Re: [GSAS-Member] Goldfish Spawning

["Betty Goetz" <haika@drizzle.com>]

I think mine spawned almost immediately when I put them back outside in
the stock tanks. I should have written it down, but I moved them back
outside in mid May, I believe. When I got Trish's sarasas last spring,
they spawned almost immediately as well. Don't remember which month that
was, but I think they moved from a 30g or so into 150g. They have plenty
of vegetation to hide in. This year I'm not seeing quite as many as last
year, but do see a few different sizes (in 2-3's rather than 10-20's).

Betty Goetz

> Goldfish will spawn when the weather warms up, from spring through summer
> depending on
> how they feel. A big water change will usually precipitate spawning.
> You'll see a lot
> of chasing as the males follow the females around trying to get them to
> lay eggs. They
> will eat the eggs if they can find them, if they are hungry, and if they
> can spare the
> time.
>
> You can look for eggs stuck to the plants by reaching in and pulling some
> plants out.
> The eggs look like small glass beads a little smaller than the head of a
> pin. Look for
> fry in the filter, or by running a fine-meshed net through the water
> around the edges
> of the pond or through the plants. In June I found some baby goldfish at a
> local lake
> by doing this.
>
>
> --- "Hess, Clay A" <clay.a.hess@boeing.com> wrote:
>
>> Sooo, another question on goldfish in outdoor ponds in Seattle.  When do
>> the fish typically spawn in them and when should one expect to see fry
>> in the ponds?
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