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#18230 Calico Ranchu

Very nice egg-shaped body on this one in beautiful calico color.  Great overall fish.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

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    $104.99

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    $189.00

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    5 September 2014 8:00 PM

#18216 Red/White Ranchu

Compact body on this one with nice tail-tuck.  Very friendly fish with cute meaty face.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

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    $119.00

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    $119.00

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    5 September 2014 8:00 PM

#18210 Red/White Oranda

Pretty color pattern on this active oranda with cute “angry” face.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

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    $99.00

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    $99.00

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    5 September 2014 8:00 PM

#18195 Red Broadtail Ryukin

Massive, showy tail on this one.  Very pretty fish in large size.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

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    $174.99

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    $299.00

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    5 September 2014 8:00 PM

#18161 Red/White Ranchu

Nice overall ranchu with meaty head and cute face.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

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    $134.99

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    $189.00

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    5 September 2014 8:00 PM

#18133 Purple Butterfly Telescope

Very showy fish with large fins and eyes.  Subtle crystal finish to some of the scales makes this one really stand out.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

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    $70.00

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    $139.00

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    5 September 2014 8:00 PM

#18123 Sakura Oranda

Lovely sakura color on this young oranda.  Showy fish with nice poise.   “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

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    $89.99

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    $139.00

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    5 September 2014 8:00 PM

#18110 Red Ingot Oranda

This super cutey is extremely friendly and responsive…always “yelling” at me when I walk by the tank.  Nice overall fish with nice motion and balance.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

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    $159.00

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    $159.00

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    5 September 2014 8:00 PM

#18098 Calico Ingot Oranda

Gorgeous nacreous finish on this one really sparkles.  Stocky fish with nice motion and balance.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

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    $139.99

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    $179.00

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    5 September 2014 8:00 PM

#18074 Red/White Ryukin

Very nice potential already showing in this young ryukin.  Great overall fish. “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

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    $99.00

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    $99.00

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    5 September 2014 8:00 PM

#18066 Red/White Jikin

Just a few of this hard to find variety imported.  Very active and responsive fish.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

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    $129.00

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    $129.00

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    5 September 2014 8:00 PM

#18055 Tri-Color Ranchu

Unusual color and smooth back on this one with nice head.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

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    $85.00

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    $149.00

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    5 September 2014 8:00 PM

#18040 Red Pompom Oranda

This super friendly and responsive fish is very active with nice motion and balance.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

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    $71.99

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    $89.00

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    5 September 2014 8:00 PM

#18030 Black Telescope Ranchu

Super hard to find, and the only one available.  Cute face on this fish almost looks alien.   Nice overall fish with tons of personality.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

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    $199.00

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    $199.00

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    5 September 2014 8:00 PM

#18020 Kirin Ryukin

Very pretty and unusual color on this one.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

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    $44.99

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    $89.00

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    5 September 2014 8:00 PM

#18005 Red/White Short-Tail Ryukin

Excellent profile on this young short-tail with nice potential.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

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    $50.00

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    $99.00

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    5 September 2014 8:00 PM

#17993 Red/White Ryukin

Pretty color pattern on this spunky young ryukin.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

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    $29.99

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    $69.00

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    5 September 2014 8:00 PM

#17961 Soilent Green Gel Food

If you want to ADD a lb. 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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    $22.00

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    $22.00

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    30 August 2014 8:00 PM

#17952 Soilent Green Gel Food

If you want to ADD a lb. 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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    $22.00

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    $22.00

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    30 August 2014 8:00 PM

#17902 Bronze Oranda

This one came in as black, but is more of a bronzey color.  Great overall fish, always well poised with nice motion and balance.

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    $84.99

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    $149.00

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    30 August 2014 8:00 PM

Very nice egg-shaped body on this one in beautiful calico color.  Great overall fish.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

Compact body on this one with nice tail-tuck.  Very friendly fish with cute meaty face.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

Pretty color pattern on this active oranda with cute “angry” face.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

Massive, showy tail on this one.  Very pretty fish in large size.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

Nice overall ranchu with meaty head and cute face.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

Very showy fish with large fins and eyes.  Subtle crystal finish to some of the scales makes this one really stand out.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

Lovely sakura color on this young oranda.  Showy fish with nice poise.   “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

This super cutey is extremely friendly and responsive…always “yelling” at me when I walk by the tank.  Nice overall fish with nice motion and balance.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

Gorgeous nacreous finish on this one really sparkles.  Stocky fish with nice motion and balance.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

Very nice potential already showing in this young ryukin.  Great overall fish. “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

Just a few of this hard to find variety imported.  Very active and responsive fish.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

Unusual color and smooth back on this one with nice head.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

This super friendly and responsive fish is very active with nice motion and balance.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

Super hard to find, and the only one available.  Cute face on this fish almost looks alien.   Nice overall fish with tons of personality.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

Very pretty and unusual color on this one.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

Excellent profile on this young short-tail with nice potential.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

Pretty color pattern on this spunky young ryukin.  “Scratch and Dent” Sale Continues… $30 off your shipping total.

If you want to ADD a lb. 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 BUY FOOD ONLY, please use the link on the homepage, which adds $5.88 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 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 1lb. 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 $27.80 delivered.  (Please note if just getting food, please use the link on the homepage for food.)

NET WEIGHT 16 OZ / 454 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.

 

If you want to ADD a lb. 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 BUY FOOD ONLY, please use the link on the homepage, which adds $5.88 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 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 1lb. 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 $27.80 delivered.  (Please note if just getting food, please use the link on the homepage for food.)

NET WEIGHT 16 OZ / 454 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.

 

This one came in as black, but is more of a bronzey color.  Great overall fish, always well poised with nice motion and balance.