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New Fishies
« on: September 21, 2006, 09:03:08 AM »
These guys were too cute. They were at a local garden center for under five bucks. Don't care if they are Wakin or not, they have great tails and they swim like comets.
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Re: New Fishies
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2006, 09:06:54 AM »
How come I never find anything like that??? (whine, whine, whine).

Those are cute little guys and I'm sure you'll really enjoy them in the pond.   I especially like the one with the white tail!

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Re: New Fishies
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2006, 09:16:55 AM »
Those are really cute. So glad you got them. They will love your pond.

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Re: New Fishies
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2006, 09:19:14 AM »
I was there looking for plants but I always visit the fish. They had a big tank full of these fan tailed fish. They were all orange and white, I'm thinking they are Wakin culls, most were not marked very attractively or very nice orange or red colors. The one with the white tail was the one that had the most even white on his tail and was one of the redder ones. Some had black blotches on them and were a greeny orange. They all had huge fan tails though and all swim fast like comets. They don't wiggle like Fantails. They are big too, over 6".
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Re: New Fishies
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2006, 04:33:13 PM »
I say you had a lucky find.  I wish I can get that lucky.

Judging by your pics I think you are correct in that they are probably wakin culls or maybe even wakin/comet cross.  They certainly aren't fantails.  They look too much like comets minus the double tail.
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Re: New Fishies
« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2006, 07:19:23 PM »
I think I see some caudal flash on one in the first pic, that's a wakin trait.  Their tails look like wakins to me but maybe a little longer than the tails on mine.

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Re: New Fishies
« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2006, 10:43:23 AM »
Whatever they are, they are very pretty fish!

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Re: New Fishies
« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2006, 02:21:15 PM »
Aren't they lucky to have found you!

I still only have feeder goldies, and am thinking I should start upgrading.

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Re: New Fishies
« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2006, 04:16:23 PM »
All of the fish in the tank exhibited the caudal flash. It was getting dark and it was a black tank but it was easy to see as they were swimming around rapidly. I wasn't able to get a good pic though, I tried.
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Re: New Fishies
« Reply #9 on: September 22, 2006, 07:15:04 PM »
Very pretty Goldies LeeAnne!

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Re: New Fishies
« Reply #10 on: September 22, 2006, 10:59:36 PM »
Certainly not a fish expert here.
I have never seen a wakins.
But they a surley keepers, love the tails. Great price, I'd have brought them home too.

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Re: New Fishies
« Reply #11 on: September 23, 2006, 09:35:17 PM »
Agree that they might be a wakin cross, but they are not wakins..but they sure are cool looking anyways!  Good find!
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Re: New Fishies
« Reply #12 on: September 24, 2006, 12:38:46 AM »
I also agree that they have a little Wakin in them too.  They are very pretty.

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Re: New Fishies
« Reply #13 on: September 25, 2006, 12:02:35 AM »
beautiful LeeAnne! Lucky you!
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Re: New Fishies
« Reply #14 on: September 26, 2006, 08:29:09 AM »
Is it just me?? I only see those dreaded red squares, WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA :'(

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Re: New Fishies
« Reply #15 on: September 28, 2006, 02:19:13 AM »
Red squares for me tooo   >:(- &-) :'( &-) >:(-

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Re: New Fishies
« Reply #16 on: September 28, 2006, 07:23:18 AM »
The pics were probably lost when the forum was hacked. Maybe LeeAnne will repost the pics if we ask her nice.  ;)
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Re: New Fishies
« Reply #17 on: September 29, 2006, 09:57:33 AM »
I'm sorry, I see the pictures so didn't know I needed to repost them.

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