How big is your biggest goldfish?

[j.w]

I think you're dragging yer feet 'cause you don't wanna have to give long diatribes to the newbs re bog filtration, is all! TRIED to shovel that task on over to the Prez, but he's been a stinker lately and makin' me do alla da work. Guess that's what Prez' s do, hey? Gonna hafta drag the SuperBoss Bog Builder's Guide To Happiness link onto my desktop and just plaster that every time someone asks!

You DO know, right lil Queenie, that resistance is futile...


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Resistance is my middle name

So bog on boggers and let sleeping not doing boggers lie

 

[brokensword]

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my reply would see me forfeiting my hall pass, so let's just note SOME Royals are looking suspiciously like politicians (in hammocks) now...

 

[j.w]

my reply would see me forfeiting my hall pass, so let's just note SOME Royals are looking suspiciously like politicians (in hammocks) now...


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Swim on fish face, no politics allowed! No hall pass for you, no soup either

 

[addy1]

let me know where and i ll bid on yours, just for fun

Lets gang up on him................drive that price up and at the last minute RUN!

 

[addy1]

ah, no, you misunderstand--I DON'T want you in the koi game--this would mean ONE MORE BIDDER against me, ya know??? heh heh



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and as you watch the price go up and the seconds tick by, heart pounding, breath held, price goes up up up and then stops as you hit buy!

 

[brokensword]

and as you watch the price go up and the seconds tick by, heart pounding, breath held, price goes up up up and then stops as you hit buy!

been doing this bidding thing a loooooonnnnnngggggg time; you know what they say about me re bidding at the last second? >>>

 

[CometKeith]

heh, you actually had a 33% chance; you're forgetting there's also a Shiro Utsuri!



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Duh…. How could you confuse a Shiro with a Hi or Ki Utsuri?? I have a really nice Shiro. I got him when he was just a small guy and now he/ she is getting big!

He is smack dab in the middle of this pic.

 

[CometKeith]

Yes I probably knew that as I mix up the Hi and Ki Utsuri Lol. Usually I double check it before I mention it. Just was a little lazy this time and took a 50% chance I would be right!

Hmmm I reread your correction. The fish is actually black and yellow so I was right about Hi Utsuri. Boy the people you meet on GPF……

 

[Dimelius]

Hmmm I reread your correction. The fish is actually black and yellow so I was right about Hi Utsuri. Boy the people you meet on GPF……

The people? The brokensword you meet on GPF...

 

[CometKeith]

it can be very tempting, once you 'look' outside the goldfish box. For me, I just liked the different colors and patterns. Shubbies are a great gateway to that and I had them for 8 years with little inclination to expand the herd's diversity, but yeah, once you get one, it's very hard to stop! And too, the older I get, the more I realize I don't want to have too many regrets. Seems like getting koi shouldn't be a hard decision in that regard; it's just mainly money, ya know? Can't do this with all aspects of life but this one? I can.


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Hmmm I hate to have anything in common with you @ brokensword but I had exclusively goldfish for almost 10 years too before I started buying Koi. It did help that I made a substantially larger pond. I guess I’m around 3000 gallons now. Most of mine were purchased under $100 and were in the 5-6” range so I didn’t break the bank. I know Addy your goldfish were a lot cheaper!

 

[brokensword]

Hmmm I reread your correction. The fish is actually black and yellow so I was right about Hi Utsuri. Boy the people you meet on GPF……

not sure who's confused here; you mention your fish is yellow and black...

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I don’t have any really large goldfish even though some are more than 10 years old. Here is a pic from 2 months ago. My largest goldfish are 7-9 inches. There are a few behind the black and yellow Koi. (Hi Utsuri)View attachment 146341

jus' fer edumacation purposes, Keith; yellow and black = KI Utsuri; what you have is orange/red and black = Hi utsuri as you noted.




but call it a 'hi utsuri'. I just corrected because the yellow and black are KI UTSURI. So, fish may be yellow and black but your post noted HI, not KI. Doesn't matter in the long run unless you're looking to buy the fish in question...

Am I missing something?

 

[brokensword]

The people? The brokensword you meet on GPF...

go figure...

 

[brokensword]

Hmmm I hate to have anything in common with you @ brokensword

interesting...and disappointing to say the least...

 

[Dimelius]

go figure...

By the way, my biggest gf is around 4-5 inches...without the gorgeous tail

 

[addy1]

Mine are black, red, orange, white, clearish, mixed all equal ...................wait for it....................... shubunkins! Easy naming...................

 

[CometKeith]

interesting...and disappointing to say the least...

@brokensword Oh sorry!!! …….that was so tongue and cheek. I actually find your remarks to be hilarious Your comments have certainly livened up this forum and you do seem to know quite a bit about fish and ponds. I have never disagreed with any of your “ instructions “.

 

[brokensword]

@brokensword Oh sorry!!! …….that was so tongue and cheek. I actually find your remarks to be hilarious Your comments have certainly livened up this forum and you do seem to know quite a bit about fish and ponds. I have never disagreed with any of your “ instructions “.

tis okay, Keith; I'm a bit more sensitive to whether my 'fun' is bothering people here and haven't totally confirmed who's smiling or frowning at my antics. We're good, then.

And it's okay to disagree with anything I say/write; it's how we learn!

 

[j.w]

tis okay, Keith; I'm a bit more sensitive to whether my 'fun' is bothering people here and haven't totally confirmed who's smiling or frowning at my antics. We're good, then.

And it's okay to disagree with anything I say/write; it's how we learn!

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So does that mean if I disagree w/everything you say it makes me smarter

 

[brokensword]

So does that mean if I disagree w/everything you say it makes me smarter

can't have that; you're already too smart, Queenie!!!! Dumb it down some, hey? The peasants will like you more and not use so much sign language after you pass...

 

[j.w]

can't have that; you're already too smart, Queenie!!!! Dumb it down some, hey? The peasants will like you more and not use so much sign language after you pass...


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