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BREEDING GOLDFISH
"Twat Means A Pregnant Goldfish"
Raising the fish which have
been breed by you is really a very exciting experience. But before you
proceed to breed your fish you must be aware that, by breeding the
fish you are going to take up responsibility of 1000's of young fish,
so make sure you have enough space for these fish as they will grow
up. The step involved in breeding goldfish are described below.
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Selection of breeding
pair: To start with breeding goldfish, you must have at least male
goldfish though two male goldfish will be better and a female
goldfish. Now how to determine the sex of your goldfish, this can be
done easily in the breeding season, the male can be seen chasing the
female around the tank. The male also may develop white breeding
tubercles on its head, finally
females have more rounder bodies then the males (CLICK HERE to see
Photo).
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Preparing of fish for
breeding: Now that you have the pair you need to prepare them for
breeding, by feeding them good live food like earth worm, tubifex,
bloodworms extra for a few months. Conditioning of the fish results
in a better quality of fry.
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Inducing the will to
breed: I will describe the natural method here because I don't think
anyone will be interested in the artificial method using hormones.
It will be better to separate males from the female fish. Now drop
the water temperature gradually over a period of several days to
around 12oC and maintain this temp. for a few weeks.
During this low temperature period reduce feeding to minimum.
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Breeding fish: After a few
weeks gradually raise the water temperature, as the water warms
bring the Males in the same tank with the female. Feed the fish high
protein food. Add some water plants and breeding mops in the tank.
The male will be seen driving the female around the tank into the
breeding mops. Where the female will release her eggs and the male
will follow by fertilizing them with his milt. The spawning takes
place usually in the early morning. You must remove the parent fish
immediately from the tank or they will eat up the eggs. Don't worry
if you missed the action on the first day, the fish will spawn over
again in the next few days.
Coming up taking care of
eggs and fry.
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