Anonymous - 2012-05-31 Ruchit - 2012-05-31 Hi guys I am starting a new setup. I have been to the local fish store. I am setting up a nice 4l 2b by 3h. I am planning to put a tank divider diividing it into 1/3 and 2/3 .. All fish will be juvinilles. The 2/3 will house 9 gold fish ( orandas, redcaps, blackmore) and a silver juvinile arrowana while the 1/3 I plan to keep a flower horn. The divider will be black and with plants hence the flower horn can't see the other fish . Will the arrowana get along with the gold fish . The bio filters will be state of the art and I plan to buy a 200 g tank after a yr and a half for when the arrowana and flower horn get real big.
Please advise if this is ok thanks ,I am a beginner so need help
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Jeremy Roche - 2012-06-01 Goldfish housed with other fish are usually a recipe for disaster. Goldfish produce high levels of amonia that most fish can not tolerate. ZGoldfish are coldwater fish and the others are not.
Rachel - 2012-10-16 I just bought an oranda a few days ago at a local Petsmart. It looks just like the picture at the top of the page (orange with black edges on his fins). I am really worried about him because the black on the edges of his dorsal and tail fins is now falling off. He also is not eating the pellets that we bought for him. I'm worried that he's on his way out. Is there anything I can do?
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Jeremy Roche - 2012-10-16 Check your water levels. Amonia spikes can cause this.
George Bee - 2012-10-18 My red oranda is about 3 years old. It has developed a fleshy protrusion on its body near the base of the tail. It is flesh color about the size of a pecan nut. It has not had any effect on the orandas activity. Can anyone help me on what this is? Thanks
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Jeremy Roche - 2012-10-18 It could be a variety of things. More of a description would help. Could be a water quality issue or maybe parasites? Start with the simple thing first and test your water.
Simon - 2010-09-18 The wen of my redcap oranda looks like its filling with water and growing heavy. My fish swims upside down or his head towards the bottom. Have you seen this before? Any suggestions?
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katherine webb - 2012-08-28 Mine just started doing this and with my experience with my betta fish it's swim bladder but I have not found an answer as of yet. His rear end is a bit clogged though, I am thinking if we get them to eat the inside of a frozen pea that may do the trick.
Jeremy Roche - 2012-08-29 Could be constipated. try some vegetables. peas work great!
Dan - 2012-08-25 My sister just bought 1 oranda and 1 red cap oranda and the normal oranda has developed blackening around its dorsal fin and gills. Also the both have become lethargic. We think the aquarium filter is a bit powerful but we havent had the time to replace it. *the normal oranda was orange and white originally and has developed the blackening over the past few days. Please help as we dont know what to do!!!
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Jeremy Roche - 2012-08-25 Could be a bacterial issue. Easily treated with medications if that is it.
Toni - 2012-08-25 Hi Dan..When we got our oranda 2 years ago he was 80% black w a little bit of orange and over the course of a year he lost all of his black and became completely orange. Just recently he started turning black again. So I think your fish is just getting his black color again. RE them being lethargic...try giving frozen blood worms. It will help them poop. When I give mine only the pellets he seams to get lethargic and swim bladder. As soon as I give him the blood worms he 'process' it pretty fast and has a lot more energy. Hope this helps and good luck!
joydeep de dhara - 2012-04-10 I am a breeder of gold fish,carp,angel etc.and also supplyer of this type of fish. If any body want to bulk purchase of this fish then contact with me.....
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Randall King - 2012-04-15 I am interested in purchase of small bulk mix of orandas...
Marco Arida - 2012-06-01 Would like your price on different fancy orandas
lakshman - 2012-07-06 I am interested in breeding gold fishes. I am from india i have bred them but I would like to know the feed for them without giving them live food. Any other dry food and how to make them look plumpy and grow fast. Hope to get some help from you as a hobbyist
Randall - 2012-08-04 If you are abreeder of orandas I would like to have a price list.
vipin - 2011-12-08 i had an oranda...i want to know which goldfish is best to keep wth oranda..please specify the names
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Charlie Roche - 2011-12-09 Pretty much any of the goldfish that will be approximately the same size as the adults. Another thought would be to go with some of the varieties of the oranda such as the red cap or the calico.
Ashley - 2011-12-28 I have an oranda and a fantail goldfish. They get along well because they are both slow swimmers and there is not much competition for food. They are similar fish an get along well together. -hope this helps
Maeve - 2012-05-20 Well, I have an oranda, and I keep it with a danios and 2 platties. I did have a black moor but sadly it died quite recently. My oranda was great friends with the black moor. I have also heard of keeping orandas with loaches, mollies and guppies. My friend has a oranda and a weather loach, and they get on well. But really any fish that is the same size as it will be OK.
Maeve - 2012-05-20 But whatever you do, don't keep an oranda and a shubunkin together! Because shubunkins are faster swimmers than orandas, the shubunkin will chase the oranda till it dies of exastion. (I mean that the oranda will die, not the shubunkin.)
Lori Ridenbaugh - 2012-05-22 I agree don't put them with shubunkins or even comets. I put mine in my pond and ended up having to get it out and put it in a tank because they wouldn't leave it alone chased the poor thing all around my kois left it alone but not the small ones.
Maeve - 2012-05-20 How big do orandas grow to, mine is only about 5 cm but it is quite podgy. It must of been about 2 or 3 cm when I bought it though. She has grown much, much, much fatter.
Maeve - 2012-05-20 I have a tri colour oranda goldfish and it is getting much fatter. Am I feeding it to much or is it just getting big cos it is maturing? Oh, and how can you tell if its a male or a female? Thx, Maeve xxx
john woods - 2012-04-23 I have a Red Orando. It is about 4months old. Lately it has been getting a fat belly. Am I feeding it too much? I feed it small amounts twice a day (sometimes 3) or is this just my fish growing quickly? My tank is 3ft.
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Jeremy Roche - 2012-04-23 They are normally a bit plump.
The Oranda Goldfish is like a Veiltail Goldfish but with a bit shorter tail, and develops a hood similar to the Lionhead Goldfish!
Ruchit - 2012-05-31
Hi guys I am starting a new setup. I have been to the local fish store. I am setting up a nice 4l 2b by 3h. I am planning to put a tank divider diividing it into 1/3 and 2/3 .. All fish will be juvinilles. The 2/3 will house 9 gold fish ( orandas, redcaps, blackmore) and a silver juvinile arrowana while the 1/3 I plan to keep a flower horn. The divider will be black and with plants hence the flower horn can't see the other fish . Will the arrowana get along with the gold fish . The bio filters will be state of the art and I plan to buy a 200 g tank after a yr and a half for when the arrowana and flower horn get real big.
Please advise if this is ok thanks ,I am a beginner so need help
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Goldfish housed with other fish are usually a recipe for disaster. Goldfish produce high levels of amonia that most fish can not tolerate. ZGoldfish are coldwater fish and the others are not.
I just bought an oranda a few days ago at a local Petsmart. It looks just like the picture at the top of the page (orange with black edges on his fins). I am really worried about him because the black on the edges of his dorsal and tail fins is now falling off. He also is not eating the pellets that we bought for him. I'm worried that he's on his way out. Is there anything I can do?
Check your water levels. Amonia spikes can cause this.
My red oranda is about 3 years old. It has developed a fleshy protrusion on its body near the base of the tail. It is flesh color about the size of a pecan nut. It has not had any effect on the orandas activity. Can anyone help me on what this is? Thanks
It could be a variety of things. More of a description would help. Could be a water quality issue or maybe parasites? Start with the simple thing first and test your water.
The wen of my redcap oranda looks like its filling with water and growing heavy. My fish swims upside down or his head towards the bottom.
Have you seen this before? Any suggestions?
Mine just started doing this and with my experience with my betta fish it's swim bladder but I have not found an answer as of yet. His rear end is a bit clogged though, I am thinking if we get them to eat the inside of a frozen pea that may do the trick.
Could be constipated. try some vegetables. peas work great!
My sister just bought 1 oranda and 1 red cap oranda and the normal oranda has developed blackening around its dorsal fin and gills. Also the both have become lethargic. We think the aquarium filter is a bit powerful but we havent had the time to replace it. *the normal oranda was orange and white originally and has developed the blackening over the past few days. Please help as we dont know what to do!!!
Could be a bacterial issue. Easily treated with medications if that is it.
Hi Dan..When we got our oranda 2 years ago he was 80% black w a little bit of orange and over the course of a year he lost all of his black and became completely orange. Just recently he started turning black again. So I think your fish is just getting his black color again. RE them being lethargic...try giving frozen blood worms. It will help them poop. When I give mine only the pellets he seams to get lethargic and swim bladder. As soon as I give him the blood worms he 'process' it pretty fast and has a lot more energy. Hope this helps and good luck!
I am a breeder of gold fish,carp,angel etc.and also supplyer of this type of fish. If any body want to bulk purchase of this fish then contact with me.....
I am interested in purchase of small bulk mix of orandas...
Would like your price on different fancy orandas
I am interested in breeding gold fishes. I am from india i have bred them but I would like to know the feed for them without giving them live food. Any other dry food and how to make them look plumpy and grow fast. Hope to get some help from you as a hobbyist
If you are abreeder of orandas I would like to have a price list.
i had an oranda...i want to know which goldfish is best to keep wth oranda..please specify the names
Pretty much any of the goldfish that will be approximately the same size as the adults. Another thought would be to go with some of the varieties of the oranda such as the red cap or the calico.
I have an oranda and a fantail goldfish. They get along well because they are both slow swimmers and there is not much competition for food. They are similar fish an get along well together.
-hope this helps
Well, I have an oranda, and I keep it with a danios and 2 platties. I did have a black moor but sadly it died quite recently. My oranda was great friends with the black moor. I have also heard of keeping orandas with loaches, mollies and guppies. My friend has a oranda and a weather loach, and they get on well. But really any fish that is the same size as it will be OK.
But whatever you do, don't keep an oranda and a shubunkin together! Because shubunkins are faster swimmers than orandas, the shubunkin will chase the oranda till it dies of exastion. (I mean that the oranda will die, not the shubunkin.)
I agree don't put them with shubunkins or even comets. I put mine in my pond and ended up having to get it out and put it in a tank because they wouldn't leave it alone chased the poor thing all around my kois left it alone but not the small ones.
How big do orandas grow to, mine is only about 5 cm but it is quite podgy. It must of been about 2 or 3 cm when I bought it though. She has grown much, much, much fatter.
I have a tri colour oranda goldfish and it is getting much fatter. Am I feeding it to much or is it just getting big cos it is maturing? Oh, and how can you tell if its a male or a female?
Thx,
Maeve xxx
I have a Red Orando. It is about 4months old. Lately it has been getting a fat belly. Am I feeding it too much? I feed it small amounts twice a day (sometimes 3) or is this just my fish growing quickly? My tank is 3ft.
They are normally a bit plump.