Big pet store near me is having a sale- 6 comets for $9. Brilliant :-(
Shop assistant said its cheaper for customers to buy the 6 than to buy 3, so they get the cheap deal and flush the unwanted fish. And knowing this, they continue to offer those deals!
I don't know whether I feel more sorry for the ones that get flushed or the ones that end up in an uncycled 20 gal tank.
I must have missed it but how large is your tank?
The first fish pictured spent the past winters with her girlfriend in a 55g with 75-100% wcs 2-3x a week. This past winter this was upped to 100% 3x a week. The rest of the time she's in a pond with her other buddies and will likely stay out unless there are buoyancy or health issues. If the larger fish need to be moved indoors, they will go into 150g pool/troughs.