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He was a 1.5 cm fry when I got him 2 years ago. Oranda life expectancy is around 15 years so it is not old age. He was 10 inches long (including tail). Not sure what you mean by scientific name???? He was a fresh cold water oranda. There was no disease, parasites or infections on the fish or in...

I have a few tanks but the focus here is my big tank with my water puppies in

My orander was over 10 inches long. I’ve had him since he was 1.5cm long. He had a fungus when I first got him, treated and recovered but left with a scar on his side just behind a gill. He’s in a 240 litre tank with a black Moore and 2 dojo loaches. He grew up with these other fish so nothing...