Guest Prostetnic Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Hi, I'm new to this forum and to the whole goldfish thing I have two very basic questions regarding goldfish breeding. 1. How often can a mature female "lay" eggs? (Don't know the correct term since English is not my native tongue) 2. At what age / size does common gold fish stat breeding? /Prostetnic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member daryl Posted October 25, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted October 25, 2007 Welcome to Koko's! There are no solid answers to those questions - they are all predicated on a whole collection of factors. In general, the average fish will spawn at about age 2. If properly stimulated, a female will "lay" eggs once, or, perhaps each day for a week. She can and may repeat this several times throughout the spawning season - typically "spring" -when the air temperatures are rising gently. Fish kept in indoor environments with artificial light that does not follow the seasons, artificial feeding practices (fall produces heavy protien in dead/dying insects available to outdoor pond fish), and artificial temperatures can and do spawn at anytime during the year. It is often difficult to tell the age of a fish by looking at it's size. There are sooooo many factors that go into how large a fish grows in a given time. A fish kept in cramped quarters, competing heavily with its watermates for food/space can be substantially smaller at 2 years of age than a fish that is given large volume, ample food, and all the "good" life has to offer. I have fry that are about 8-10 months old that are 4 inchs big and spawning today. (ACK!). I have also had fish that did not spawn for many years, and then, from out of the blue, BANG, they spawn. In general, it is a good thing to allow a fish to spawn whenever they can. Releasing eggs from a female's system can go a long way towards avoiding unstable swimming and "swim bladder problems". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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