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#15857 Calico Ingot Oranda

I really like these short-tail ingot orandas.  They kind of remind me of ranchu, but with dorsal, and they are generally better swimmers.  This one is very nice in pretty calico color.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE!  All orders receive $30 off shipping total.

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    15 August 2014 8:00 PM

#15838 Red/White Short-Tail Ryukin

Excellent form already showing on this nice young short-tail.  Very pretty color pattern on this fish with nice motion and balance.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE!  All orders receive $30 off shipping total.

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    $99.00

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#15829 Red/White Ryukin

I’ve rarely been able to get high quality ryukin in smaller size.  I was fortunate to get several of these young ryukin, and most all of them are very nice.  They’ve been very sturdy, with excellent motion and balance.  This one is no exception, and shows nice potential.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE!  All orders receive […]

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#15816 Black/White Ingot Oranda

Sturdy ingot type oranda in pretty black/white.  Excellent motion and balance on this stout fish with cute face.  This one is extra friendly and responsive.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE!  All orders receive $30 off shipping total.

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    $169.00

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#15810 White Oranda

This little oranda was imported last summer.  Not likely to get large, but very friendly and active.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE!  All orders receive $30 off shipping total.

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    $39.00

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    15 August 2014 8:00 PM

#15799 Blue Ingot Oranda

This one is super stout in pretty dark gray/blue color.  Very cute face/head on this unique fish.  Small divot in surface of head is not deep or problematic, but can be seen in photos.  I really like this fish.   Pretty massive at “only” 5 inches.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE!  All orders receive $30 off […]

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    $149.00

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    15 August 2014 8:00 PM

#15788 Red-Eye Telescope

Hard to find color.  Only one available, and it is very nice.  Excellent conformation showing in this young fish with potential.  Super active and responsive.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE!  All orders receive $30 off shipping total.

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    $64.99

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    15 August 2014 8:00 PM

#15777 Red-Eye Single Tail

I believe this fish is a red-eye ryukin/comet hybrid.  Single tail, but double anals.   Very unusual fish with striking color that really stands out.  Big, powerful fish.  Great for a large tank or pond.  This is the first time I’ve had these, and there are only a couple available.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE!  All […]

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    15 August 2014 8:00 PM

#15765 Calico Broadtail Ryukin

Super active and showy young broadtail with nice potential.  Not many of these small broadtails available, and I don’t expect any more until next year.  Don’t miss out.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE!  All orders receive $30 off shipping total.

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#15756 Tri-Color Ingot Oranda

This variety is becoming very popular in China, and for good reason.  Cute head with stout body, these have proven to be quite sturdy with nice motion and balance.  This one is especially nice, and is the only one in this color.  Extremely friendly and responsive fish.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE!  All orders receive $30 […]

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#15746 Red/White Ryukin

Excellent potential showing in this young ryukin.   Super spunky with nice motion and balance.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE!  All orders receive $30 off shipping total.

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    $44.99

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    15 August 2014 8:00 PM

#15738 Lemonhead Oranda

Spunky young oranda with lots of personality.  Pretty lemony colored head and red eyes.    “Scratch and Dent” SALE!  All orders receive $30 off shipping total.

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    $59.00

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    15 August 2014 8:00 PM

#15727 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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    15 August 2014 8:00 PM

#16492 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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    15 August 2014 12:00 AM

#15692 Kirin Veiltail Ryukin

Only one available, dont miss out.  Massive fins on this large fish.  Very pretty in unusual kirin color.   Nice motion and balance, and very responsive when approached.

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    $254.99

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    $389.00

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    8 August 2014 8:00 PM

#15683 Red Broadtail Ryukin

Big, Showy fish with huge tail.  Nice overall broadtail, and quite active for a large fish.

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    $150.00

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#15671 Red/White Broadtail Ryukin

Big, showy broadtial with huge fins.  Great overall fish.

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    $170.00

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    $299.00

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    8 August 2014 8:00 PM

#15662 Black/White Ingot Oranda

SUPER CUTE!  This color is very rare, and hard to find in clean black/white.  Super active and responsive…almost too active, and hard to photograph.   These have proven to be quite hardy, with nice motion and balance.  I really like this one with cute, fat head/face and pretty nacreous black white color/finish.   Excellent overall […]

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    8 August 2014 8:00 PM

#15650 Calico Ranchu

Contrasty color pattern on this one really stands out.  Powerful ranchu, and very active.

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    $159.00

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    8 August 2014 8:00 PM

#15636 Calico Ranchu

Superb back on this one.  Very pretty and rich calico color.  Super spunky and responsive fish.

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I really like these short-tail ingot orandas.  They kind of remind me of ranchu, but with dorsal, and they are generally better swimmers.  This one is very nice in pretty calico color.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE!  All orders receive $30 off shipping total.

Excellent form already showing on this nice young short-tail.  Very pretty color pattern on this fish with nice motion and balance.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE!  All orders receive $30 off shipping total.

I’ve rarely been able to get high quality ryukin in smaller size.  I was fortunate to get several of these young ryukin, and most all of them are very nice.  They’ve been very sturdy, with excellent motion and balance.  This one is no exception, and shows nice potential.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE!  All orders receive $30 off shipping total.

Sturdy ingot type oranda in pretty black/white.  Excellent motion and balance on this stout fish with cute face.  This one is extra friendly and responsive.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE!  All orders receive $30 off shipping total.

This little oranda was imported last summer.  Not likely to get large, but very friendly and active.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE!  All orders receive $30 off shipping total.

This one is super stout in pretty dark gray/blue color.  Very cute face/head on this unique fish.  Small divot in surface of head is not deep or problematic, but can be seen in photos.  I really like this fish.   Pretty massive at “only” 5 inches.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE!  All orders receive $30 off shipping total.

Hard to find color.  Only one available, and it is very nice.  Excellent conformation showing in this young fish with potential.  Super active and responsive.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE!  All orders receive $30 off shipping total.

I believe this fish is a red-eye ryukin/comet hybrid.  Single tail, but double anals.   Very unusual fish with striking color that really stands out.  Big, powerful fish.  Great for a large tank or pond.  This is the first time I’ve had these, and there are only a couple available.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE!  All orders receive $30 off shipping total.

Super active and showy young broadtail with nice potential.  Not many of these small broadtails available, and I don’t expect any more until next year.  Don’t miss out.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE!  All orders receive $30 off shipping total.

This variety is becoming very popular in China, and for good reason.  Cute head with stout body, these have proven to be quite sturdy with nice motion and balance.  This one is especially nice, and is the only one in this color.  Extremely friendly and responsive fish.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE!  All orders receive $30 off shipping total.

Excellent potential showing in this young ryukin.   Super spunky with nice motion and balance.  “Scratch and Dent” SALE!  All orders receive $30 off shipping total.

Spunky young oranda with lots of personality.  Pretty lemony colored head and red eyes.    “Scratch and Dent” SALE!  All orders receive $30 off 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.

 

Only one available, dont miss out.  Massive fins on this large fish.  Very pretty in unusual kirin color.   Nice motion and balance, and very responsive when approached.

Big, Showy fish with huge tail.  Nice overall broadtail, and quite active for a large fish.

Big, showy broadtial with huge fins.  Great overall fish.

SUPER CUTE!  This color is very rare, and hard to find in clean black/white.  Super active and responsive…almost too active, and hard to photograph.   These have proven to be quite hardy, with nice motion and balance.  I really like this one with cute, fat head/face and pretty nacreous black white color/finish.   Excellent overall fish.  I really like it, and wish I could keep it myself!

Contrasty color pattern on this one really stands out.  Powerful ranchu, and very active.

Superb back on this one.  Very pretty and rich calico color.  Super spunky and responsive fish.