Breeders in the Pittsburgh area?

[Jed]

I was wondering if there were any breeders in the Pittsburgh, PA area?

[small_ranchu]

Or NYC :)

[Cincy Ranchu]

Cincinnati, Dayton, Cleveland,

[Jed]

It looks like Cleveland is the closest of the three. Thanks!

[Ajno]

How far away is that for you Jed? I'm sure the closest breeders to me would be Portland Ore, I wouldn't mind making the trek if they were selling and I got to hand pick and drool over their setup.

[Jed]

How far away is that for you Jed? I'm sure the closest breeders to me would be Portland Ore, I wouldn't mind making the trek if they were selling and I got to hand pick and drool over their setup.


Ajno,

Cleveland is about 2 1/2 hours from me.

[Cincy Ranchu]

The trip to meet Dave Mandley (blue mandley) and Fish Fryer would be quite the treat!

[Jed]

Both of them are in Cleveland? If so, why type of fish do they breed?

[joe]

if any of you ever come down to miami there is a couple of really cool places to visit regarding goldfish. The best one is called neighborhood fish farm at www.neighborhoodfishfarm.com They do not breed but import and keep their fish outside year round in large concrete vats. They also have a really cool selection of tropical fish that are kept outside as well year round. Visit their web page and let me know what you think

[small_ranchu]

if any of you ever come down to miami there is a couple of really cool places to visit regarding goldfish. The best one is called neighborhood fish farm at www.neighborhoodfishfarm.com They do not breed but import and keep their fish outside year round in large concrete vats. They also have a really cool selection of tropical fish that are kept outside as well year round. Visit their web page and let me know what you think

Thanks for the information. Wow the first time I see this kinda set up in US. :)

[joe]

Fred,

most of the tropical fish you see in the local fish stores come from south florida perhaps with the exception of arowanas, flowerhorns, and hybrid discus which I believe are still come from our asian friends. Because our climiate is almost tropical, they are kept outside year round without any supplemental heating. However very few places specialize in goldfish because they take up too much space and it takes a lot of time to groom them properly. I bought a a very small japanese ryukin from this place last May. He was about the size of dime. I paid $1.50 for him. He is turning out to be a great looking fish. Super high hump and great fins. A very traditional japanese ryukin. I would say the quality is below that of what we find on the dandy oranda and tommy auctions. If I would to grade the larger fish, I would grade them as B or B-C. However the prices are fantastic and you can find some really nice fish. This place seems to specialize in ryukins, orandas, and demekins. If any of you come, try to come before spring and summer because then it becomes extremely hot and humid and often rains every day.

[joe]

I forgot to say in my last post that many tropical fish have been introduced into our freshwater systems by mistake. We have thriving populations of plecostums, osars, many types of ciclids, swordtails, platys, commet goldfish, in our fresh water systems. I know that this sounds cool but they compete with the native fish and in some cases are eliminating our native fish. In the everglades there is a huge population of burmese pythons, anacondas, and boa constricters eating wildlife. There are iguanas on every corner in every neighborhood.

[small_ranchu]

Seems like FL is an interesting place to live except dealing w/ burmese pythons, anacondas, and boa constricters. :(

[Cincy Ranchu]

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