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bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	always a question of mines. how come gold fish like cold water. what makes them specail that they can live in cold water where as most fish live in warm water. like freeder gold fish right, they are really skinny but they live in cold water.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	It's just the product of many years of cold water living. Goldfish tend to live in cooler-water areas in the wild, and have lived in such areas for many thousands of years. As such, they have evolved to thrive in cool water, and therefore prefer it over tropical water. The inverse is the same for the fish that prefer warm water. Basically, it is a direct result of the environment that the fish live in. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	In Eastern China, where they run wild, temperatures fluctuate per season. During the winter, it can run below freezing, and in the summer, it's muggy, humid, and quite warm. Thusly, they do well in most temperatures, though a cycle of warm/cold is probably optimal for breeding and the happiness of your fish in general--which is probably why goldies do so well in ponds. Last edited by Cup_of_Lifenoodles at 21-Feb-2005 13:01
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