Our pets that can't really be petted.

LariP · Aug 28, 2010

We raise, breed and show fancy goldfish. We also have a few koi and I have a betta (I used to have lot's more betta, but they don't live a real long time, at most I've had one make it 3 years)

Anyway here are a few pics of some of our fish.
Speckles and Freckles

Bruiser being fed. (this is an old picture, he's a LOT bigger than this now)

Bruce feeding the koi in the pond.

A couple from the Koi and Goldfish show in Darien Il in July

bullmama · Aug 28, 2010

I love these pictures! It is always nice to see folks in their other interests as well. Your fishies are beautiful. I had an african chichlid obsession for a while, I was breeding them. Now I still have one aquarium only, as it is a lot of work to have more than that with 4 kids and 5 bullies. So we only have 5 fish now.

cali~jenn · Aug 29, 2010

desertskybulldogs said:
I love these pictures! It is always nice to see folks in their other interests as well. Your fishies are beautiful. I had an african chichlid obsession for a while, I was breeding them. Now I still have one aquarium only, as it is a lot of work to have more than that with 4 kids and 5 bullies. So we only have 5 fish now.

I say 1 aquarium is still too much work even without the 4 kids and 5 bullies! haha.
Beautiful pics, your fish are amazing!

mom2bullies · Aug 30, 2010

We have large koi also.... but I don't hand feed them.... we have raccoons so I like them a little affraid.

TessaAndSamson · Aug 30, 2010

Oh those are beautiful fish, very nice!

Gertie's Mom · Aug 30, 2010

Beautiful fish!! I'd love to have a Koi pond. I have a large tank in my family room with 6 different aquatic turtles. They're all still babies and quite small right now.

froggz · Sep 28, 2010

Six turtles??? What are you going to do with them when they are all grown??? Each one would need 100+ gallons! Thats a handful lol.

Lacey28 · Oct 26, 2010

Awwe! Your fish are beautiful, I have always wanted an aquarium with lots of beautiful and unique fish!

BruceP · Oct 26, 2010

I think we have around 15 tanks and 4 ponds right now. Largest tank is a thousand gallons. We are very involved in showing goldies and koi. Lari is even Secretary of the American Goldfish Association and I just judged a show. We really do love our wet pets.