As a betta owner this is my favorite LFS! Small store but super high quality. Best prices around for plants too. I go here when I’m in the mood to spruce up my aquascape. Hope you had a great time in the neighborhood!
My goldfish have lots of plants in their setup. It’s an indoor pond. Yeah sometimes they munch a little but I’ve found if they’re well fed they basically leave the plants alone.
There used to be a goldfish and koi shop like this in Federal away by the skating center. Closed around Covid unfortunately. I was in there once, but it was all high end goldfish.
Always nice to see LFS from other countries(especially from US). But the fish prices in US are really high compared to my country(Myanmar). The price for such show grade goldfish never exceeds 30usd here. I even saw a shop selling a very rare paddlefish for around 35usd few days ago. We also have no restriction on what we can keep. If you can ship it, you can keep it. Thanks for the video, Alex.
Wow beautiful goldfish store. I keep a large tank of fancies in addition to my planted tropical tanks. Goldfish really are lovely animals and pets but you have to use discretion when you buy them and know what they need.
I keep fancy goldfish and love them, they need to have pristine water conditions. In time you learn how to get it all right, still have loads to learn but love watching g them grow and colours develope
I understand the appeal. And if you have the time, space and money to keep them well, i think thats great. Just as with bettas however...a few people being terrible and many being simply ignorant, kinda leave the whole hobby a bit sour.
I love oranda goldfish but those a tad rich for my blood lol i love the black and white and the orange mask one too. I find goldfish they can change colors on ya. To each their own.
I recently bought some high end guppies for the sole purpose of crossbreeding, so I'm probably not the one to ask about high-grade fish. LOL!! Nice tour.
Would love to have a gold fish like that , just water is horrible here in Fl Keys …how often is required changes of the water for 120 gallon tank ? Or what filter is best ? I try had few from Petco that was sick and I treat them they was doing great till I change 1/3 of the water … and even my swordfish didn’t make it. Is it possible to treat old pipes rust water? What bottle water I can use? Someone recommended distilled water.
Couldn't pay $349 for any fish. Nope not $149. They are gorgeous. In my area there are NO goldfish for sale. I have to drive 3hr round trip, the pet smart in Plattsburgh, NY. There has not had fantail goldfish in 1 1/2 years. I could drive to other pet shops, but it is hit and miss - for a 2 1/2 hour round trip. Nice to see the beautiful ones on your tour, thank you!
Awesome vid and store. Importing goldfish has not been allowed in the country I live in (nz) for over 3 decades. So goldfish of that quality are very rare to find here and many varieties can't be found. Keeping koi illegal too.
Personally I’m not into buying animals with selectively bred health defects- flat faced dogs and cats- fish who have to have part of their heads surgically removed so they can see- bettas with such long fins that they rip and cause them to have difficulty breathing air in their later years… Love your work! Comenting for the algorithm 🌻
I got my first giant candy koi half moon Betta from an Indonesia breeder, a small one, and he is such a beautiful healthy boy. It costed me 35$ import included
I dislike the water pugs (fancy goldfish) for the same reason I dislike canine pugs: if people are going to modify an animal, it should be benign changes at worst. These guys don't look "healthy"--they look extremely unhealthy. They look like they'll die in a moment's notice if they swallow a pellet at the wrong angle. It's nice that the shop wants to breed some hardiness back into them... but there's only so much they can do if they're going to insist on the fish being that shape. The shape is the problem.
There are a TON of people in Japan who are getting into fish keeping, and often on a big scale. They have always been fish people in Japan, but it's getting much bigger according to a friend of mine who is a Japanese national. He tells me that it's to the place where most households have a tank and at least a couple of fish. He also says that he thinks it is kind of a fad thing, and that eventually it will fade out. At that point, exports of fish from Japan will probably become easy to get for awhile. I asked him if he had any guesses regarding when that might happen, but he didn't feel certain enough about it to put a date on it. Japan is experiencing a bit of a population crash at the moment, so it's possible that fish exports could increase with time simply because there won't be as many people to sell to domestically. I guess the bottom line is that they won't be in short supply forever.
@@Fishtory The tech industry is probably the reason that many Japanese can now afford aquariums. That, plus much smaller families. They now have a smaller average family size than most Western countries, with one kid being the usual case. It's not even a mandated thing like it was in China.
Interesting video! 🙂 But fancy goldfish are not my thing at all. Sadly most of them look almost grotesque and unnatural to me. I also get stressed when it looks like fish have a hard time swimming.... Don't really like bettas with long fins for that reason either, and could never own one. I don't like the kind of breeding when you alter fish to this extent. My favourites are natural looking healthy nano fish 🥰
I’ve tried so hard to try to subscribe to your channel as long is it like $2 a month or whatever but the problem is I have not subscribed to any channel ever in my life. Every time I try to ask for help no one can help me it’s like no one has ever subscribed to any channel but I don’t have many friends. I just have my 3 Perfect Babies & a few adults hang around. I swear I can tell you all about astrophysics & other topics involving intelligence but I just cannot make a simple paid subscription because I don’t mean the free subscribe “button” because I’ve tried all the “buttons” but the paid membership I just can’t figure it out. Father First told me how to go to discord which I figured out & I have made online purchases before. There’s just something I’m not getting. Well eventually I’m sure I’ll figure it out hopefully in a few months. I’ll be pretty distracted with family law matters for next few months but I sure do love seeing you & hearing your voice & singing on your channel.
I’m honestly not slating anyone at all but it really makes me so sad to see those betta’s in cups. I know , I know … but you can see the evaporation marks and some were cloudy. I just think as a whole we can do better for these fish. I really hate the deformed goldfish too. Again no hate or anything , it’s just not my thing. I think most animals are gorgeous in the natural form, before we breed traits that hinder them. Like dogs that struggle to breathe for a short snout for example, it just makes me sad. I don’t doubt the shops care though , because the goldfish all looked really active and healthy.
Well i agree with you, but someone brought up a very good point the other day: That all other than wild caught and a USA bred and raised bettas , are stored and grown kut this way. So short of buying from someone you know raised them in a big open pond or tank, they still spent 4 to 9 months in cups, overseas. The most crucial thing for their healtg is daily water changes and tannins realistically....if you want to keep them in breeding cups or display cups...otherwise youll end up killing them eventually.
@@Fishtory I understand. My fish keeping comes from a place of enrichment and trying to replicate environment’s as closely as possible , not always doable , but at least it’ll be well planted with the correct substrate etc. From an enrichment point of view , a cup just doesn’t do it. Again I understand the why, it just makes me sad for the fish. Not everyone is diligent on the water changes and see the fish as disposable . I think this is why a lot of people struggle to keep betta’s healthy long term at home. They become accustomed to high nitrates , long term it weakens the fish and ultimately people feel like they are failing at fish keeping after the fish dies and they give up the the hobby. Anyway, rant over 😊 it’s not an aimed at anyone rant , just a general feeling of frustration.
I respect that. I dont like most of them, simply due to inbreeding issues. If they can get around okay and live a full life...then sure, I wouldnt mind some, if i had a huge tank
@@Fishtory yes, I agree, they have been born, and should be care for. I would like to have a indoor tank, with a small group of ordenary goldfish at my backdoor room, were it is nice cool for them. I like them. I like orange 😊
My plan, if i ever have the space is to have a bunch of shelving units with tanks. And I'm going to have a tank full of hitler-mustached goldfish, and it shall be the third tank on the right. Because puns are my other hobby
Re the goldfish I think we have modified them so much that it happens the same as with certain cat and dog breeds. They can’t swim properly, see properly, they have issues eating, choke on everything… they are super delicate and frankly dumb. Are they cute? Kinda. In a cartoonish kind of way… was it necessary to create this “monstrous” beings that can’t even have gravel or decoration in their tanks? Hell no. Just my humble opinion though…. It’s cruel
As a betta owner this is my favorite LFS! Small store but super high quality. Best prices around for plants too. I go here when I’m in the mood to spruce up my aquascape. Hope you had a great time in the neighborhood!
My goldfish have lots of plants in their setup. It’s an indoor pond. Yeah sometimes they munch a little but I’ve found if they’re well fed they basically leave the plants alone.
I find fish stores so relaxing... ❤😊
Me too!!
ive bought bettas and anubias from this shop, good stuff 😎
Another great video...👏
Thank you, Alex
Glad you enjoyed it
Absolutely love this shop best. Store excellent customer service ❤
That orchid celifane betta was gorgeous.
I wanted to buy it lol
There used to be a goldfish and koi shop like this in Federal away by the skating center. Closed around Covid unfortunately. I was in there once, but it was all high end goldfish.
Yeah!
Boosting for the algorithm 🙌 Love your work, keep it up! 🌻🐝
You're the best!
It's not wasteful of money it's a dream if we had like this fishes
Always nice to see LFS from other countries(especially from US). But the fish prices in US are really high compared to my country(Myanmar). The price for such show grade goldfish never exceeds 30usd here. I even saw a shop selling a very rare paddlefish for around 35usd few days ago. We also have no restriction on what we can keep. If you can ship it, you can keep it.
Thanks for the video, Alex.
Wow beautiful goldfish store. I keep a large tank of fancies in addition to my planted tropical tanks. Goldfish really are lovely animals and pets but you have to use discretion when you buy them and know what they need.
I totally agree!
Soo cool to have you tour a store so close to home!
Its very old school, with a young owner who knows his stuff and priced stuff very fairly
@@Fishtory not really my jam until he gets Medaka rolling. Hope you did others nearby. 👍
i thought u were from seattle?@@Fishtory
4:35 omg what hilarious eyebrows on that goldfish on the left, combined with those eyes. perpetually angrily surprised >:O
Glad you noticed that one as well!
Ive been meaning to visit!!!!! Welcome to socal hope it treats you well!! Come visit Underwater Depot in LA!!
I wanted to check that place out, but ran out of time...ill be back!
I still enjoy a quality derby goldfish ❤️🔥 Thanks for sharing 😊
I keep fancy goldfish and love them, they need to have pristine water conditions. In time you learn how to get it all right, still have loads to learn but love watching g them grow and colours develope
I understand the appeal. And if you have the time, space and money to keep them well, i think thats great. Just as with bettas however...a few people being terrible and many being simply ignorant, kinda leave the whole hobby a bit sour.
I love oranda goldfish but those a tad rich for my blood lol i love the black and white and the orange mask one too. I find goldfish they can change colors on ya. To each their own.
I recently bought some high end guppies for the sole purpose of crossbreeding, so I'm probably not the one to ask about high-grade fish. LOL!! Nice tour.
why not?! u seem smart =)
Thank you, Alex! 🤓 I like the Shubunkins, but I didn't see any in the video.
Yeah they didnt have many
Hard to argue with your picks on the expensive goldfish. It’s the same order I picked. Black with orange head and the black/white one.
Great minds....
Would love to have a gold fish like that , just water is horrible here in Fl Keys …how often is required changes of the water for 120 gallon tank ? Or what filter is best ? I try had few from Petco that was sick and I treat them they was doing great till I change 1/3 of the water … and even my swordfish didn’t make it.
Is it possible to treat old pipes rust water?
What bottle water I can use? Someone recommended distilled water.
They have beautiful guppies!
Couldn't pay $349 for any fish. Nope not $149. They are gorgeous. In my area there are NO goldfish for sale. I have to drive 3hr round trip, the pet smart in Plattsburgh, NY. There has not had fantail goldfish in 1 1/2 years. I could drive to other pet shops, but it is hit and miss - for a 2 1/2 hour round trip. Nice to see the beautiful ones on your tour, thank you!
If you in NY and don’t mind the drive to the city I heavily recommend monsters aquarium inc in flushing, promise you’ll be blown away
Like the same oranda that you do--black with orange head.😊
Yeah it made me think twice about starting a new tank
Thanks for sharing
Awesome vid and store. Importing goldfish has not been allowed in the country I live in (nz) for over 3 decades. So goldfish of that quality are very rare to find here and many varieties can't be found. Keeping koi illegal too.
Oh whoa i did not know that! Very interesting
Gosh, I could walk around a shop like that all day! It would be near impossible to choose a betta with all of that variety.
I know!!
Split tail is my favorite.....
Personally I’m not into buying animals with selectively bred health defects- flat faced dogs and cats- fish who have to have part of their heads surgically removed so they can see- bettas with such long fins that they rip and cause them to have difficulty breathing air in their later years…
Love your work! Comenting for the algorithm 🌻
Wurd
I got my first giant candy koi half moon Betta from an Indonesia breeder, a small one, and he is such a beautiful healthy boy. It costed me 35$ import included
I dislike the water pugs (fancy goldfish) for the same reason I dislike canine pugs: if people are going to modify an animal, it should be benign changes at worst. These guys don't look "healthy"--they look extremely unhealthy. They look like they'll die in a moment's notice if they swallow a pellet at the wrong angle. It's nice that the shop wants to breed some hardiness back into them... but there's only so much they can do if they're going to insist on the fish being that shape. The shape is the problem.
There are a TON of people in Japan who are getting into fish keeping, and often on a big scale. They have always been fish people in Japan, but it's getting much bigger according to a friend of mine who is a Japanese national. He tells me that it's to the place where most households have a tank and at least a couple of fish. He also says that he thinks it is kind of a fad thing, and that eventually it will fade out. At that point, exports of fish from Japan will probably become easy to get for awhile. I asked him if he had any guesses regarding when that might happen, but he didn't feel certain enough about it to put a date on it. Japan is experiencing a bit of a population crash at the moment, so it's possible that fish exports could increase with time simply because there won't be as many people to sell to domestically. I guess the bottom line is that they won't be in short supply forever.
Yes, Japan was once the foremost exporter of fish in the whole world...but then the tech industry took over.
@@Fishtory The tech industry is probably the reason that many Japanese can now afford aquariums. That, plus much smaller families. They now have a smaller average family size than most Western countries, with one kid being the usual case. It's not even a mandated thing like it was in China.
I try to stick to ryukins or the fantail type’s I don’t like head growth either
That German one looks might right to me lol
Video is good
❤ guppies
Interesting video! 🙂 But fancy goldfish are not my thing at all. Sadly most of them look almost grotesque and unnatural to me. I also get stressed when it looks like fish have a hard time swimming.... Don't really like bettas with long fins for that reason either, and could never own one. I don't like the kind of breeding when you alter fish to this extent. My favourites are natural looking healthy nano fish 🥰
yes. the koi goldfish ones are the best. the orandas seems too scary
Wonderfull
Thank you! Cheers!
Fancy oranda
I’ve tried so hard to try to subscribe to your channel as long is it like $2 a month or whatever but the problem is I have not subscribed to any channel ever in my life. Every time I try to ask for help no one can help me it’s like no one has ever subscribed to any channel but I don’t have many friends. I just have my 3 Perfect Babies & a few adults hang around. I swear I can tell you all about astrophysics & other topics involving intelligence but I just cannot make a simple paid subscription because I don’t mean the free subscribe “button” because I’ve tried all the “buttons” but the paid membership I just can’t figure it out. Father First told me how to go to discord which I figured out & I have made online purchases before. There’s just something I’m not getting. Well eventually I’m sure I’ll figure it out hopefully in a few months. I’ll be pretty distracted with family law matters for next few months but I sure do love seeing you & hearing your voice & singing on your channel.
3:36 This is Salvadore.
Dali
I’m honestly not slating anyone at all but it really makes me so sad to see those betta’s in cups. I know , I know … but you can see the evaporation marks and some were cloudy. I just think as a whole we can do better for these fish.
I really hate the deformed goldfish too. Again no hate or anything , it’s just not my thing. I think most animals are gorgeous in the natural form, before we breed traits that hinder them. Like dogs that struggle to breathe for a short snout for example, it just makes me sad.
I don’t doubt the shops care though , because the goldfish all looked really active and healthy.
Well i agree with you, but someone brought up a very good point the other day:
That all other than wild caught and a USA bred and raised bettas , are stored and grown kut this way.
So short of buying from someone you know raised them in a big open pond or tank, they still spent 4 to 9 months in cups, overseas. The most crucial thing for their healtg is daily water changes and tannins realistically....if you want to keep them in breeding cups or display cups...otherwise youll end up killing them eventually.
@@Fishtory I understand. My fish keeping comes from a place of enrichment and trying to replicate environment’s as closely as possible , not always doable , but at least it’ll be well planted with the correct substrate etc.
From an enrichment point of view , a cup just doesn’t do it. Again I understand the why, it just makes me sad for the fish. Not everyone is diligent on the water changes and see the fish as disposable . I think this is why a lot of people struggle to keep betta’s healthy long term at home. They become accustomed to high nitrates , long term it weakens the fish and ultimately people feel like they are failing at fish keeping after the fish dies and they give up the the hobby.
Anyway, rant over 😊 it’s not an aimed at anyone rant , just a general feeling of frustration.
I am just not into fancy goldfish. 🙂
Have two in an indoor pond set up with lots of plants. They are adorable but to each his own❤
I respect that. I dont like most of them, simply due to inbreeding issues. If they can get around okay and live a full life...then sure, I wouldnt mind some, if i had a huge tank
@@Fishtory yes, I agree, they have been born, and should be care for. I would like to have a indoor tank, with a small group of ordenary goldfish at my backdoor room, were it is nice cool for them. I like them. I like orange 😊
My plan, if i ever have the space is to have a bunch of shelving units with tanks. And I'm going to have a tank full of hitler-mustached goldfish, and it shall be the third tank on the right. Because puns are my other hobby
Lol
Re the goldfish I think we have modified them so much that it happens the same as with certain cat and dog breeds. They can’t swim properly, see properly, they have issues eating, choke on everything… they are super delicate and frankly dumb. Are they cute? Kinda. In a cartoonish kind of way… was it necessary to create this “monstrous” beings that can’t even have gravel or decoration in their tanks? Hell no. Just my humble opinion though…. It’s cruel
LBC. im in the valley Woodlands hills. If you are ever up there hit me up : )