"Roy" wrote in message
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Seems like shubunkins are pretty darn friendly as compared to the
common comets etc, or perhaps its just the place I bought the last
fish from has better fish. All the other fish I have bought fromKoi to
common goldfish and shubunkins and such always took a considerable
amount of time until they felf comfortable and came out of their
hiding spots. The new fish I bought for the wifes barrel were friendly
and outgoing from the start, and will intermingle with your fingers in
the water while you feed them. Certainly not bashfull or timid by any
means. The other fish I have in a smaller upper pond that feeds into
the main natural pond still are gun shy and stay hidden most of the
time.....and I have had them for some time now....
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I bought some commons from Walmart last year and they were fairly brave from
the start. A little too brave, the Heron got a few of them. These guys are
in a tank now and it's a challenge to get them out of the way to clean.

I bought some feeders from the LFS this year and it took them several weeks
to come up for food. They also developed black fins after I had them for a
couple of weeks, which I understand is recovery from Ammonia toxicity. I
don't know if they got this from the LFS or the pond.