doing great stuff.
There are times when anyone can reach the end of what's fun with fish keeping. For all the reasons you described, it can be hard work and tedious at times and occasionally heartbreaking. As you said hobbies should be fun and when they stop being fun, that's the time to leave it.
Love your channel. Love learning through you. Do what you want and what you feel is best for you.
I originally subscribed for the goldfish content, but once you introduced your other pets to the channel I fell in love with them! Because of you I am now interested in keeping leopard gecko’s and dart frogs!!!! I love your content!
I'm old and had gold fish all my life. I still am learning so much from you.
Hey hope all is well ... I've been in and out of the hobby since I started 5-6 years ago... Ever since i started i watched your videos for a while and then i stopped... after that it's been nostalgic to bump into your videos cause you were one of my first fishtubers lol.i was recently searching angelfish videos and bumped into your living room tank video! Hope to see more from you.. atleast a life update if you don't mind. Wish you all the very best
I love them so much but you are absolutely correct and it’s heartbreaking!!!
It's good to hear you are keeping the type and amount of pets that's right for you. My first aquarium ten years ago was a heavily planted 125 with three common red and white goldfish, pretty much like you were describing.
Maybe a walstad would be a nice option for you IF you felt like it I'd not it's fine you need to do what you really want to do! I love your new content as well :)
This is the same reason I stopped keeping goldfish as well. I have since started keeping Parakeets instead and it is a lot more enjoyable and rewarding!
British budgies are the equivalent of pearlscale goldfish
@@Arachloroptera oh wow I didn’t know that. Mine are not British though
I’ll watch whatever type of content you choose put out- fish or no fish! You’ve always been one of my favorite RUclipsrs!
Jenny, I watched so many of your videos 6-7 years ago. I was just looking at pictures of my goldies from back then and wondered if you were still a YT goldfish guru, so I checked in on your channel. I'm so glad you made this video explaining why you stopped raising goldfish. I felt like such failure when mine kept dying. I stopped raising them about 4 years ago. I came to the same conclusions and yes, the hobby was too stressful. Anyway, thanks for putting this out there! Cheers.
I’ll always be happy to see your videos no matter what they’re about. I’ve learned so much from you that you’ve become a friend even though we’ll probably never meet. I’m just glad you’re making videos and doing things that make you happy
i've learn so much about gold fishes from you, still have four Wakin i love and care for but i totally understand your views. what ever you post i will follow and enjoy your content
Hi there! I'm a person who followed your channel about 5 yrs ago when i had my indoor pond (see "goldfish bridge works" on youtube). I had a wakin, watonai and shubunkin. Thats only 3 fish and about 130gallons. That's it. Well I am completely on par with how your view of goldfish keeping developed. Eerie almost how we both at the same time got out of them too. Don't get me wrong I loved them. But exactly how you describe, the worry about their health and work that enslaved me every week was not worth it. I did it and didn't complain. But when my basement flooded because of an error on my part I was SO done! I sold them to someone with a pond and freed myself from the work and worry. And like yourself I will NEVER have goldfish in that capacity again. And I only had 3! I cannot imagine the workload and stress you had with all your precious fish... i still love them, but i completely agree. Its just not worth the amount of work it takes to keep them happy and healthy and thriving. Ofcourse then there's my neighbor who just stuffs a bunch of goldfish in her aquarium, does minimal waterchanges and they survive.. makes me jealous sometime how some people can just be ok with fish "surviving" rather than thriving. But if I had that i still couldn't help myself. I never allowed the water to be over 40ppm nitrate which mean once a week 75% waterchanges on 130gallons.. it was NOT what i signed up for. But I did it for the health of the fish. For 3 years. And Im so glad Im now released from that prison. Oh and also. I'm not into reptiles, so when your channel took that turn I just turned off notifications. Simple. No pressure. Just ignore those who make demands. That is so not what its about... good luck with your life! Hopefully someday you will enjoy a pond again :)
I am so glad you came back to RUclips. I really missed you when you were gone. It's nice to know you're doing well😉
Jenny I just think you need to do what is best for you and if that means not keeping fish again so be it.
I am loving your new content.
The fact you are happy to complete videos again makes me happy. 😊
The tail talk also applies to bettas (and even some tetras) . I made a decision for my self awhile ago no more fancy goldfish and no more fantail bettas. I’m sticking to single tail and short fined fish
Excellent discussion! I couldn’t agree more!! I love comets!!!! I also love ponds!! I am so with you!! I have a hundred gallon tank with my five large comets. They move between outdoor pond(deck pond of three hundred gallons) and indoor aquarium. They are a lot of work!! I also have two other hundred gallon tanks with large veil tale angelfish in each one. I know exactly what you are talking about!! It’s a great deal of work and takes up soooo much time!! Really enjoying your new content. Have watched all the new videos. So good to see you back on RUclips. Here’s wishing you every happiness as you continue with the new channel!! From Edmonton, Alberta, Canada! 😃😃😃⭐️⭐️⭐️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💐💐💐💐
I like your honesty and your previous video on how fancy goldfish are breed and their make up has been very insightful. Keep up the good work and always rooting for you!
Hope 2023 is being good to you ❤
I’ve got a pond with about 15 Bristol Shubunkin, they are beautiful, hardy and healthy. They share the pond with Tamasaba a Japanese single tail variety with deep bodies (but not overbred) with gorgeous red and white colouring they are also proving very hardy and healthy.
There are healthy ‘fancy’ goldfish available unfortunately not always easy to find.
Just keep doing what you wanna do, I mean whatever you post,it gives some valuable information about animals and by watching your videos my view about pet animals really changed,I mean I thought just bringing home a animal( dog or cat or any fish) n feed n pet it and done,that's what people with pets do I thought. But this isn't it. I love the way you love all animals, really my thought about petting reptiles changed, thanks to you,now I luv all animals. I know my comment is lengthy, I am gonna continue supporting you.
Definitely here for the wall aquarium full of plants! No matter how long till that happens. I love you videos no matter what species you're talking about.😊
If I'm being honest, I prefer your videos since your comeback. They're more... how can I say... intimate, authentic, and even spiritual in a way. I love the direction your channel has taken. I wholeheartedly agree with you concerning the ethics of breeding fancy goldfish. And funny coincidence is, I've just adopted yesterday a very beautiful double tail betta fish, he is the centerpiece of my 32 gallon aquarium, with peaceful schools of cardinal tetras, harlequin rasboras and khuli loaches. I've also started adopting plants during the pandemic, and I'm really getting into the plant hobby also. Maybe I love your new channel because we're living the same vibe at the same time? Who knows :) Take care!
They’re less technical as well.
@@FreedomAnderson Yes, exactly!
Hey Jennifer, been watching you since the beginning, I'm an animal lover in general and did follow this channel for my love and fascination of goldfish, your channel and a select few other channels influenced me to build my own goldfish pond, and honestly as you were talking in this video I totally got you, even before you said the word pond you took the words out of my mouth, all this varieties you mentioned are perfect hardy pond variety, so definitely please if you go back to fish, make a gold hardy pond, and honesty I keep many other animals other then fish, and I feel my pond has been set up so well it's easier and a bigger joy to maintain more so then my fish tank lol, it pretty much becomes it's ecosystem and a mini wildlife pond wether you like it or not, but that's actually it's strong point, all the wild life it attracts, and even if you forget a few filter cleans it has its own way off keeping its stability, pond is a great joy, and much less stress in my experience to a fish tank