How old do goldfish have to be to breed?

[doomiedee]

They are stunted and size matters alot some fish dont become sexually active if they dpmt grow to a sertent size. Do you even know how to get them to spawn.

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[Bettas]

Yes I know how to spawn them. I read that if goldfish are kept in a small tank for too long they won't grow to their proper size. Is it true?

 

[duanes]

I got some last fall at approx 1", they are now 3"-4" and have been constantly spawning all summer in the pond. The males will try to push a gravid female almost out of the water.

 

[Bettas]

Wow! Your pond is really nice! Thank you for telling me that! I was totally unsure that they might be ill. Are goldfish too fat to jump?

 

[Pyramid_Party]

You won't be able to breed them. Breeding goldfish in aquariums is challenging and only few people have done it.

 

[duanes]

I don't know if fat matters, but in my pond 2 or 3 males chase a female pushing her on top of lilies or other pond plants almost completely out of the water to induce her to spawn. The pond is approx 1000 gallons, and in the spawning they use the entire surface of the pond, in the chase.

I've seen this in lakes where large common carp (2-3ft in length)will push the females into a shallow bay, less than a foot of water to spawn. The water looks like it is boiling with all the activity, because there are always 2 or 3 males to every female.

 

[Bettas]

My goldfish push eachother and spit water at me. They chase shimmer and ignore star and coral. Is that normal?

 

[doomiedee]

sounds like they might be trying to spawn but like the op said ive never heard of it being done in an aquarium most the time its done in ponds. and yes thats waht stunted means when a fish is kept in a tank too small for it for too long.

 

[aropwn]

You won't be able to breed them. Breeding goldfish in aquariums is challenging and only few people have done it.

That's not true I have bred goldfish more successfully in aquariums than in ponds


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[lilpendragon]

I want to breed my goldfish but I'm not sure if they are old enough. They are the size of a medium sized rock but not big like LFS goldfish. They haven't been growing at all really..

I'd be more concerned about your guppy problem. I'm starting to wonder if you're just a troll. You DO NOT need to worry about more fish when you can't care for the fish you have.

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