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I. Introduction
II. Table of Contents
III. News
IV. Background Story
V. Rules/FAQ & White/Blacklist
VI. General Goldfish & Type Information
VII. Roleplay Information
VIII. Stages & Samples
IX. Owner's List
X. Availability
XI. Breeding
XII. Staff Information
XIII. Links & Affiliates
XIV. Donations & Pet Trades
XV. extra
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- March 22nd, 2005 - The custom auction ended on Saturday night (well, Sunday morning, technically), with merangue as the winner (87k HB)! Yay for mer! ^^ I introduced her pretty baby Tatsu earlier today.. he's on page 38, and linked in the owner's list. Takara, mitsu's auratus, also grew on Sunday.
- March 1st, 2005 - First flatsale ever is over! Congrats to ED, mitsu, and Presca! And the shop is now officially open! Yay!
- February 20th, 2005 - We have banners now! Whee! Makes it more shop-ish, don't you think?
- February 17th, 2005 - The very first auratus egg ever has been introduced.. it belongs to Ballentine, and its a special edition cichlid. :3 Whee!
- January 19th, 2005 - Created a thread. I was going to wait until the end of February to do it, but oh well! I'll be adding to this slowly, and I'm looking to open on March 1st. I still have quite a few things I need to take care of before I can get *this* ball rolling.

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We decided to take a day trip to the country. Lord knows I was glad of that.. one more day of the big city and I would have spent the rest of the trip locked in my hotel room until the next flight direct out of Tokyo.

The rental car smelled like that spray-on 'new car smell!' Trying to hold my breath until I got used to it, I hoped we wouldn't be in the car for long. Something I couldn't understand was on the radio, and I just looked out the window at the scenery as we drove off. I closed my eyes and rested my head on the sill. "I hope we get there soon.." I thought to myself, before dozing off from the hum of the tires.

We must have been driving a long time. When I woke up I couldn't see the city anymore, just tall grass and the occasional hut. I felt the car turn right and drive a bit before it slowed down to a stop and I heard voices outside.

"We're here."

Opening my eyes and sitting up, I looked out the window. Some sort of small village, I guessed. It didn't look all that interesting. "Oh well," I sighed. "Might as well have a look around. Maybe they have some neat carvings or something."

"Be back by 3."

"Yeah yeah," I mumbled. "Whatever." I got out of the car and stretched from the long ride, then glanced around for a hint on which direction to go. An outside vendor surrounded with plants looked promising, so I made my way over and browsed through the miscellaneous vines and potted bonsais. I smiled at the shop-keeper to be courteous, as he was watching me with great interest as I looked at his wares.

He was old, I could see it in his face. His eyes were bright though, and his smile very comforting. His clothes were worn and faded, but very well kept. He seemed happy with his position as a simple street vendor. "You like plants, yes?" he asked, while I was inspecting a little potted pine in a very pretty ceramic pot.

"Oh, you speak English!" I said, rather surprised that he said something to me. "How did you know..?"

He chuckled softly at me. "Yes yes, speak some English. Many tourists."

"Ahh.. well, these are very nice plants you have here. I like them." I smiled at him, cheering up a little after my rather boring and uneventful car ride.

"Thank you," he said. "You like see more? Come, come.." He stood up slowly and motioned for me with his hand to follow him through some fabric curtains behind a very large potted tree. I was a little hesitant to follow him, but he seemed nice enough. Apparently he thought his plants would be alright with no one watching over them.

He walked with a bit of a limp, and his back was a little hunched over (and a bit sore, I could see), but I followed him through a room stacked with pots and planters out into a large enclosed garden of.. ponds? Ponds of all sizes were everywhere, with very thin walkways between them. They were all planted with reeds and fronds. Simply gorgeous. There were little ceramic bird feeders hung from the few trees planted at the edge of the fences, and a little wooden bench with peeling paint on it set back into one corner. Tiny songbirds hopped around in the trees above singing and twittering to themselves. "I could spend forever in here," I thought to myself. I could see little forms in the ponds as well – fish obviously. They must have been very happy too, to live in such a place. I looked at him at said with a smile "Goldfish.. they are very pretty. I have some back home."

"Ahh.. you like goldfish, yes?"

"I do. They are all so beautiful. I wish I could keep more. I love them." I just smiled and kneeled down on the path, reaching out to the goldfish in the pond. They all swam to the surface to greet me, their tails wiggling happily as they kissed my fingertips.

I looked back up and him and he was smiling at me, with a twinkle in his eye that made me wonder just what it was that he was thinking. "You different," he said. "Come." He turned away, and walked (seemingly much faster than before, as if he was rushing) to a small door with a rusty hinge and lock. It looked as though it hadn"t been opened in years. I had no idea where he was taking me, or what he meant when he said I was different. He fumbled in his pocket for a second or two, and when he withdrew his hand, he held a tiny brass key that looked just as old as the lock it was partnered with. He turned to look at me once more, almost surveying me one last time, then turned the key, making a tiny click as the inner gears rearranged themselves. As he opened the door, I felt a rush of warmth and energy. It was something like that feeling when the clouds part and let the sun shine through on a once-cloudy day, giving you a feeling of instant warmth and happiness.

It was almost like another world, yet so very much the same as the last garden we had come from. There were the same birds, but their song was anything but common. All sounds of the outside world beyond the gate were gone, and the only things I could hear were the birds and a small fountain where the walkways met each other in the center of the garden. There were still ponds covering the grounds, the same reeds planted in them, and the same fish. That is, it all appeared to be the same, at first glance.

"I, I don't understand.. what are you showing me?"

He didn't say anything, but held up his hand as if to say 'wait a minute,' before walking away, leaving me to wonder on my own. I knelt down again to look at the fish while I waited for him to return, but they didn't come to the surface like before. I could still see their brightly colored forms deeper in the water. I felt as though they were inspecting me first, wary of a strange girl in their beloved garden.

"They unsure of you. Must gain trust." It was the old man's voice. I turned around, still kneeling and looked up at him. He had a small bag of something in his hands.

"I don't understand. What do you mean, I must gain their trust?

"These fish special.. not like others. Must show them you friend before they let you see them." He held his hand out to me. Food, I guessed. They were six or seven little brown pellets, about the size of a very small pea. He tilted his hand and dropped them into my open palm. "Hold hand out," he directed. I turned back to the pond and held my hand close to the water. "Toss into air." I tossed them gently into the air, and a split second after I did, there was a splash, and a very large, and very bright goldfish lept out of the pond to catch them.

Time slowed down.. everything but me. He was about the size of the fantail I had at home, about eight inches long including his fins. His scales glittered in the sunlight, and he looked like any other typical goldfish, but different.. somehow, like he was glowing with purity and joy. His eye focused on me and studied me for a moment, then he snatched up the airborne pellets and splashed back into the water as time righted itself.

I sat there speechless and wide-eyed, then looked back up at the old man. He was smiling again, his eyes glittering as if he knew he had just shown me his biggest secret. "These.. auratus," he said matter-of-factly. That much I knew.. Carassius auratus was the Latin name for goldfish. "Very special." Indeed. These weren't normal goldfish. I still didn't know what was so different though, and it didn't look as though the old man was going to enlighten me, but I didn't care. These were gorgeous creatures.

"You take home with you," he said.

I just stared at him. Surely my meager tank was nothing compared to these ponds, I didn't feel worthy of owning such fish.

"Do not worry.. they trust now. You do fine." I was reassured by his warm smile once more. He reached into his faded robes and pulled out a small box. It was covered in blue glazing, and the patterns themselves seemed to glow. He handed it to me, and upon opening it, I saw it filled with tiny spheres. They looked like fish eggs. "Just put in clean water. They know what to do." I looked back up at him, still confused.

"I don't understand," I said quietly, "why me?"

"I old.. not much time left to take care of my beauties. You different than others, see true beauty in them, not just as simple fish. And they trust you. That most important." He seemed saddened by his words, I could tell he was going to miss them. But I nodded, still not quite understanding, still accepting this new responsibility with open arms.

Glancing down at my watch, I jumped when I noticed the time. "Omigosh! It's so late! I need to be back at the car!" I hugged the old man and thanked him for all he had shown me, and for giving me the box of eggs to keep for my own. "I promise, they'll be well taken care of." With that, I hurried to make my way out of his gardens, and back out into town and to the car for the ride back into the city. I found the car already running and jumped in the back, out of breath and holding onto the box for dear life.

"Find anything interesting?"

I looked down at the box, opened it again to look at the tiny eggs, and said quietly, "Yeah.. something interesting alright.." I closed the lid and smiled. I couldn't wait to get home.

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General:
- OMGLIEKDUNSTEAL. No, really. I'm not kidding. If you steal anything from this shop, you will be reported and your miserable little self deleted pixel by pixel. And permanently blacklisted from ALL of my shops.
- Be nice! If you misbehave, you may be gray or blacklisted from the shop. It's not that difficult to be civil. If you really have a problem with someone else in the thread, or a problem with me, talk to me about it privately (PM or IM).
- Don't PM me. Post here in the thread if you have questions.
- Read the whole damn page, okay? Goodness. Read it twice. If you don't see what you're looking for, THEN post. Don't be lazy and just post because you don't feel like reading.
- Only direct-link certificates until your auratus are full grown. That means the adult fish stage. If by chance yours happens to grow into the 4th stage, I will provide you with a new cert, as they will be different than the normal ones. Otherwise, save them to your own server as soon as they are grown! Send me the new link of the cert when you have uploaded it to your own server!
- You may own more than one auratus, but you may not get them the same way! Only one may be gotten through a flatsale, one through an auction, etc.
- No co-owning.
- RP your auratus. Argh. See the RP post for more details.

Flatsale:
- Flatsale auratus eggs will cost 5k each.
- You may purchase eggs with gold only. No items.
- Flatsales may be won by speed, Q&A/RP prompt, or other ways when I think of them. Whee. I'll try to mix it up, since I know everyone doesn't have high-speed internet.
- You may buy for someone else, but you must post each order in a different post (this applies to speed flatsales only).
- Don't complain or whine if you don't win. I try to be as fair as possible when I do things.

-- Speed
ALL TIMES ARE BY MY CLOCK. I will make a post 10 minutes before the sale notifying you of the time. You will then be required to refrain from posting for the remaining 10 minutes, to allow everyone to see the GO post. After the GO post, the eggs are first come, first serve. I'll try to let everyone know as quickly as possible once all of the eggs are sold out.
-- Roleplay Prompt
Pretty self explanatory, really. I will post some sort of a prompt or situation, and you will be expected to write up a short RP session or other answer (depending on what I specifically ask for). All answers must be posted in the thread. For the length of time given to write, I may do a 30 minute time slot in which to write, or I may stretch it out over a few days. I will be judging, for the most part. If it's a particularly important sale, I may call upon a few of my close friends to assist.
-- More types will be added later!

Auction:
- Anyone may bid in auctions (save for those on the blacklist >< wink !
- Auctions will run for varying times. A few days, at the very least. I like to give people a chance to bid.
- I will let you know at least a few days ahead of time when an auction is to occur. I may drop hints of one before that though. The more exciting the auction, the more notice I'll give.
- Most auctions will not have an autobuy. Some might though, just for fun. I'll let you know in each auction.
- Some items may be used in bids for auctions. I'll take them at mid-GCG, fairy wings worth 35k. ADD UP YOUR OWN BIDS. Tell me what each item it worth AND give me a grand total.
--- Items include: All letters, all donation items, Halloween '03 event items, fairy wings, and the ANG/NM headbands.
- Sorreh, no sniping. It's fun on Ebay, but not here. :3 If you haven't bid before the last half-hour of the auction, you're outta luck. Only previous bidders may up their bids during that half-hour. If there is a bid made in the last 5 minutes of the original ending time, the auction will be extended another ten minutes to allow for a counter-bid. Once ten minutes goes by with no bids, the auction will officially end.
- NO EDITING POSTS. Nothing! If I find you have edited a post (and I have people watching this.. rawr), you'll be disqualified from an auction and greylisted. Editing is BAD STUFF. Don't do it.
- Don't bid if you can't pay. Simple as that. I expect payment in 24 hours. If there's some special circumstance, I may allow for longer, but if you haven't paid within a designated amount of time, the auratus will go to the next highest bidder.

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Upon doing a little research, I have decided to switch price guides! All item values are now being totalled according to the Gaian Consumer Guide. Get to know it!</center>

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Q: "What cute fishies! Will you give me one?"
A: No.

Q: "But so-and-so got one!"
A: Yep. And there's probably a good reason. I can give eggs or adult fish to whomever I please. If someone has an auratus that hasn't been sold in a flatsale or auction, it's probably through a pet trade or as a thanks for something they've done for me. I own these, I can do things like that. :3

Q: Do you take bribes?
A: Not likely. Devil tails work wonders though.

Q: Can I reserve one?
A: Nope.

Q: Can I pay you in a few days? I only have this much gold right now.
A: Not unless you're waiting for an auction to end or something, no.

Q: I want such and such a color!
A: Gonna have to wait for that color to show up in a sale, or bid in a custom auction.

Q: Make me a custom!
A: Customs will be sold through auctions only. If you happen to do a pet trade with me I do give you the option of what colors you'd like, possibly the pattern, depending on the pet it's being traded for.

Q: Do you have real goldfish?
A: Yep. Seven of em. I have a betta too.

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Ballentine

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PM 1: Failure to read three important rules of the shop.
PM 2: Admitting she knew it was wrong to PM me and blamed it on no one being around here.
PM 3: Screaming at me for telling her to reread the rules, and saying she'd find all her answers here.
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Auratus are goldfish, basically. They look like goldfish, they act like goldfish, but they have a slightly higher level of intellience. Most of them are rather small.. the larger ones being 8-10" long, including their fins, and the smaller types being 5-6". They live in water, obviously, and they eat just about anything. This includes plants, smaller little creatures (not fish), pellets that you can give them, etc. Treat them like you would any other fish - they require about the same amount of care.

They are genderless. That doesn't really mean a whole lot now, but once breeding comes along (when there are enough parents), it will mean that any auratus can breed with any other auratus. You can treat your fish as one gender or the other, but it will not be put on the certificate or made official in any other way.

As with real goldfish, auratus are rather smart. They'll greet you when you go near them, be happy to see you, and eventually may learn a few tricks if you train them well. They're limited by the water they live in, as they can't just walk around and interact with you and go everywhere you go. (For more about the interaction aspect, see the RP post.)

Love your auratus. They're a lot better of a pet than many people think they are. So much personality from such a small creature is wonderful, and once you discover that, I'm sure you'll be very surprised and pleased to have such a nice friend.

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This is just a rundown of all of the auratus types I will have offered here, with a little information about each type.

Fantail - The most basic type of goldfish I will have to offer. These are the type that most people think of when they hear the word "goldfish." They can have either a short, fat body or a longish, thin one.
Veiltail - Basically the same as a fantail, but with a longer, more graceful tail.
Oranda - Orandas are known for the growth on the top of their heads. The bigger the growth, the healthier and happier the oranda is. They come in many colors, from yellow to blue to red/white.
Moor - Like the black moor! The majority are black, but they can come in other colors. They have a velvety appearance, and very graceful fins. They also move a little slower than some of the other types.
Lionhead ranchu - Ranchus do not have a dorsal (back) fin. They are short and a little stocky, but very adorable. They do not grow as large as the rest of the goldfish. The lionhead refers to the growth on their heads, like the orandas.
Pearlscale - Pearlscales are immediately recognizable by the raised "pearl"-like scales on their stomachs. They look very fat, as if they swalllowed a golf ball!
Bubble-eye - Bubble-eyes are easy to recognize, with their long bodies and the water-filled sacs underneath their eyes.
Telescope - Telescopes have buggy eyes on the sides of their heads. They can come in many variations, including mixing with other types of goldfish.
Ryukin - Ryukins are similar to fantails, but they have a higher back than the fantails.
Celestial - Celestials have long bodies as well, but their eyes come farther out from their head and are always facing upwards. Some people find them a little creepy to look at.

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In past shops, I've had a little trouble with getting people to RP their pet. Hopefully, that won't happen again.

I'm not going to ask for much, because I know that all of you have lives outside of the computer (well, I'd at least hope so >> wink . All I ask is that at least twice a month, you come in and say hi and let your fishy swim around a little. It's not very much to ask of you. If you have a valid reason for being gone for an extended period of time, I'll allow that. If it goes on too long, then I will find another home for your auratus.

If you do not show up at all after purchasing your egg or show no effort in coming into the thread, I will take it away and give it to someone who will take care of it.

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During the egg and fry stages, you are responsible for your auratus. Carry it with you in a jar, keep it in a bowl on your desk, whatever. You can even get some of those shoes with the goldfish in the heels.. just walk slow. >>

Once your auratus has turned into an adult, you can do whatever you wish with it. You can continue to keep it in a bowl by itself, but it'll be pretty lonely. Some special trips to sit next to the community pond might be nice. Or you can keep it in a main "pond" that it can live in with all of the other auratus. There will be plants, and rocks, and caves.. all that fun stuff. You're not there. You can "peer down" at your fish and have them wonder what you are or make comments about you, but you can't talk to them and have them talk back. They'll understand what you say and they can talk to each other, though.

Something else - Would anyone be interested in keeping a journal for their fish? If you're really into RP and think you can keep up with an actual journal, let me know and I can make one for you. You can put RP sessions from the thread in it, buy it gifts (aquarium ornaments or something), whatever you want.


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These are the stages of your auratus! All stages are RP-able, some stages more than others.

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Egg: It's.. an egg. O.o All auratus eggehs look alike in form. They'll have the coloration of the adult they will grow up to be, but not necessarily the patterning. They're just too young for that. Eggs are very fragile and must be watched carefully. Things like to eat them.

*When your egg is about to hatch (usually within a day or so), a little cloud will form around the egg to let you know.

Fry: A little baby fishie! It's cute, isn't it? Fry start to slightly show their eventual adult markings, and have a few physical features like the adults, but on a smaller scale. Fry are quick and curious, but things still like to eat them! Be careful.

Adult: An adult goldfish. There are many different kinds (the example is a ryukin), with many different features (eyes, headgrowth, fins) and varying colors. Adult goldfish have rather nice personalities. This is the only breedable stage! This may or may not be the last stage for your auratus.
- Note!: The sample shown is one of ten (eleven?) adult stages I currently have. It isn't the only one! I'm only showing one sample though, to see the rest of the stages you'll have to wait until they are released.

(No image) Secret :3: A secret stage, for now.. if well RP-ed, or won via auction, your auratus may turn into a 4th stage.. creature. It won't randomly happen, and you'll most likely have to work for it, but it's all worth it in the end. Owners may have the option of journals, depending.

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Standard goldfish:
:: @ : Flansburgh : Black Moor : [bustobrooklyn]
:: @ : Arubi : Ryukin : WhiteWallaby
:: @ : Shubetto : Ryukin : Pika-bunny
:: @ : Sushi : Pearlscale : Sarabi Adruenna
:: @ : Friedrick : Oranda : Orpheros
:: @ : Sherbert : Ryukin : EverDark
:: @ : Takara : Telescope : mitsuguri yagyu
:: @ : Mikado : Oranda : Presca
:: @ : Tatsu : Lionhead Ranchu : merangue

Special Edition Non-goldfish:
:: @ : Putabara : Parrot Cichlid : Ballentine


Color codes:
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:: - Fry
:: - Adult

:: - Custom

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Auction's over!

Upcoming events:
Contest to create an auratus familiar
RP event
Special auction

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Breeding information will be posted once parents have been established!

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Orpheros - owner, colorist
WhiteWallaby - lineartist
Ballentine - certificate designer
And thanks to Pika-bunny for helping with those pesky banners!

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- Pika-Bunny - 2000g

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Pets I would definitely be willing to trade an auratus for:</center>

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Treebaby
Feien - (in a roundabout way) pending!
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These are only a few pets I would like (meaning, these are all I can remember right now X.x). If you are interested in an auratus, don't hesitate to ask me if I would be willing to do a pet trade with you. Please PM offers to me.

Note: Please note the value of my pets, and the value of the ones you wish me to consider trading. I like to do fair trades. Each adult auratus alone takes a couple hours to color with the amount of detail I put into them, so I would at least expect somewhere around the same from those I trade with.

Also - Please keep in mind that I am very busy, as this is my second full-time shop, and I do indeed have a life outside of Gaia (imagine that!). I do not have time for very many role-play pets. I prefer those pets that do not have to be role-play religiously, though I may make an exception, depending on the pet. Please ask me, and as always, I reserve the right not to accept your pet trade if I am not interested in your particular pet.

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