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#52794 Kirin Veiltail

Just a few of these very special veiltails left.  This one is amazing with huge fins and beautiful color.

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#52773 Red/Black Oranda

Massive, Deep Body on this large oranda.  It came in with a split in the dorsal, which healed, then it split it again.  Still a great fish with Huge Meaty Head.    

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    $159.00

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#52766 Red/White Short-Tail Ryukin

Compact body on this one.

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#52742 Tri-Color Butterfly Telescope

Massive butterfly with big silvery iridescent eyes.  Powerful swimmer for a butterfly.  Great overall fish.

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#52732 Red/White Ryukin

Sturdy fish with nice motion and balance.

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    $89.99

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#52712 500 Grams (1.1 Pounds) Soilent Green

If you want to ADD 500 Grams of Soilent Green to your FISH ORDER, please use this “buy it now” option.  This will add it to your fish invoice, and there will be no additional shipping charges when added to your fish shipment.   I don’t have another way implemented to add food to your order, […]

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    $25.99

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#52702 Kirin Longtail Ryukin

ONLY one available.  Gorgeous color and finish on this fantastic fish with long showy tail.

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    $169.00

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#52693 White/Red Ryukin Short-tail

Compact ryukin with nice motion and balance.

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    $79.00

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#52682 White/Red Ryukin

High-hump and deep body on this one.

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#52673 Red/White Wakin

Rich color on this powerful fish.  This batch of wakin includes some of the best I’ve ever seen.

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#52637 Calico Butterfly Telescope

Big showy fins on this one with pretty color.

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    $99.00

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#52627 Calico Ranchu

Stocky body on this one.   I’ve had this one over 8 months.  While it doesn’t have a balance problem, like many ranchu it isn’t the most “athletic” swimmer.  I’d recommend minimal current for this fish.

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    $139.00

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#52616 Calico Ranchu

Great overall ranchu in nice size with gorgeous calico color.

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#52605 Calico Ranchu

Egg-shaped body with pretty color, including subtle blues that are hard to appreciate in the photos.

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#52595 White/Red Butterfly Telescope

Pretty color pattern on this one stands out with spots that remind me of “eye spots” on butterfly wings.  Great overall young fish with nice potential.

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#52587 Matt Tri-Color Butterfly Telescope

Unusual color and finish on this cute young fish with large eyes.

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    $44.99

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#52579 Red/Black Butterfly Telescope

Spunky young butterfly with nice potential.

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#52570 Red Butterfly Telescope

Large eyes on this one really stand out.  Cute spunky young fish.

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    $45.00

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#52561 Red Butterfly Telescope

Large wrap-around tail on this one.

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#52549 Purple Butterfly Telescope

Called purple in China, but more of a pretty chocolate color.  Just a couple of these available.

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Just a few of these very special veiltails left.  This one is amazing with huge fins and beautiful color.

Massive, Deep Body on this large oranda.  It came in with a split in the dorsal, which healed, then it split it again.  Still a great fish with Huge Meaty Head.

 

 

Compact body on this one.

Massive butterfly with big silvery iridescent eyes.  Powerful swimmer for a butterfly.  Great overall fish.

Sturdy fish with nice motion and balance.

If you want to ADD 500 Grams of Soilent Green to your FISH ORDER, please use this “buy it now” option.  This will add it to your fish invoice, and there will be no additional shipping charges when added to your fish shipment.   I don’t have another way implemented to add food to your order, so will be using this method for now.  

If you want to JUST BUY FOOD, please use the link on the homepage, which adds $6.80 to cover USPS Priority Shipping.  

I have been advocating the use of moist food for years.  Moist food moves more easily through the digestive tract, results in more efficient nutrient assimilation, and also minimizes balance/buoyancy problems many fish have after eating dry food.  Unfortunately, most goldfish foods have no moisture content at all.   That’s because, with the exception of frozen foods, others would spoil and have no shelf-life.  So, most goldfish food is “dry as a bone”, and ultimately not the best for the fish, even if the ingredients are high quality.   Our fish farmers raise the goldfish on moist food, so it makes no sense to switch them to a dry diet after they are imported.  I’ve addressed this issue for years by “hydrating” all of the pellets we’ve fed.  This involved a slow process of introducing moisture and refrigerating pellets to make sure they were soft throughout, and not just wetted on the outside.   This made them like little meatballs, but they still held together and didn’t fall apart in the tank.  Well, I have quit messing around with pellets!  That’s because after months of trials, and many conversations with fellow hobbyists for over a year, I feel that Soilent Green is the best solution for the main staple in the Goldfish diet.  I used to make my own gel food, but it was time consuming, messy, and I never felt confident that the mix of ingredients was optimal.  Soilent Green solves these issues with an easy to make product.   Brought to a boil in a non-stick pan, and poured onto a non-stick cookie sheet, it gels quickly with little to no clean up.  Anything left in the pan gels up and peels right off.  Once a batch is made, I chop it up on a cutting board into bite size pieces and store in the fridge.  I am actually making pounds of it every other day, but the average hobbyist should be able to make a small batch every week or two, spending less than 15 minutes to do so.

I’ve always said that I’d rather concentrate on the fish, and not get into selling products or food.   That was mostly because I never felt enough confidence in any food that I wanted to promote or represent it.  The other reason is the nature of internet commerce.  Huge companies can offer some retail products for less than I can even get them wholesale.  Being a small business, it’s hard to compete, and I simply wasn’t going to try to.  I’d have to buy, stock, sell, and ship hundreds of pounds of food just to make a tiny profit.  Again, it made sense to just focus on the fish, especially since that takes a huge amount of time already, and because goldfish is what Dandy Orandas does best.  : )

All of that being said, I have now decided to offer this Repashy Soilent Green.  After years of being asked about food, and seeing many people struggle with food related issues, I think this is a great solution.  Repashy has high quality ingredients, plus the moisture that I’ve always advocated, and we’ve seen great results using it.   Fish are active, healthy, with vibrant color and none of the goofy post-feeding buoyancy issues seen with dry foods.  Repashy also has a good relationship with its retailers, and sets MAP pricing for their products.  This is Minimum Advertised Pricing, which keeps huge sellers from undercutting small business.   So, you should see similar pricing no matter what the source, leaving you to support good merchants instead of buying simply based on price.   Speaking of price….Repashy does come in smaller quantities, but the unit cost is much more optimal at the 1.1lb. size.   I am stocking this size ONLY, since it is a better value.  While it is a lot of food, it does have a good shelf-life until gelled, so it shouldn’t go to waste.

SHIPPING INFO.  If you are getting fish, a 1.1 lb. bag can be added to your shipment for no additional shipping cost.  If you are just getting food, then shipping will be via USPS priority mail, and will be $6.80, for a total of $32.79 delivered.  (Please note if just getting food, please use the link on the homepage for food.)

NET WEIGHT 500 GRAMS  (makes approximately 4 times the amount once gelled, mixed at 1 part powder/3 parts water)

 

Meal Replacement Gel for Aufwuchs (algae and small living organisms) eating species of Fish, Invertebrates, Amphibians and Reptiles.

 

INGREDIENTS: Chlorella Algae, Spirulina Algae, Whole Krill Meal, Whole Squid Meal, Whole Sardine Meal, Alfalfa Leaf Meal, Whole Anchovy Meal, Germinated Brown Rice Protein Concentrate, Pea Protein Isolate, Dried Brewers Yeast, Stabilized Rice Bran, Dried Kelp, Carrageenan Algae, Konjac, Carob Bean Gum, Schizochytrium Algae, Calcium Carbonate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Taurine, Potassium Citrate, Calcium Propionate, Phaffia Rhodozyma Yeast, Paprika Extract, Calendula Flower Powder, Marigold Flower Extract, Rose Hips Powder, Turmeric Root Powder, Malic Acid, Sodium Chloride, Canthaxanthin, Potassium Sorbate, Magnesium Gluconate, Lecithin, Rosemary Extract and Mixed Tocopherols (as preservatives), Vitamins (Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D Supplement, Choline Chloride, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Beta Carotene, Pantothenic Acid, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B-12 Supplement).

 

Guaranteed Analysis: Crude Protein min. 45%, Crude Fat min. 6%, Crude Fat max. 8%, Crude Fiber max. 8%, Moisture max. 8%, Ash max. 12%, Calcium min. 1.5%, Calcium max. 2%, Phosphorus min. 0.75%.

 

DIRECTIONS: To prepare one cup of product, add ¼ cup of powder into ¾ cup of cold water and stir until blended. Microwave until it starts to boil (typically 2-3 minutes), remove and stir. Alternatively, bring water to a boil on stove, remove from heat, and stir in powder. Immediately pour into a storage container or mould, and let sit at room temp until firm. The finished gel can be cut into cubes, shredded, or used as a whole slab. Whatever is not used immediately should be treated as fresh food. It can be stored sealed in refrigerator for up to two weeks, and in freezer for up to six months. To adjust firmness of gel, use more or less water as desired.

ONLY one available.  Gorgeous color and finish on this fantastic fish with long showy tail.

Compact ryukin with nice motion and balance.

High-hump and deep body on this one.

Rich color on this powerful fish.  This batch of wakin includes some of the best I’ve ever seen.

Big showy fins on this one with pretty color.

Stocky body on this one.   I’ve had this one over 8 months.  While it doesn’t have a balance problem, like many ranchu it isn’t the most “athletic” swimmer.  I’d recommend minimal current for this fish.

Great overall ranchu in nice size with gorgeous calico color.

Egg-shaped body with pretty color, including subtle blues that are hard to appreciate in the photos.

Pretty color pattern on this one stands out with spots that remind me of “eye spots” on butterfly wings.  Great overall young fish with nice potential.

Unusual color and finish on this cute young fish with large eyes.

Spunky young butterfly with nice potential.

Large eyes on this one really stand out.  Cute spunky young fish.

Large wrap-around tail on this one.

Called purple in China, but more of a pretty chocolate color.  Just a couple of these available.