Regular Member Groucho the goldfish Posted November 3, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted November 3, 2003 My goldfish my koi i think are in love with one another! their always playing, sharing food with out fighting and the craziest thing thier trying to breed and thier starting to show signs of it! Please help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Ranchugirl Posted November 3, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted November 3, 2003 What kinds of signs are you seing? Breeding stars on their gills and fin? Chasing? I am afraid goldfish and koi do not stay within their species when ready to breed. I caught my 12 inch comet chase a koi around about double his size! What are you keeping your fish in? Maybe its possible to put a devider in until they calm down.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member blinky000 Posted November 3, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted November 3, 2003 how big is your koi? if he is the same size the goldie might be confused. if not, the goldie is a bit optapistic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Groucho the goldfish Posted November 3, 2003 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 3, 2003 The same size as my goldfish. and its showing all the signs it should when breeding. and there in a ten gallon tank, but im trying to buy a 50 right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Groucho the goldfish Posted November 3, 2003 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 3, 2003 No!!!!! they just released the eggs and sperm! ###### im in trouble. will they spawn with one another or do i just have a tank full of eggs and sperm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Groucho the goldfish Posted November 3, 2003 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 3, 2003 No!!!!! they just released the eggs and sperm! ###### im in trouble. will they spawn with one another or do i just have a tank full of eggs and sperm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shiari Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 goldfish and koi *do* produce offspring... very unnatractive offspring, but they do it. so, you may have a tank full of hybrids soon. How big is your koi and goldfish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Groucho the goldfish Posted November 4, 2003 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 4, 2003 Are you serious!? well even if there unattractive or beutiful at least ill have a comet koi goldfish. and oh yeah they are 5 inches for the male and 6 inches for the female. freaks or not ill still love them B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Mariposa Posted November 4, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted November 4, 2003 Oh my!!! I had no idea that koi and goldies could spawn. Please keep us posted on how things turn out! Interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Groucho the goldfish Posted November 4, 2003 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 4, 2003 Dont worry i will, and ill try to get a pictuer of them when they're big enough so please be patient Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Groucho the goldfish Posted November 4, 2003 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 4, 2003 HEY! i can see there eyes. there adorable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member chelsea Posted November 4, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted November 4, 2003 aw thats so sweet. i must say, i bet Martin Luther King Jr would be proud. at least they arent racist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Ranchugirl Posted November 5, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted November 5, 2003 Chelsea Groucho, you better find a bigger tank or rubbermaid container soon, or they are gonna polute the small 10 gl tank! I wonder how such a cross would look like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lambchop64 Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 wow!! thats amazing!! keep us posted!! i wanna see pictures!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Groucho the goldfish Posted November 5, 2003 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 5, 2003 Im estimating them hatching tommorrow or the next day. I hope the survive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Groucho the goldfish Posted November 5, 2003 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 5, 2003 I can see their bodies now and little, little, little fins and geez they're small and cute and look healthy. I might be a Grandpa soon who da thought? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lambchop64 Posted November 6, 2003 Share Posted November 6, 2003 That is sooo kool!!!! show us some pictures asap!! ild love to see! lambchop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Groucho the goldfish Posted November 6, 2003 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 6, 2003 Im a grandpa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my eggs hatched! im so happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest serpthia Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 This thread is so sweet. Congratulations Grandpa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Groucho the goldfish Posted November 7, 2003 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 7, 2003 thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Ginevive Posted November 8, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted November 8, 2003 I want to see pics! I wish mine would breed for me. I would have telescope lionheads! Ah, a dream.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Lovely_Goldfish Posted November 10, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted November 10, 2003 show us pics of the babies! I wasnt sure if koi and goldfish can breed, but I guess they can. would it be alot like a mouse and a rat breeding or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Groucho the goldfish Posted November 10, 2003 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 10, 2003 BIG problem! most of them died. and now only a handful are left something must have been in the water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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