Regular Member Katrina Posted December 12, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted December 12, 2006 How long do breeding stars remain once they appear? Is it forever or do they disappear and reappear each year? Is it possible for a male to only getting breeding stars on his front fins and not on his face? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member nick11380 Posted December 12, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted December 12, 2006 I have breed to trios (2 males to 1 female) of goldfish. None of my males ever got breeding stars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member selythe Posted December 13, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted December 13, 2006 So far, Edward's had breeding stars for about two weeks now. Not sure how long they last, but that's as far as I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shin Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 When my goldfish developed breeding stars, they usually lasted for a few weeks. When my tank temp dropped one of my fishes stars disappeared until the temp rose. Currently one of my other fish has had them for over a month now. I'm not sure whether or not its possible to only get it on the front fins only but I think it should be because if they can only get it on their face then why not the other way around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member d_golem Posted December 13, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted December 13, 2006 When a fish gets breeding stars, it won't go away. My black ranchu already got his for about 6 months now and it never subsides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dknygrlie4 Posted December 13, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted December 13, 2006 mine's had them for 2 years+. they never go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Katrina Posted December 13, 2006 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 13, 2006 That's good to know! I think that might be what my Bubble has, I thought it was a tiny bit of fungus that wouldn't go away which has really been worrying me. But then last night saw a picture on here of breeding stars on the fins, I always thought before they only appeared on the face. I learn something new from this site every time I look. Thanks for your fast replies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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