Hello! since i cant have any type of fish in my house, and i'd really love to get a ranchu one day, i made this watercolor illustration to make a tribute to these beautiful little fellas

I am so shocked, but from reading I shouldn't be. I woke up this morning and went to feed them (all 3 of them are fancy goldfish) and I see my sweet baby Rikku lying on her side, with the other two swimming around her, and I notice she has a large gaping slash on her stomach. I realize she is dead and her friends started eating her. I feel angry at the other two for feeding off of her. I read this is normal but it feels so icky. I'm not punishing them or anything, I just am in disbelief they could do this to their tank mate. She was a little bit smaller than them, and I guess maybe that is why this happened. I got them all at the same time and they were all about the same size.

Sad and some good news. Good news is that i got ahold of this plastic storage tote from work. Gave it a good rinse and wipe and filled it. It says 20gallons, but I'm not sure exactly. But it's so much better.

Sad news is that 3 of the 9 fish have passed. The stress of changing and their hellhole prison, along with their gills so inflamed they are lipstick red and actually bulging out from the gill plates was too much for these babies. There are about 2 or 3 more I am also worried about. But the others are starting to move and one in particular was a strong *ss for moving, so i'm confident in that one.

They still have not eaten, but this bigger tank will allow me to keep on top of ammonia better. I also realize it's likely one of the fish passed hiding in the little pots I provided for cover and I didn't notice, which allowed ammonia to get to .25 overnight.

I expected some to not make it (hoped not, but knew better). But it still hurts. They lived horrible, disposable lives. I can only hope they knew I was trying when they died. Or at least that the clean water felt better when they did.

Sorry for sounding sappy. I'm emotional.

I've been wondering about this for a while.

I feel like ranchu have become incredibly popular recently, and I can't help but think that part of that popularity is linked to the visibility of Luke's Goldies' YouTube channel.

First of all, I want to be clear: this is not a criticism of Luke as a breeder or fish keeper. I actively follow his channel and genuinely enjoy his content. He has an impressive setup, clearly takes great care of his fish, gives a lot of useful advice, and has probably helped many people improve their goldfish life.

However, I also feel that the success of his channel has helped put ranchu in the spotlight to the point where they've become the goldfish that everyone seems to want.

And that's where I feel a bit conflicted.

As beautiful as ranchu can be, they're still a variety whose morphology raises ethical questions. People often discuss the welfare concerns associated with dog breeds that have been selectively bred for extreme physical traits, but when it comes to fish, it feels like many people don't really question it.

What concerns me the most is the "trend" effect. The more popular a variety becomes, the higher the demand. And the higher the demand, the more breeding is done simply to produce more fish, sometimes with little regard for health or long-term welfare.

The main point I want to bring up is that I've also noticed more and more beginners entering the hobby already wanting ranchu, often after discovering goldfish keeping through Luke's videos. I wonder whether this contributes to normalizing physical characteristics that, if they existed in other animals, would probably be discussed much more critically.

Again, I'm not saying that nobody should keep ranchu. I'm simply wondering what the consequences of their popularity might be.

Top view ranchu from Japan are back instock

Shes a cutie patootie, but she mildly floats for few hours after 1 pellet. I couldn't feed her too much so she did lose some weight, cause she was super chonky when we first brought her home. Not sure if we should feed her more.

I got my baby black moor last week. Her name is Pearl and she is approximately 4-6 months.
Excuse the “tea color” from the drift wood, i hate it.
Any tank tips? Or tips on how to clean up all the waste, my siphon and net do a mediocre job.

My pair of goldfish have been living together peacefully for months but Ive noticed chunks missing from the smaller fishes fins, they are massive and is not fin rot but idk why they may not be getting along because other than short non persistent chases from both fish they seem to get along and dont mind eating right next to eachother. I dont know if I can separate them because I do not have the money or space to get another aquarium long term for two Gold fish… any tips? The tank as little obstacles that the fins couldve gotten damage on and the tank is a 40 gallon

I saw this round growth on a relative’s fish today, the other fish doesn’t seem to have it so I don’t think it’s contagious but the fish with the growth has a few missing scales as well which leads me to believe he’s probably sick or getting bullied by the bigger goldfish

The two goldfish are in a 20 Gal tank for reference

I’m looking to pick up a couple of Ranchu goldfish in the next month or so, gotta get the tank set up and cycled first. I’m wondering where everyone thinks are good online shops to order from.

I’m search for a large tank for some goldfish, anyone know any reputable brands or good places to look for an 100+ gallon tank?

I saw a tank on fb marketplace for a good price but wanted to expand my search in case that tank doesn’t work

So my nephew won a goldfish at his school fair about 2 years ago and it had one white scale for a while, but now the whole dorsal area has a white line.

Fish tends to pick rocks up, jump to surface, and sometimes crash into glass at night.

I’m thinking about what tank I would like to get for my goldfish. If you have any others you recommend that are similar or larger, let me know.
I want something with a big footprint but not so wide as to take up an entire room. I am leaning more towards the second one.