My 2 GF's Getting it on!!!

[J-P]

sorry I meant mop.

I have a sinking mop at the moment, but could easily be converted to a floating one.

Last time they laid eggs it was in the java moss but they ended up eating off of it :/

 

[J-P]

should the spawning mop be at the bottom or at the top?

 

[J-P]

The Calico is male and the orange, a female ready to pop. Better get the breading setup ready soon.

no eggs this time or maybe I was a little premature or didn't have the correct set up.

Las time there were eggs but no fry I removed the eggs to a different part of the tank, but nothing happened.

 

[exotic lion fish]

good luck next time J-P
You'll be a pop soon if u keep trying

 

[Lupin]

Doesn't matter whether the mops are floating or sinking. Some eggs are bound to stick in them eventually. The eggs are ridiculously adhesive. If you want to hatch the eggs that remain stuck on everywhere else, then you'll have to remove the parents rather than waste your time scraping each egg out. Most parents prefer to spawn during the early dawn.

Making spawning mops is very simple. Get a ball of yarn and make a pompon out of it. I once threw a ball of yarn in my goldfish tank since I was getting rather lazy and several eggs were stuck there.

A 3-inch goldfish should be able to release about 700-800 eggs. Don't expect all eggs to survive. The less fry you raise, the better for you. You will not have plenty of space anyway to raise all of them.

Check this link how to sex goldfish. I prefer to use the venting method but males should have breeding tubercles on their gill covers and pectoral fins.
http://thegab.org/Goldfish/sexing-goldfish.html

 

[J-P]

is it not easier to transplant the egg as opposed to the parents? just move the mop? Or will that slight air exposure kill off the eggs?

Last time I had tonnes of eggs, but they were unfertilized.

 

[Lupin]

The mops with eggs are easier but if you want to hatch those that remained stuck on glass, then moving the parents will be much easier. It's your choice though. You can leave the eggs to be eaten by their parents but if they have to eat more than they can handle, then do them a favor by scraping and disposing the extra eggs before they can foul the water very badly. Goldfish eggs stink badly when left to rot. You would be surprised the ammonia can spike and even kill the parents quickly.

 

[J-P]

Thank you and thank you for the links!

Any idea how ofter the female lays eggs? 2 times a year? More or less frequently?

 

[Lupin]

No, as frequently as possible. The presence of protein loaded foods and appropriate environmental conditions will permit them to spawn even every few weeks but be careful what you wish for. Remember you cannot handle thousands of fry. Better have a few dozens of fry than thousands of them.

 

[J-P]

Remember you cannot handle thousands of fry. Better have a few dozens of fry than thousands of them.

LOL!!! ok That makes me feel better at my chances

That last bit made me chuckle. Those 2 fish are currently housed in 1 segment of a 500 gal, that, for the most part is empty

But yes, a few dozen is nice. 1000's, I wouldn't want.

Thank you again! I hope it works out some time.

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