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When I looked out at the pond this morning I could see my goldfish swimming around the edge of the pond..splashing and swimming in groups. I mean, they were about jumping out of the pond! They are still doing it, 2 hours later.
Is there something wrong with the pond water causing them to do this? It's gotten quite a bit of algae in it over the winter.
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Are there any bug hatches? Maybe? how big is the pond?
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OK...here are some pictures. They are still doing it, splashing around and getting up in the plants, like they are trying to get out of the water ...and chasing each other around.
Same thing going on over on the other side of the pond...
Excuse my ignorance, but could they be having sex?
If I have just posted pictures of my goldfish doing it, somebody please tell me so I can delete it!
If that's not what they're doing, I am worried about them!
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I was just going to say that.. It is fish mating season LOL Bass do the same thing and usually at the edge of the pond LOL beautiful pond!!
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Well, if they are in fact "reproducing" then I have a serious problem, because I do NOT want anymore goldfish! 5 goldfish turned into 80+ last year because of them doing this. If I get the same amount of babies per adult this year, I will have WAY over 1,000 goldfish.
Is there something I can do at this point to get rid of the eggs... ...before they hatch? (They do have eggs, don't they?...or are they born alive from the mommy?)
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quote: In goldfish and Siamese fighting fish, the female can be mortally injured during mating. Goldfish may be pummelled into the sand; Siamese fighting fish may be squeezed too energetically by males hoping to extract extra eggs.
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Here's more info, about goldfish in tanks, but I'm sure it would apply outdoors as well...
quote: GOLDFISH MATING HABITS!!! (SHOCKING!!) Not really. But it makes for a good show. When the water warms up, you will see one fish chasing another (or a whole production of fish doing this) madly through the tank. No, they are not fighting! The male smells the female's ripened eggs (still in her egg sac) and chases her. As she swims, she lays the eggs (hundreds, probably thousands of them). They are compressed, in her body. When they hit the water, they expand, but they are still small. The male will fertilize the eggs as they descend. It can be quite a frenzied sight, so MAKE SURE the tank cover is on securely (as it should ALWAYS be). The fish can also both get SUPER TIRED from mating, so it would be a good idea to separate the males from the females if you don't want this behavior (one tank for each the guy fish will get together and chew the fat "Hey, that lady fish yeah, I usta know her", or something like that, and the lady fish will probably discuss the latest in flowing fins. Just kidding.)
HOW OFTEN DO THEY MATE??? They could do it every week if they are physically capable of it. That means, lots of eggs to clean out, and it does smell (although they will eat some eggs, most of them don't get eaten). Well, maybe you could let them mate once, and then separate them. Goldfish CANNOT be spayed or neutered.
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Holy Koogamooga, Lynne! That's exactly what they're doing!!! There is no way I can separate them!
I didn't have any idea that fish did "it". I thought it was some kind of a nature thing that happened...don't ask me what...that got the babies here. To tell you the truth, I have never actually gone out there and stood by the pond and looked at the fish and thought, "Gee...I wonder how fish have sex?" (ooops...I mean "reproduce".)
So, this has all come as a shock to me...the whole deal. And, the fact they they are all related makes me wonder now if they are going to be "normal"...because of inbreeding. (They will probably all end up looking alike!)
quote: the female can be mortally injured during mating.
This disturbs me.....
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Very interesting! Looks like you are gonna be a goldfishies grandma again Cindy, or is it great grandma this time around???
Love the pics, btw, very cool to see them above the water like that!
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I took some food out to them to try to calm them down for awhile...don't know if that was a good or bad idea. I really don't want the males to keep their strength up and end up hurting the females, but I wanted the females to get some energy to fight off the males.
They all stopped what they were doing and started devouring the food. I asked if any of them wanted a cigarette and none of them spoke up.
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I am so laughing my butt off right now!! If it were me I would sell them back to the pet store... Most of them will take in fish for trade of something else I would try that cindy.. maybe they just needed a little snack after wards
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quote:Originally posted by afgreyparrot: I took some food out to them to try to calm them down for awhile...don't know if that was a good or bad idea. They all stopped what they were doing and started devouring the food.
Wow! Fish have different priorities than people, I guess!
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Hey that's pretty funny and I know how shocking that can be to you. I would be scared if they were out of the pond. Have you cought any fish out yet by any chance? lol good luck!
quote: Have you cought any fish out yet by any chance?
Yep. Yesterday when they were fliiping around in one of the plants one of them ended up on the rocks at the edge of the pond. Before I could get around to the side of the pond it was at, it flipped back into the water by itself.
They're still at it this morning.....
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well, the good news is that you have educated a bunch of us today and for that we thank you
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Glad it flipped itself back in Cindy. What kind of goldfish are they? They look bigger than what my FIL put in his pond. Though your pond is bigger too!
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They are the 22 cent disposable goldfish from Wal-Mart. They were an inch long when I got them (5 of them). When we put them in the little pond they were so tiny we couldn't even find them until they grew a little bit.
The original 5 had a million babies last spring, of which 80+ survived (that's the "babies" in the pictures)...they are huge, and the 5 I started out with are GIANTS.
I guess I got my dollar's worth, didn't I?
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I guess so. WOW! Did not know those lil things got so big!
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Good luck with that Loz. I don't think it would be easy to tell the sex of minnows
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I'm so glad you posted this - my comets are doing the same thing this morning...you all answered my questions about fish sex! That's a hard one to google!
Thanks!
Now I guess I'll just wait to see some babies!
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Welcome to the forum Jennifer!! Nice to meet you!
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You know, I started to delete this topic after I realized what they were doing! But, Bill told me to leave it because someone else might have the same question I did...wondering what in the world their fishies were doing!
Glad you found the answer...and glad you found our forum!
Cindy
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Females are usually bigger than the males,and usually have less color..
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Well, after reading this..i am a little disturbed at how many fish i will have when it's all done with..how many times a year do they do this little thing..i mean..i don't need anymore fish..i already have enough..i wanted to pick the ones i wanted..not become an instant mother of 12,000 fish..if my fish start having babies..i'll have more than i can handle..i already have 7 goldfish and 3 koi..i wonder if they interbreed..wouldn't that be funny..hahahahaha
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Lst year I had 2 goldfish. I didn't know they had babies untill they were about an inch long. Out of the ,what 100's, of eggs only 2 survived. One looks like it's mom and the other it's dad. I ususaly have a big problem with frogs. Maybe they ate the other eggs or hatchlings. I am looking forward to seeing how many survive this year, cause they're at it again. My plans for another pond and will need a few more fish would be great to breed my own. I'm suprised at how many survived in langs pond.
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Yeah no not yet..and i haven't seen my fish doing anything suspicious yet either..if i do..i'm dropping birth control tablets in the water..i'll let ya know if that helps..I have 2 fish inside from last year..they must be the same sex they haven't done anything strange yet
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afgreyparrot, i envy u for having success in breeding your goldfish. I am trying to learn on how to actually enhance the chances of my goldfish breeding. I have a small pond measuring about 7 to 8 ft. in length and about 1.5 ft depth. I have a pump which pumps water into my filter which inturns flows back into the pond. My questions would be the survivor probablity of the eggs. I am sure the eggs will gets sucked into the pumps and ended up in the filter system or become fishcake.
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cyberblues..... I hate to admit this, but after my fish finished their egg routine, I drained 3/4 of my pond and put new water in it, hoping that I drained the eggs out. I can't handle anymore fish!
I hope you get some babies soon!
Welcome to the forum!
Cindy
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Cyberblues, that was a good point! What is to stop the eggs from going into the filter?
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All I have to say is thank you for all the awesome comments and tips everyone. I've learned a lot today and got a few good laughs. You guys are awesome!
Take care!
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the fishes, if you look at cindy's pics, are in the shallows, in the plants. that is why the eggs aren't sucked in the filters. they are caught in the shallows in the plants. since i have no shallows, i get no babies.
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