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#47126 Calico Oranda

Quite large at 8 inches, this one is very powerful, with excellent motion and balance.  Active and responsive fish.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE….$25 off your shipping total.

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    $159.00

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    15 January 2016 8:00 PM

#47118 Red/White Ryukin Short-Tail

Massive, powerful fish with body the size of a small fist.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE….$25 off your shipping total.

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#47104 Longfin Ryukin

This is the closest thing to a veiltail coming from China.  This is the ONLY one left.  Pretty little fish with huge fins.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE….$25 off your shipping total.

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#47094 White/Red Short-Tail Ryukin

Nice short-tail with striking color pattern that really stands out.   “Scratch and Dent” SALE….$25 off your shipping total.  

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    $139.00

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    15 January 2016 8:00 PM

#47086 Red/White Broadtail Ryukin

Big showy fins on this powerful ryukin.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE….$25 off your shipping total.

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    $149.00

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    15 January 2016 8:00 PM

#47074 Sakura Broadtail Ryukin

Gorgeous with eye-catching nacreous finish and pretty color.  Nice overall broadtail.   “Scratch and Dent” SALE….$25 off your shipping total.

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    $189.00

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    15 January 2016 8:00 PM

#47051 Calico Broadtail Ryukin

Beautiful color on this one.  Only a couple calico left, and I think this is the prettiest.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE….$25 off your shipping total.  95

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    15 January 2016 8:00 PM

#47039 Red/White Oranda

Powerful, active fish in large size with long tail.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE….$25 off your shipping total.

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    $129.00

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    15 January 2016 8:00 PM

#47028 Kirin Broadtail Ryukin

Just a couple available in this color.  This one’s my favorite, with huge showy tail.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE….$25 off your shipping total.

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    15 January 2016 8:00 PM

#46568 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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    15 January 2016 8:00 PM

#45682 Red Broadtail Ryukin

Huge, wrap-around tail on this one reminds me of a tosakin, but with caudals not merged.  Super showy fish with lots more potential.   “Scratch and Dent” SALE….$25 off your shipping total.

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    $140.00

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    15 January 2016 8:00 PM

#45261 Red/White Ranchu

Very nice profile on this one with smooth rounded back.  Great overall ranchu with lots of potential.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE….$25 off your shipping total.

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    $179.00

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#45023 Kirin Short-tail Ryukin

Only one available, and it’s a beauty.  Gorgeous color on this stout ryukin.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE….$25 off your shipping total.

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    $124.99

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    15 January 2016 8:00 PM

#44949 White/Red Broadtail Ryukin

Nice overall broadtail with deep body and big showy fins.  Very pretty in pearly white metallic.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE….$25 off your shipping total.

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    $125.00

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    15 January 2016 8:00 PM

#44914 Red Short-Tail Ryukin

Short-tails from this last shipment are quite large.  Photos don’t do any of them justice.  Massive fish with body the size of a small fist.  Powerful swimmer with nice motion and balance.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE….$25 off your shipping total.

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    $69.99

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    15 January 2016 8:00 PM

#44819 Red Pompom Oranda

These pompom orandas are more streamlined than other orandas, but they are also quite “athletic”, with excellent powerful motion and balance.  Very active, responsive, and showy fish in large size.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE….$25 off your shipping total.

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    $74.99

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    $119.00

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    15 January 2016 8:00 PM

#44585 500 Grams 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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    15 January 2016 8:00 PM

#47001 Calico Ingot Oranda

Nice stout body and bulbous head on this one.  Calico color, with red on body and white head, really stands out among other fish.  Great overall ingot type, with nice motion and balance.

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    $144.99

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    8 January 2016 8:00 PM

#46979 Calico Broadtail Ryukin

Eye-catching, and very different in mostly matt white.  Big showy fins on this young fish with nice potentail.

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    $154.99

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    8 January 2016 8:00 PM

#46941 Red/White Pompom Oranda

This fish has been one of my favorites for the last 6 months.  Everyone that visits comments on this fish.  SUPER friendly and responsive, this one always responds when I walk by the tank.  Striking color on this fish, including red pompoms that really stand out.

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    $199.00

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Quite large at 8 inches, this one is very powerful, with excellent motion and balance.  Active and responsive fish.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE….$25 off your shipping total.

Massive, powerful fish with body the size of a small fist.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE….$25 off your shipping total.

This is the closest thing to a veiltail coming from China.  This is the ONLY one left.  Pretty little fish with huge fins.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE….$25 off your shipping total.

Nice short-tail with striking color pattern that really stands out.   “Scratch and Dent” SALE….$25 off your shipping total.

 

Big showy fins on this powerful ryukin.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE….$25 off your shipping total.

Gorgeous with eye-catching nacreous finish and pretty color.  Nice overall broadtail.   “Scratch and Dent” SALE….$25 off your shipping total.

Beautiful color on this one.  Only a couple calico left, and I think this is the prettiest.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE….$25 off your shipping total.  95

Powerful, active fish in large size with long tail.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE….$25 off your shipping total.

Just a couple available in this color.  This one’s my favorite, with huge showy tail.  “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 $5.80 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 $5.80, for a total of $31.79 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.

Huge, wrap-around tail on this one reminds me of a tosakin, but with caudals not merged.  Super showy fish with lots more potential.   “Scratch and Dent” SALE….$25 off your shipping total.

Very nice profile on this one with smooth rounded back.  Great overall ranchu with lots of potential.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE….$25 off your shipping total.

Only one available, and it’s a beauty.  Gorgeous color on this stout ryukin.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE….$25 off your shipping total.

Nice overall broadtail with deep body and big showy fins.  Very pretty in pearly white metallic.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE….$25 off your shipping total.

Short-tails from this last shipment are quite large.  Photos don’t do any of them justice.  Massive fish with body the size of a small fist.  Powerful swimmer with nice motion and balance.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE….$25 off your shipping total.

These pompom orandas are more streamlined than other orandas, but they are also quite “athletic”, with excellent powerful motion and balance.  Very active, responsive, and showy fish in large size.  “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 $5.80 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 $5.80, for a total of $31.79 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.

Nice stout body and bulbous head on this one.  Calico color, with red on body and white head, really stands out among other fish.  Great overall ingot type, with nice motion and balance.

Eye-catching, and very different in mostly matt white.  Big showy fins on this young fish with nice potentail.

This fish has been one of my favorites for the last 6 months.  Everyone that visits comments on this fish.  SUPER friendly and responsive, this one always responds when I walk by the tank.  Striking color on this fish, including red pompoms that really stand out.