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#47562 Calico Ranchu

Exquisite egg-shaped body on this one with striking color.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

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#47551 Calico Ranchu

Nice overall ranchu with thick blocky body, and gorgeous calico color.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

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    $179.00

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    23 January 2016 8:00 PM

#47539 Sakura Oranda

Stocky body on this powerful swimmer.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

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#47523 Sakura Ranchu

This one doesn’t have the most compact body/tail-tuck, but I really like it and think it’s a very cute fish with pretty color, and lots of personality.  Just a few left in sakura color.  Excellent motion and balance, and nice size.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

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    $129.00

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    23 January 2016 8:00 PM

#47512 Calico Ryukin

Gorgeous calico color on this one with long tail.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

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    23 January 2016 8:00 PM

#47501 Sakura Ingot Oranda

One of my favorite ingots from last Summer’s shipment…and also one of the largest.  Big, Stocky fish with Meaty head.  Beautiful color on this massive fish with body the size of a fist.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

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    $159.00

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    23 January 2016 8:00 PM

#47490 White/Red Butterfly Telescope

Nice stocky body and upright dorsal on this one. “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

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    $89.00

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    23 January 2016 8:00 PM

#47479 Red Oranda

Nice stocky body on this one with cute head and face.  Very friendly fish.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

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    23 January 2016 8:00 PM

#47470 Jikin

Just a couple of these hard to find fish available.   This one is super active and responsive.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

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    23 January 2016 8:00 PM

#47460 Tancho Oranda

This cute spunky fish had its head chewed on a few months ago.  It healed right up, but will likely always have a bit of a “bad hairdo”.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

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    $44.99

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    23 January 2016 8:00 PM

#47445 Red/White Butterfly Telescope

Spunky young butterfly with nice motion and balance.   “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

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    23 January 2016 8:00 PM

#47431 Kirin Oranda

Gorgeous color on this one.  Nice overall fish with cute face that looks “angry”.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

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    $110.00

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    23 January 2016 8:00 PM

#47423 Kirin Oranda

Pretty kirin color on this spunky oranda.  Very friendly and responsive fish.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

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    23 January 2016 8:00 PM

#46972 Kirin Short-Tail Ryukin

Big, sturdy short-tail with deep body and interesting color.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

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    23 January 2016 8:00 PM

#46577 500 Grams (1.1 pounds) Soilent Green Gel Food

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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    23 January 2016 8:00 PM

#46397 Tiger Ryukin

These came in last summer as Tiger Broadtails.  Most had petite tails for broadtails, and I’d say this one is closer to a short-tail type.  Regardless of tail type/name, these are very unique, and hard to find in this eye-catching color.  Only a handful of these left.  They have proven to be very hardy young […]

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#46300 Kirin Oranda

Beautiful color on this large showy oranda is unusual, and really stands out.  Very responsive fish with lots of personality.  Excellent motion and balance, and spunky for a big oranda.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

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    $169.00

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#44429 Tri-Color Broadtail Ryukin

Only one available in this unusual color.   Nice overall young broadtail with showy fins and pretty nacreous finish.  Very responsive, with nice motion and balance.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

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    $110.00

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#44313 White Broadtail Ryukin

Super showy with upright dorsal.  Nice overall broadtail in large size.  Very pretty in pearly white metallic, with red eyes, red on pecs, and small red highlight on dorsal.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

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    $140.00

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    $189.00

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#43134 Kirin Ranchu

Stunning color on this one with nice overall form.  Stocky ranchu in large size.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

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    $140.00

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Exquisite egg-shaped body on this one with striking color.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

Nice overall ranchu with thick blocky body, and gorgeous calico color.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

Stocky body on this powerful swimmer.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

This one doesn’t have the most compact body/tail-tuck, but I really like it and think it’s a very cute fish with pretty color, and lots of personality.  Just a few left in sakura color.  Excellent motion and balance, and nice size.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

Gorgeous calico color on this one with long tail.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

One of my favorite ingots from last Summer’s shipment…and also one of the largest.  Big, Stocky fish with Meaty head.  Beautiful color on this massive fish with body the size of a fist.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

Nice stocky body and upright dorsal on this one. “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

Nice stocky body on this one with cute head and face.  Very friendly fish.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

Just a couple of these hard to find fish available.   This one is super active and responsive.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

This cute spunky fish had its head chewed on a few months ago.  It healed right up, but will likely always have a bit of a “bad hairdo”.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

Spunky young butterfly with nice motion and balance.   “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

Gorgeous color on this one.  Nice overall fish with cute face that looks “angry”.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

Pretty kirin color on this spunky oranda.  Very friendly and responsive fish.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

Big, sturdy short-tail with deep body and interesting color.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

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.  We’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, we have quit messing around with pellets!  That’s because after months of trials, and many conversations with fellow hobbyists for over a year, we 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, we chop it up on a cutting board into bite size pieces and store in the fridge.  We are 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 thousand dollars.  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.   We are 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.

These came in last summer as Tiger Broadtails.  Most had petite tails for broadtails, and I’d say this one is closer to a short-tail type.  Regardless of tail type/name, these are very unique, and hard to find in this eye-catching color.  Only a handful of these left.  They have proven to be very hardy young fish with nice motion and balance.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

Beautiful color on this large showy oranda is unusual, and really stands out.  Very responsive fish with lots of personality.  Excellent motion and balance, and spunky for a big oranda.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

Only one available in this unusual color.   Nice overall young broadtail with showy fins and pretty nacreous finish.  Very responsive, with nice motion and balance.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

Super showy with upright dorsal.  Nice overall broadtail in large size.  Very pretty in pearly white metallic, with red eyes, red on pecs, and small red highlight on dorsal.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.

Stunning color on this one with nice overall form.  Stocky ranchu in large size.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE…$25 off your shipping total.