Guest PondLover Posted July 12, 2008 Hi All I am new to this site and have enjoyed reading your very informative articles. I have about 50 goldfish in two large ponds that have been breeding for a couple of years. The fry are visible in the shallow waters each summer, but unless they are hiding in the slime at the bottom of the pond for a year at a time, I dont see any new smaller fish joining the population. I suspected they were being eaten by the other fish in the pond, so went on a rescue mission and caught them in a small sieve and transferred them to a tank inside with disastrous results. I then thought to test the ph levels and found they were quite high, but also the pond water was quite high. I tried a second experiment with pond water and it failed miserably also. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can help the little darlings survive?? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wasabi 0 Posted January 22, 2009 Ok I have had fish before and wanted to breed them but was unsuccessful. So I have a few questions on what setup I should have for my next fish. Cause I really badly wanna breed... ok... 1. What size tank should I have? 2. Will i need a heater? and to make them spawn how do I drop the temperature of the water in the tank? 3. What Month would I start to see that they are ready to breed? 4. How old does the fish have to be before they can breed? and does that apply to both sexes? 5. Best food for them before they started to show signs of breeding? 6. Will I need gravel at the bottom of the tank? and I should be ok when they do breed. so advice would be gr8 thanx everyone. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest orandaman12344a Posted February 14, 2009 Thanks for the info,it was really helpful!!! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest WillowXD Posted February 23, 2009 I think my gold fish are breeding??? can you help me, here is my form post: http://www.kokosgoldfish.invisionzone.com/...mp;#entry847361 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jodeoh60 Posted March 1, 2009 Hello, this is my first post and I may be in the wrong spot for asking this question: I kept my 55 gal tank at 60F and 4 hrs of light for two months, then increased the lighting to 14 hrs per day and the temp to 75F over two weeks. My six 3yo lionheads chase each other in the early morning only, then no action later. How long after breaking from their winter "dormancy" of short days and cold water with heavy protein meals will they begin to spawn? The females are obviously heavy with egg, but the males have no tubercles. Water quality is excellent, with frequent 10 and 20% changes. They continue to feed heavily Thanks !!! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blinky000 32 Posted April 27, 2009 I had the same problem. The male would chase the female around like he should but nothing for months. I don't quite know what did it but something finally got him doing the right thing. Often, breeding problems can be solved by monitoring barometric pressure. I think your best bet is to drop the temp again, wait until you know there is a storm coming and increase it the days leading up to it. If there going to do something in the near future, this is when they'll do it. Have you tested the males to see if they're producing milt yet? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazyfish949 0 Posted August 16, 2009 Hi friends i'm new to this forum, i've found it really interesting, i'm intended to breed lionhead orandas and had a lot of questions to do but most of them where already anwered here, like the size of breeding tank and also i was'nt so sure about filtration/cycled water etc etc. Its nice to find this informative forum, i'm pretty sure i'll keep in touch. thanks & regards. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skinnyrose 0 Posted July 9, 2010 I had the same problem. The male would chase the female around like he should but nothing for months. I don't quite know what did it but something finally got him doing the right thing. Often, breeding problems can be solved by monitoring barometric pressure. I think your best bet is to drop the temp again, wait until you know there is a storm coming and increase it the days leading up to it. If there going to do something in the near future, this is when they'll do it. Have you tested the males to see if they're producing milt yet? How do you test a male to see if they are producing milt, so far I"ve had 2 rounds of eggs and no milt...I'm worried about my boy because hes the aggresser and yet hes not doing his job... 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sharkasm 0 Posted March 28, 2011 Hi... i was wondering if it is possible to breed a normal goldfish with one of them fancy ones ... (the fatter ones with the fancy tails)????? Because i've got a bunch of goldfish i was thinking about breeding but all the normal ones are males... the only females i have are the black one with the Bugged out eyes and the fatter one with the fancy tail.... just wondering if it was possible to cross breed them... 405601[/snapback] All goldfish are one species and it is perfectly ok to cross-breed. U can even cross-breed them with koi You can cross-breed with koi however hte offspring will be infertile and drab in color from what i have learned. The good thing about it though is that they tend to be more durable and over winter better in colder climates! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites