Regular Member Tazz Knight Posted August 1, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted August 1, 2009 Well, this is the first time that my Goldies successfully mated in my new home. The last time was about 3 years again. I will be posting pictures soon and hopefully they all will make it to teenage years okay. I was away working my job a few days and when I came back I observed my tank and Mista Man(chocolate oranda) had some white stuff on his face and I noticed a small tear in his anal fin, so I immediately got concerned. The other two goldies in the tank seemed to be okay. I looked at the gravel and the ornaments. When I looked at the plastic plants(which had been uprooted and floating at the top of the tank, I saw all the eggs all over them. Panic set in and I ran upstairs looking for something to put the plants in. The two 2.5 gallon tanks I had before from the last time where now snail tanks...lol. I took the one with the ramhorn snails and plucked him all out and put two of the 3 floating plants in there. I really didnt expect anything to come of it all cause the last two years not of the eggs had been fertilized. But something told me to do it just in case. So two days later I see something swimming and I am thinking it was a worm(that tank was notorious for having worms a few years back), but upon close examination, I saw a few of the fry stuck to the glass and one swiming around. I began to panic cause I knew that I was going to be away from home a few days with little to no chance to get back home. I rushed to the pet store the next day(cause the day I noticed the lil one swiming, it was after 9pm) and got some firstbites. With GOD's blessing, He(or she) is the biggest one in the tank. Over 90% of the eggs were not fertizled, but I think that had to do with the plants being uprooted and floating on the top of the tank. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Tazz Knight Posted August 11, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 11, 2009 things are going well so far...I haven't lost any....i have a count of 13 fry and one is definitely bigger than the rest, I am going to video tape tomorrow and but it on youtube...stay tuned 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member manadesmalice Posted August 11, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted August 11, 2009 I can't wait to see them! <3 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member OldHag Posted August 11, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted August 11, 2009 Congrats! I have only found one fry in pond this summer... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Tazz Knight Posted August 13, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 13, 2009 Here is a link to the video I put on youtube of the goldfish..I just uploaded it...enjoy and tell me what you think My Fry and Their Parents 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Trinket Posted August 13, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted August 13, 2009 Very nice. Seems you will have more survivors this time round, some nice big fry there already The 2 parent fish are both really stunning fish with long beautiful tails 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member manadesmalice Posted August 14, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted August 14, 2009 Yay! It's going to be awesome watching them grow up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member devadair Posted August 14, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted August 14, 2009 (edited) Awesome, congrats I really love your chocolate, I wonder if you'll get any Edited August 14, 2009 by Dev 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Tazz Knight Posted August 15, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 15, 2009 Awesome, congrats I really love your chocolate, I wonder if you'll get any I was hoping so, but it seems like all of the fry have single tails....so now I am hoping that one will row a wen...lol...I will try to do a weekly recording for them...I cant seem to find any place where I can get brine shrimp eggs in my area to feed them...all I have been feeding them are first bites any ideas as to when I can start small water changes? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member benandjamie22 Posted August 15, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted August 15, 2009 Aw they are soo cute...congratulations! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Tazz Knight Posted August 16, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 16, 2009 Aw they are soo cute...congratulations! Thank you...I was watching them last night and they are starting to show more colors...the white ones are starting to get some black colorations now and one looks to be getting some orange spot...one of the smallest looks to be suffering from some fin root....i am thinking about getting a half gallon fish bowl for him to treat him in 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted August 16, 2009 Admin Share Posted August 16, 2009 Thats my fav part hun watching them change colors. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member benandjamie22 Posted August 21, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted August 21, 2009 That would be so much fun...watching them grow and change! Keep us updated with pictures of their progress:) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Tazz Knight Posted August 25, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 25, 2009 Quick update....the three smallest didnt survive...so now I am down to 10...one seems to have a swim bladder disorder....when he eats...he floats to the top..I have video recorded for week 3 and Im going to do a video tonight for week 4...and try to post both videos up tonight or tomorrow morning 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Tazz Knight Posted August 26, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 26, 2009 this is the video from week 3 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Tazz Knight Posted October 6, 2009 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 6, 2009 I am going to make a new video of the fry....only have five remaining of the 13....they are so fun to watch 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member shellbell4ever Posted October 6, 2009 Regular Member Share Posted October 6, 2009 I can not wait to see how they have grown and changed must be so fun for you to watch 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member togojeff Posted March 4, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted March 4, 2010 I am going to make a new video of the fry....only have five remaining of the 13....they are so fun to watch They must be pretty big by now, how about an update? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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