When I picked this fish up I thought it was a broad tailed moor, but to my eyes I couldn't believe it after having him for 5 months now hes showing me hes not a broad tail hes a "Tosakin" moor how cool is that.... mind u these photos are about 2 months old now, will get some better photos of him

how awesome Koko! I never heard that happening yet, neat!

cant wait till the new pics!

That's pretty cool Koko. Can you get an overhead shot?

sure

That's so cool! And what a beautiful deep shape he has going. Strange to see koko with a small fish- !!I'm so used to seeing how enormous they get in your care

Not to sound like a goldfish newbie, but I am, so what is a "Tosakin" moor?

He is a beauty btw!!

He is too cute! I love his color.

he is a nice one..

What a great find

Sweet! he looks kinda p.o'd though, you'd think he'd be happy with a lovely tail like that.

OoOoh... how exciting!!! he's quite the looker!!!

Gorgeous fish!!!!!

Hes adorable looking forward to watching him grow

I couldn't believe I got him for only $5.00, all the other moors in there were not as good looking as him.

Well most of the time I buy my goldfish in medium size, but I do have now 3 babies in the 80g tank, so its alittle strange for me since the girls are so big....but they all get along just fine, Well Mongo for some reason is very shy to the girls I think its cause he was the biggest in his tank for years then mixed with the big girls and doesn't know what to do w him self

I get some better photos of this cutie, he is just the sweetest fish and always happy

oh Wow! only $5, whatta a deal he's a lucky little fella to be in such good hands

looking forward to the pics Koko

yeah he was a great deal. Normally I have to look and wait, but this little guy was just there waiting for me

A tosakin moor? Now that's cool...

And what a deal!

Good looking, and he's got a great shape.

He makes my new little humpless "Ryukin" look like a marble with a tiny tail.

hehe

Mongo? what a great name!!

How uniquely gorgeous, Koko! ! More pictures, more pictures!

More pics of this little guy this week, Mongo is my Ranchu, he was named Mango but it was changed to Mongo off the movie Blazing Saddles

Are the new pictures ready yet?

he is soooo cute....oxoxoox

No sorry hun, i been suffering a migraine for 4 days now, so as soon as it goes away i will get some more pics of Tango

Lovely fish Koko! -S'funny, "Mongo is just pawn in 'game of life' " -yaknow, Gene was kinda named after Gene Wilder, 'the Waco kid' from Blazing Saddles, I went through a BIG Mel Brookes phase when I was pregnant. I just LOVE Blazing Saddles, it's my all-time favourite movie

Hope you're feeling better

aww he is beautiful, lol I never have a moore before...my family scare of them.....scare of their eyes fall off but the enxt time i upgrade my tank lol i'm getting a moore and an oranda..(never keep an oranda either)

So you know Mongo . thats just to funny we both have fish named off of that movie, Im okay still cant get this headache all the way gone,

I hope your headache goes away soon, I usually go for two weeks with a horrible headache when the weather changes. Is your's seasonal, Koko?

lol, nah, I don't have any of my fish babies named after characters in the movie..

(my Gene is in my sig... )

With the bub around and the sleep deprivation we've got the phrase "are we awake?....are we black?" crops up a lot in daily conversation.

Nope, i had been getting then along time ago, but last car wreck put 2 bone spurs in my neck, so when i get very cold or hot they come on very strong, sometimes stress does it to, im so tired of them, exspecally when my left side of my face goes numb like now. Man i need my brain checked, i dont know why i forgot ur babies name hits self with koko stick

I personally blame the migraine, how one can think straight with a head that's pounding no, my dear, no stick for you, but plenty of rest huh? Take it easy hun, hope you have a relatively pain free new years.

thanks Hun, i don't think i will get that wish, it started up last night now I'm numb from the left eye down to my lower cheek bone now. Dang got one day w out it, back again.

Ill just get the strength to photo this week so u guys can see his pretty tail

What a fantastic find! And a bargain at that!!

Hope you can watch you beautiful new fishie & it soothes your headache right away!!

yep he was a bargain and a big cutie too, hes a funny guy to watch swimming, makes me laugh....

Sorry 'bout the migraines hun. That's a rotten way to ring in the new year. Wishing you the best.

What is a tosakin?

its really just the type of tail of the fish....like this
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/6309/goldent1.jpg

I have a question.

I heard that Tosakin need shallow circular bowls/tanks. Is this true?

That is correct, it hlps with their tail development as they don't have to work against hard currents in a regular filtrated tank. as there is no filtration and the bowls tend to be rather small it is best for them if the water is changed in the bowl every 2-3 days and replaced with pre-prepared green water.

What a great find! Hes a beauty