New fish fever has hit North Texas

[ShawnInfirmity]

We went out to Keller Farms in Haltom City, Tx last Friday (Good Friday) and lo and behold they had an excellent selection of pond fish in addition to an excellent selection of freshwater aquarium fish. Somehow we ended up leaving the store with 3 good sized shubunkins for $59 dollars total (including tax). That means they were less than $20 a piece which is easily the most money I've spent on any of my fish, but I figured it was not bad considering they are about 8-9 inches in length? What do y'all think of them!? Unless I build a MUCH larger pond one day this is probably the closest I'll get to owning koi.

***For some reason it's not letting me upload the photos. It keeps saying they are too large but I can't find where it says a file size limit...*** @Becky , the photos are about 1.5MB each which doesn't seem too big but is there a specific limit?

 

[Jhn]

Looking forward to pics of them. shubunkins are my favorite type of goldfish.

I’ve spent quite a bit on fish, in my pond. However, I don’t spend too much cause they could end up being an expensive heron snack.

Now in my saltwater tank I have spent hundreds of dollars on a single fish. Only have to worry about me doing something dumb to kill them in there.

 

[Gemma]

Lol the title had me worried, I though a new virus was on the loose!

Congratulations on your addition, can't wait to see them.

 

[ShawnInfirmity]

Well, I was able to upload the photos finally, but I'm still not sure why I couldn't before unless it was the file format that was preventing them to be uploaded? At any rate, Here they are!! What do y'all think about the new fish??

 

[RobAmy]

Some nice looking fish there

 

[ShawnInfirmity]

Some nice looking fish there

Thanks @RobAmy , I’m a little fond of them myself. My wife picked them out so I refer to them as her fish even though I’m the primary caregiver. Lol

 

[addy1]

Very nice! The whitish ones are http://www.ozarkkoi.com/Goldfish/Sunrise-Shubunkins-p-257.html I have a bunch of them.

 

[Mmathis]

Nice! I am partial to calicos.

 

[Gemma]

Well, I was able to upload the photos finally, but I'm still not sure why I couldn't before unless it was the file format that was preventing them to be uploaded? At any rate, Here they are!! What do y'all think about the new fish??

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All very nice! ...but the one in pic. 4 and 5, is absolutely gorgeous!

 

[ShawnInfirmity]

Thanks everyone! @addy1, I had never heard of a sunrise shubunkin before but I do think they’re very nice looking fish. I really like how the blueish grey stands out against the dark liner. I think it’s one of my favorites but my favorite of the new ones is the one @Gemma likes. I love the mix of red-orange, black, and blueish grey. I think shubunkins are so very interesting because there’s no two that are exactly the same.

 

[Gordo33]

Great looking fish!!!

 

[addy1]

I love my shubbies! All the different colors most getting real long fins. A few common comets wandering around.

 

[ShawnInfirmity]

Your fish are beautiful @addy1! I hope mine get as big and beautiful as yours some day. How big is your largest shubunkin? The one with a lot of black looks really BIG!

 

[addy1]

How big is your largest shubunkin? The one with a lot of black looks really BIG!

That is one of my females. She is around 11 inches plus minus. I picked her up for around 5 bucks at a local fishery. Around 4 years ago.

 

[Gemma]

Not a good pic. but you can get an idea of what my 2 Shubbies look like...they are very large and often mistaken for koi