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Is there any place that sells long-tailed Shubunkin goldfish on the web?
I just need a couple, but their so darn expensive at the fish store. My painted turtle is still missing. :( It sucks without him in the pond. Seven years he was there. I still think he was turtlenapped - he never went far from the pond, the few times he walked around outside of it. I have someone who said he'll try and find me one when he goes kayaking. A baby would be more likely to stay, I think - I went through three turtles before getting one that decided free food and a net to deter predators was a good place to live, as opposed to the stream in the woods. I'd rather he'd just died, and we found him dead, as that way I'd know what happened to him. This way, I worry some idiot isn't caring for him properly, and he'll die a slow, suffering death. Alan -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Please use address alanh77[at]comcast.net to reply via e-mail. ** Posted using registered MR/2 ICE Newsreader #564 and eComStation 1.21 BBS - The Nerve Center Telnet FidoNet 261/1000 tncbbs.no-ip.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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wrote in message .net... I'd rather he'd just died, and we found him dead, as that way I'd know what happened to him. This way, I worry some idiot isn't caring for him properly, and he'll die a slow, suffering death. =========================== I think you'd have more of a chance to keep a turtle from wandering if you got a male and at least two females. The urge to find a mate may have overcome your pet. -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 Zone 6. Middle TN USA ISP: Hughes.net ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
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Reel McKoi wrote: wrote in message .net... I'd rather he'd just died, and we found him dead, as that way I'd know what happened to him. This way, I worry some idiot isn't caring for him properly, and he'll die a slow, suffering death. =========================== I think you'd have more of a chance to keep a turtle from wandering if you got a male and at least two females. The urge to find a mate may have overcome your pet. Or at least one of each -- though when I had just a pair of RES the female got pretty darned tired of saying "Not today, I've got a headache." She bit the male's front claws off when she got fed up. Gabrielle |
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blue is tricky color. I know there is one fish supply sells "midnight
blues". I have the same problem getting American moors, long body, long fins, big. the chinese moors are more like demekins with short body and short fins. Ingrid On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:07:01 CST, Hal wrote: Also, fish carry genes from many generations and because you have a blue fish doesn't necessarily mean that fish will produce blue fish in it's spawn. |
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"Ralph & His Clowder" wrote in message ... Reel McKoi wrote: I think you'd have more of a chance to keep a turtle from wandering if you got a male and at least two females. The urge to find a mate may have overcome your pet. Or at least one of each -- though when I had just a pair of RES the female got pretty darned tired of saying "Not today, I've got a headache." She bit the male's front claws off when she got fed up. Gabrielle ================== That's why I would have several females so the male can spread his love around.... so to speak. :-) -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 Zone 6. Middle TN USA ISP: Hughes.net ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
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Reel McKoi wrote:
"Ralph & His Clowder" wrote in message ... Reel McKoi wrote: I think you'd have more of a chance to keep a turtle from wandering if you got a male and at least two females. The urge to find a mate may have overcome your pet. Or at least one of each -- though when I had just a pair of RES the female got pretty darned tired of saying "Not today, I've got a headache." She bit the male's front claws off when she got fed up. Gabrielle ================== That's why I would have several females so the male can spread his love around.... so to speak. :-) Damn lucky fish! :) -- ßôyþëtë London, UK |
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Hi Pete!
Nice to hear from you. Jim |
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Reel McKoi wrote: "Ralph & His Clowder" wrote in message ... Reel McKoi wrote: I think you'd have more of a chance to keep a turtle from wandering if you got a male and at least two females. The urge to find a mate may have overcome your pet. Or at least one of each -- though when I had just a pair of RES the female got pretty darned tired of saying "Not today, I've got a headache." She bit the male's front claws off when she got fed up. Gabrielle ================== That's why I would have several females so the male can spread his love around.... so to speak. :-) Yep, gotta give the girls a chance to rest! I've now got two males and about nine females -- and waiting to see if any of the clutches hatch. I love hatchlings, but I dread finding homes for them. My 1500 gallon pond is now on overload between the turtles and fish. Gabrielle |
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"Ralph & His Clowder" wrote in message ... I've now got two males and about nine females -- and waiting to see if any of the clutches hatch. I love hatchlings, but I dread finding homes for them. My 1500 gallon pond is now on overload between the turtles and fish. =========================== Can't you release them in some natural body of water? We have a beautiful huge lake less than a mile from our house. I take any baby snappers, excess tadpoles etc. there. If I didn't my ponds would be totally overrun with critters. -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 Zone 6. Middle TN USA ISP: Hughes.net ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
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Reel McKoi wrote:
"Ralph & His Clowder" wrote in message ... I've now got two males and about nine females -- and waiting to see if any of the clutches hatch. I love hatchlings, but I dread finding homes for them. My 1500 gallon pond is now on overload between the turtles and fish. =========================== Can't you release them in some natural body of water? We have a beautiful huge lake less than a mile from our house. I take any baby snappers, excess tadpoles etc. there. If I didn't my ponds would be totally overrun with critters. Bear in mind releasing non-native species into natural bodies of water is illegal in a lot of places so it would be a no, no for the Shubunkins.....slightly different when it comes to creatures that have come and found you and your pond as a place to go forth and multiply....still it would probably worth giving your local authority a quick call to see where you can legally release such things..... there may well be some natural reserves where the release of endangered local fauna and others may well be very welcome......on the other hand, certainly in the UK, certain species cannot be disturbed even if they decide to breed in your pond, a puddle or whatever in your garden.....part of pond keeping is also about wildlife preservation...... Gill |
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"Gill Passman" wrote in message ... Reel McKoi wrote: "Ralph & His Clowder" wrote in message ... I've now got two males and about nine females -- and waiting to see if any of the clutches hatch. I love hatchlings, but I dread finding homes for them. My 1500 gallon pond is now on overload between the turtles and fish. =========================== Can't you release them in some natural body of water? We have a beautiful huge lake less than a mile from our house. I take any baby snappers, excess tadpoles etc. there. If I didn't my ponds would be totally overrun with critters. ============================= Bear in mind releasing non-native species into natural bodies of water is illegal in a lot of places so it would be a no, no for the Shubunkins.....slightly different when it comes to creatures that have come and found you and your pond as a place to go forth and multiply.... I assumed his turtles were native fauna. :-) Shubunkins shouldn't be released in natural bodies of water. The snappers, frogs, newts and toads are native to my area. still it would probably worth giving your local authority a quick call to see where you can legally release such things..... there may well be some natural reserves where the release of endangered local fauna and others may well be very welcome...... This is an excellent idea. on the other hand, certainly in the UK, certain species cannot be disturbed even if they decide to breed in your pond, a puddle or whatever in your garden.....part of pond keeping is also about wildlife preservation...... Gill -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 Zone 6. Middle TN USA ISP: Hughes.net ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
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