Guest babylionhead Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 I recently fell in love raising goldfish. I have succesfully raised frys. Now I want to learn to hand spawn. Can anyone tell me how to hand spawn my fishies? How Effective is Hand Spawning....100% all the eggs will be fertilized? Cause when they spawn naturally alotta eggs does not get fertilezed and it breaks my heart to see all those eggs gone bad!!!! Babylionhead!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Ranchugirl Posted August 5, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted August 5, 2005 Hand spawning is a very delicate thing, and not to be tried lately if you haven't had much experience with it. Some things to remember - female eggs are only "open" for male milt for a short period of time, before they close up and stick together. And I am talking seconds here. Females' internal organs can get damaged very easily from hand spawning, if you do it wrong or with too much pressure. Same thing with the male. Here is a very interesting article on how to do it correctly.... Hand spawning tips from Rick Hess I can't stress it enough - careful, careful, careful!.... Let us know if it worked out... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Tazz Knight Posted August 6, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted August 6, 2005 I would fear hurting my goldies to atempt this...but good luck to you 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member tinkerbell Posted August 6, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted August 6, 2005 good luck with it. personally i feel that it should be a natural thing, but i ish you the best of luck!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fisheyfriend1 Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 best of luck ive never even breed my fishes befor iv only just got them 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Marco Posted August 7, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted August 7, 2005 awesome!, good luck on it...i never heard of hand spawning before so inform me on updates.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest babylionhead Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Hand spawning is a very delicate thing, and not to be tried lately if you haven't had much experience with it. Some things to remember - female eggs are only "open" for male milt for a short period of time, before they close up and stick together. And I am talking seconds here. Females' internal organs can get damaged very easily from hand spawning, if you do it wrong or with too much pressure. Same thing with the male. Here is a very interesting article on how to do it correctly.... Hand spawning tips from Rick Hess I can't stress it enough - careful, careful, careful!.... Let us know if it worked out... 373899[/snapback] Thanks Ranchu Girl For The Information on the website that u just provided me with. Actually hand spawning I think I will need to try it next year since all my % females goldfish already Spawned.....I will be keeping you inform on how all the goldies doing....Thanks to all of you.... Baby lionhead 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member kortniee Posted August 8, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted August 8, 2005 (edited) That was a very interesting article that I will never, ever make use of. But nonetheless good stuff to know. Thanks Andrea! Edited August 8, 2005 by kortniee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Ranchugirl Posted August 11, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted August 11, 2005 You are welcome! Actually, most professional breeders do it, to assure that the eggs are really fertilized from the desired male, and not some accidental spawning with some "not so perfect" male. But for pure purpose of the fun of it, I'd rather say try the natural way.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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