On 04/01/2013 12:24 PM, Dawn Moneyhan wrote:
> Larry, I'm not horrified. I think a better word would be "disturbed" by what you wrote about goldfish tank sizes and care. Unfortunately, deformities in goldfish who are kept in small tanks tend to be internal rather than external as long as the water is kept clean. After yrs of necropsy I have noted a common factor in stunted goldfish (and a few other species) is that the organs don't grow properly, which greatly shortens the life of the animal.
Once again, I don't deny that your ideal is correct. And I used the 2
fish in a 10 gallon tank as an extreme, although not as bad as a bowl.
But I do think that a life span of 10 years, cut short by fouled water,
can't be said to havebeen "greatly shortened"
If this group is still going in 10 years, and you and I are both here,
maybe I can send you a picture of my 2 live fish :-). Probably in my 40
by then. But since that would make me 86, it's unlikely. And the
fancies don't seem to live as long as the comets and bristols do
anyway. And yes, if they die before then I'll fess up t that as well.
Larry B
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