Fizgig777

No, it's Feller Stone (a.k.a Rainbow Rock).

Thank you both! Aquarium size = 1ft x .5ft x .75ft

Little aquarium on my desk at work. Comments welcomed :-) The resident grouch..... His name's Groucho.

You wouldn't know what I know because I haven't been responding to questions that would indicate that... But, yeah, I'm done with the topic and whole site in general... NO one needs this type of offense or harassment, much less to be treated like an idiot. But, if the mods put up with it, they can have y'all. I'm moving on as there are far better and more pleasant places on the net to talk to real aquarium enthusiasts rather than aquarium nazis. This is the only site where people have jumped all over me about this issue of the many I post photos on.... And if no one has said it before, I'll be the first to say it... you people are ridiculous and rude... Will even go as far as ignorant, because only a true ingnoramous would argue about something they know nothing about and have no way to test or prove (and I never said HOW I achieved this in the first place, and I don't plan on stating it either... you're so smart, you tell people how it can be done... or maybe you're not quite as smart as you want folks to think... the products were listed, could've figured it out and tested it before opening your yap). Any idiot with a 9th grade education can sell aquarium products... And your rudeness pretty much proves it.

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Thanks Yeah, goldies aren't everyone's favorite. Heck, part of the original reason I even agreed to comply with the person's request for them was my desire to covert that aquarium (in the livingroom of the home) to a planted one (the goldies were 7yrs. old at the time)... I never thought the person would turn around and say he doesn't want them anymore 5yrs. down the road. The whole process of saving their hides meant tearing down the planted aquarium that was in the guest room and setting up this new one for the displaced goldies. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to provide a home for the Giant Danios he had for 6yrs.... those ended up at a pet store :-?

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I also have a tank with Platies and they're as far from shy as you can get -- will take food from a hand, nibble on fingers, never hide etc. I believe your fishs' skittish behavior stems from there not being enough of them. The aquarium I have with mature adults has 6 individuals. Even in my fry tank, which has about 30 baby Platies currently, they're completely friendly... not shy at all no matter who approaches. So, yeah, I concur... up the numbers to total at least 5 individuals. Try to keep the m:f ratio at 1:3, though, otherwise the males will bicker a bit. Danios were suggested... I don't disagree that they're decent tankmates, however, be advised that there will be no chance of Platy fry surviving. Also, I noticed with my Platies, the Danios because of their frenzied ways and need to be in a school of no less than 6, cause the Platies to spook a lot easier. They're an okay tankmate for the Platies, but not the most ideal. I personally would not recommend a Betta with Platies because the Betta will, more often than not, end up turning on the Platies and tearing their fins and ripping their scales off. It really isn't a good long-term match with most Bettas. They are slow, yes, but they also stalk other fish in the aquarium and can/do inflict major damage. Anyway, just more info. for you to consider with your shy Platy issue resolution options... Good luck

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Ya know... I'm not gonna argue the point... I've been keeping fish for many years, I know what a cycle is and I know how to get a tank there more efficiently... if people can't buy that or accept that the old idealogy isn't necessarily correct anymore, it's their loss in waiting weeks, sometimes months to cycle a tank... frankly, I don't have that problem... I can cycle a tank in 2hrs. This one took a bit longer because the equipment and substrate had been very heavily bleached. The tank is FULLY cycled. I mean, seriously, there are so many ways to seed a tank aside from throwing garbage (old filter media and dirty substrate) and ammonia in it. But anyway..... Check the parameters of the tank and you know when a tank is cycled... Take a look even through the forums here and I'm sure you will find information on what those parameters are to determine that a tank is done cycling. I also didn't say it was the norm that Goldfish should be kept at higher temps., but I think after owning them for 8 years, I would know what conditions these two do best in... and when I say they don't do well in cold water, it would be nice to be taken at my word... It's not like it was a random decision on my part.... I put them in at low temps. and they didn't do well... once the temp. was raised, slowly, and reached the 70's is where they were the happiest and showed the best colors and behaviors. And now that they came back into my care, they don't have to suffer through the whole cold water process again when I know full well they would not thrive. Besides that it's simply not true that all Goldfish are cold water fish. In fact, MOST are not. Without knowing if the fish come from pure stock for the type they're supposed to be, one cannot make that assumption and let the fish suffer because they're supposed to survive in a certain set condition. There are many cases of goldies that should be cold water tolerant dying in temps. below 60... and the opposite is also true with fancies that die at temps. above 75. Glad some liked the photos though, and could appreciate that the fish are well cared for now...

The rules for Goldfish apply everywhere... There are the odd and/or rare cases where they don't apply as they should. That is the situation with Patches and 2Spot. They should be fine in cold water, but they don't do well at all... it's not about conditioning them or anything like that... The aquarium was torn down and bleached heavily before it was transported three hours and came to my place. So it is a completely new setup. There was no old or dirty stuff used -- since I believe that is a disaster in the making and have seen way too many fish die because of that particular practice advocated in the hobby. The cycle was started from scratch.

To answer concerns.... (I'm not a novice, so I do know what I'm doing with these fish, by the way).... First off, they never reached maximum size because they were rescued from the feeder section at a large chain pet store... improper diet as youngsters and being kept in a 25 gallon tank with about 200 other fish did stunt them... it wasn't my doing, but they deserve a happy life regardless and that is what they have now. They were over a year old when I rescued them, so the stunting was pretty permanent. They have not, however, had any illnesses in their lives and are perfectly happy, healthy, and active. Moving on... The other tank residents are not true tropicals... I did mention what they were. The tank minimum temp. is 72 degrees (F) with the use of a 200 watt heater. The max. temp. never exceeds 74 degrees (F). On top of that, the two goldies never did well in water below 70 degrees. The other residents thrive at these temps. So, no, it isn't a mix of coldwater and tropical fish... it is a mix of fish that do best at the temp. needed for the Goldfish to thrive... The Danios were added because they prefer the lower temps. that the goldies like anyway. Aquarium size concerns.... This one is a 22 gallon tank (US), which, even according to Goldfish keeping "law" is more than adequate. And considering these fish have reached maximum size for them (not for the species), they have plenty of room. It is also a dual filter setup with each filter managing between 175-200 GPH. The Anubias... Yes, there are four diff't types of it in the aquarium - mini, nana, coffefolia, and reg. Silvania is also present, free floating. As a note for the sake of saying it: Please don't assume that everyone who has Goldfish keeps them in inadequate conditions... it is an offense to those who have been in the hobby and know what they're doing. On a more positive note, thank you for looking, voicing your concerns, and your positive feedback especially.