Any Way to "Do Away" with Fish Eggs

[Iguana]

Yup, the fish are spawning again, figure another 60+ babies due sometime
soon in my way too small pond.

Is there a "Day After Pill" solution available that can be put in the pond
to kill the eggs, but leave the fish and plants unharmed?

Would be nice to have...

[George]

"Iguana" > wrote in message
le.rogers.com...
> Yup, the fish are spawning again, figure another 60+ babies due sometime
> soon in my way too small pond.
>
> Is there a "Day After Pill" solution available that can be put in the pond
> to kill the eggs, but leave the fish and plants unharmed?
>
> Would be nice to have...
>

Get rid of one of the sexes.

[joe]

I have mosquito fish who do that. The problem is, of course, then you have
mosquito fish ;)

Joe


On 5/19/04 2:23 PM, "Iguana" > wrote:

> Yup, the fish are spawning again, figure another 60+ babies due sometime
> soon in my way too small pond.
>
> Is there a "Day After Pill" solution available that can be put in the pond
> to kill the eggs, but leave the fish and plants unharmed?
>
> Would be nice to have...



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[Nedra]

Cold hearted woman that I am!! I just scoop the eggs out on
the lawn with nary a thought ... No, It isn't abortion.
They're fish eggs for cryin-out-loud.
Alot lower on the scale than say, cavier.

Nedra
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"joe" > wrote in message
...
> I have mosquito fish who do that. The problem is, of course, then you have
> mosquito fish ;)
>
> Joe
>
>
> On 5/19/04 2:23 PM, "Iguana" > wrote:
>
> > Yup, the fish are spawning again, figure another 60+ babies due sometime
> > soon in my way too small pond.
> >
> > Is there a "Day After Pill" solution available that can be put in the
pond
> > to kill the eggs, but leave the fish and plants unharmed?
> >
> > Would be nice to have...
>
>
>
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[THE Old Man]

On Wed, 19 May 2004 19:38:05 -0400, "George" >
wrote:

>
>"Iguana" > wrote in message
le.rogers.com...
>> Yup, the fish are spawning again, figure another 60+ babies due sometime
>> soon in my way too small pond.
>>
>> Is there a "Day After Pill" solution available that can be put in the pond
>> to kill the eggs, but leave the fish and plants unharmed?
>>
>> Would be nice to have...
>>
>
>Get rid of one of the sexes.

That might work if you are not in Mass. Isn't that the state with
same sex marriages? :)

BAD!, DON! BAD!!!


>

Donald From Mississippi.
I plan to live to be 100.
So far so good.

[Iguana]

George wrote:
> "Iguana" > wrote in message
> le.rogers.com...
>> Yup, the fish are spawning again, figure another 60+ babies due
>> sometime soon in my way too small pond.
>>
>> Is there a "Day After Pill" solution available that can be put in
>> the pond to kill the eggs, but leave the fish and plants unharmed?
>>
>> Would be nice to have...
>>
>
> Get rid of one of the sexes.

Like I can tell the sex of fish apart! <g>

[Iguana]

I wouldn't know where to look for the eggs, and my pond isn't that clear in
the first place...


Nedra wrote:
> Cold hearted woman that I am!! I just scoop the eggs out on
> the lawn with nary a thought ... No, It isn't abortion.
> They're fish eggs for cryin-out-loud.
> Alot lower on the scale than say, cavier.
>
> Nedra
> http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
> http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118
>
> "joe" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I have mosquito fish who do that. The problem is, of course, then
>> you have mosquito fish ;)
>>
>> Joe
>>
>>
>> On 5/19/04 2:23 PM, "Iguana" > wrote:
>>
>>> Yup, the fish are spawning again, figure another 60+ babies due
>>> sometime soon in my way too small pond.
>>>
>>> Is there a "Day After Pill" solution available that can be put in
>>> the pond to kill the eggs, but leave the fish and plants unharmed?
>>>
>>> Would be nice to have...
>>
>>
>>
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[George]

"Iguana" > wrote in message
le.rogers.com...
> George wrote:
>> "Iguana" > wrote in message
>> le.rogers.com...
>>> Yup, the fish are spawning again, figure another 60+ babies due
>>> sometime soon in my way too small pond.
>>>
>>> Is there a "Day After Pill" solution available that can be put in
>>> the pond to kill the eggs, but leave the fish and plants unharmed?
>>>
>>> Would be nice to have...
>>>
>>
>> Get rid of one of the sexes.
>
> Like I can tell the sex of fish apart! <g>
>

Watch their behavior. With goldfish, the fat ones are usually females. This
can be confirmed when they are about to lay eggs, because all the skinny ones
(usually the males) will chase them all over the place trying to mate with them.

[George]

"Iguana" > wrote in message
le.rogers.com...
>I wouldn't know where to look for the eggs, and my pond isn't that clear in
> the first place...
>

Look around rocks, and between rocks, and around and on plantings, especially
thick growth where they can hide the eggs.

> Nedra wrote:
>> Cold hearted woman that I am!! I just scoop the eggs out on
>> the lawn with nary a thought ... No, It isn't abortion.
>> They're fish eggs for cryin-out-loud.
>> Alot lower on the scale than say, cavier.
>>
>> Nedra
>> http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
>> http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118
>>
>> "joe" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> I have mosquito fish who do that. The problem is, of course, then
>>> you have mosquito fish ;)
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>
>>>
>>> On 5/19/04 2:23 PM, "Iguana" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yup, the fish are spawning again, figure another 60+ babies due
>>>> sometime soon in my way too small pond.
>>>>
>>>> Is there a "Day After Pill" solution available that can be put in
>>>> the pond to kill the eggs, but leave the fish and plants unharmed?
>>>>
>>>> Would be nice to have...
>>>
>>>
>>>
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get thee a few Orfes. they will clean up eggs and fry nicely. Ingrid

"Iguana" > wrote:
>Is there a "Day After Pill" solution available that can be put in the pond
>to kill the eggs, but leave the fish and plants unharmed?
>
>Would be nice to have...
>



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[Andy Hill]

"Iguana" > wrote:
>Yup, the fish are spawning again, figure another 60+ babies due sometime
>soon in my way too small pond.
>
>Is there a "Day After Pill" solution available that can be put in the pond
>to kill the eggs, but leave the fish and plants unharmed?
>
>Would be nice to have...
>
A Golden Orfe (or multiple ones of the same sex). Don't know if they'll eat the
eggs, but they'll do a serious job of thinning the fry.

[George]

> wrote in message
...
> get thee a few Orfes. they will clean up eggs and fry nicely. Ingrid

That's the name. I couldn't remember the name when I listed my fish in another
post. I have one of those, and I also have a couple of shubukins (I hope I
spelled that right). And you are right about the Orfes. Mine follows my big
female goldfish around. She has been spawning for the past 6 weeks, and the
Orfes just loves an easy meal.

> "Iguana" > wrote:
>>Is there a "Day After Pill" solution available that can be put in the pond
>>to kill the eggs, but leave the fish and plants unharmed?
>>
>>Would be nice to have...
>>
>
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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> http://puregold.aquaria.net/
> www.drsolo.com
> Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
> compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
> endorsements or recommendations I make.

[Iguana]

George wrote:
> "Iguana" > wrote in message
>>> Get rid of one of the sexes.
>>
>> Like I can tell the sex of fish apart! <g>
>>
>
> Watch their behavior. With goldfish, the fat ones are usually
> females. This can be confirmed when they are about to lay eggs,
> because all the skinny ones (usually the males) will chase them all
> over the place trying to mate with them.

Yup, did work that out. Poor females look and act absolutely exhausted!

[George]

"Iguana" > wrote in message
le.rogers.com...
> George wrote:
>> "Iguana" > wrote in message
>>>> Get rid of one of the sexes.
>>>
>>> Like I can tell the sex of fish apart! <g>
>>>
>>
>> Watch their behavior. With goldfish, the fat ones are usually
>> females. This can be confirmed when they are about to lay eggs,
>> because all the skinny ones (usually the males) will chase them all
>> over the place trying to mate with them.
>
> Yup, did work that out. Poor females look and act absolutely exhausted!

Unless you have a whole lot of males, they will get over it.

[Iguana]

wrote:
> get thee a few Orfes. they will clean up eggs and fry nicely. Ingrid
>

And that is what I did, 3 of them Golden Orfes. Goldfish birth control is
now in effect! <g>

[Benign Vanilla]

"Iguana" > wrote in message
le.rogers.com...
> wrote:
> > get thee a few Orfes. they will clean up eggs and fry nicely. Ingrid
> >
>
> And that is what I did, 3 of them Golden Orfes. Goldfish birth control is
> now in effect! <g>

Are they hardy in Zone 6?

BV.

[Iguana]

Benign Vanilla wrote:
> "Iguana" > wrote in message
> le.rogers.com...
>> wrote:
>>> get thee a few Orfes. they will clean up eggs and fry nicely.
>>> Ingrid
>>>
>>
>> And that is what I did, 3 of them Golden Orfes. Goldfish birth
>> control is now in effect! <g>
>
> Are they hardy in Zone 6?
>
> BV.

I believe that is the zone I am in(Toronto/Southern Ontario), and the fish
store said absolutely.