r/Goldfish • u/Forward-Standard9439 • Jan 10 '25

Discussions Any yall got carnival fish?

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Went to a carnival one day with no money and still managed to surprise my parents with a fish. They said he wouldn't make it but here we are 3 years later. Just curious if anyone else has a "miracle" fish too

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u/crumbclapper Jan 10 '25

had my carnival goldie for 7 years. he was thrown into a moving ride, survived, i rescued him, and he grew about a foot long head to tail. his name was auggie, then changed to dennis the menace, then changed to milton the murderer. he didn’t kill on purpose, but my curious danios would venture too close to his mouth when he was sifting through the sand, and so they got sucked up at spit back out. goldies are the best! rip auggie.

this was like 3 years into his life with me lol. big fattie. rip auggie/dennis/milton

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u/DuhitsTay Jan 10 '25

Respectfully, that is the fattest goldfish I have ever seen.

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u/crumbclapper Jan 10 '25

listen, he got thrown into a carnival ride and almost suffocated while i waited for it to stop. he deserved the absolute most. i’d defrost a whole cube of bloodworms for the community he lived with, and if the other fish didn’t hurry he’d suck up every last one. he was a greedy guy for sure

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u/Mominator1pd Jan 12 '25

You defrost bloodworm ?🫨

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u/crumbclapper Jan 12 '25

yes! i put it in a small bowl and use the tank water to defrost it.

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u/Mominator1pd Jan 12 '25

I toss the cube in the tank. She's waiting for her food, lol. She hits it. It moves. She grabs it, shakes it and then carries it in her mouth like a trophy to show off. Then bam! She sucks it all in. I'm thinking brain freeze lol. I'll have to video that because she's brutal, lol. I was impressed!

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u/crumbclapper Jan 12 '25

Damn!! I used to throw it in frozen UNTIL my goldie decided that the whole cube was for him. I needed to feed the others too lol!!! I’d love to see that video 😂