Lucas, and other fish pics

[IRescue452]

I couldn't resist the sarasas at walmart today, they had some gorgeous ones. I picked out a nice looking boy. There was a little kid with his mom by the fish tanks and he was talking to the fishies. He was so excited to see somebody buying a fish. I asked him what I should name it, Nemo! of course. I told the boy it was a good name. (There's no way I'm naming one of my fish Nemo, so I named him after the little boy, Lucas) Looking at the vent I could tell the fish was a boy, and I didn't notice his tubercles until later when I was taking pictures. So a boy it is. I don't think I've ever missexed a goldfish using the vent shape method though. Anyway, pics...
oh, he's residing with the piranahs (trops) until Friday






pictures of the feeding frenzy





more...

[IRescue452]

Xander in a tube (he's doubled in size to 3.5" in the past two months)


Xander escapes the camera


Gotta find the biggest flake to eat


This pics makes a 2" betta look monsterous compared to the 5" Lucas


Meanest little piranha (buenos aires tetra)


Lucy, oops not a fish


Good news, I found over half dozen baby snails today. Hopefully they keep under the gravel while Lucas is aroung so he doesn't eat them. And my Anacharis plant is growing a baby.

[chocolatepuppy]

Nice to meet Lucas, I love goldfish!

[Zippy]

All your fish are beautiful.Your mouse is a little cutie.
What' wrong with the name Nemo?

[IRescue452]

Thanks. Nemo's a cute name, it was the name of a former gerbil of mine, but then it became a movie name.

[Chilli]

Lucas is beutiful! I wish I could come across some nice goldfish around here, but all they have in stock around here is black moors(& I'm not too fond of them).
Lucy is so so cute!! I love her markings. Are they both pretty warmed up to you yet?

[IRescue452]

Thanks. Both Lucy and Corinna are used to being handled now. Corinna will climb right up my arm when I stick it in the cage, Lucy will wait until after she sees its safe for Corinna. She still nips once in a while though.