Odd goldfish behavior during rain

[Mike Patterson]

It's raining all kinds of small mammals, I was just looking out the
window at the pond and all the goldfish are lined up against the rocks
lining the edges, looks like they're trying to beach themselves,
gasping at the surface.

I don't think they're in distress, as they're also chasing each other
around, I almost want to use the work "frolicing".

All the GF are doing this, large and small, though my "shiners" aren't
doing it at all.

Anyone want know what is going on?


Mike Patterson
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[Gale Pearce]

Chasing each other - spawning? - My GF end up along the edges when the
females are trying to get away from the males - quite often the females are
trying to hide in a gap in the rocks along the edge, exhausted
Gale :~)
"Mike Patterson" > wrote in message
...
> It's raining all kinds of small mammals, I was just looking out the
> window at the pond and all the goldfish are lined up against the rocks
> lining the edges, looks like they're trying to beach themselves,
> gasping at the surface.
>
> I don't think they're in distress, as they're also chasing each other
> around, I almost want to use the work "frolicing".
>
> All the GF are doing this, large and small, though my "shiners" aren't
> doing it at all.
>
> Anyone want know what is going on?
>
>
> Mike Patterson
> Please remove the spamtrap to email me.
> "I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific..."

[Bill Stock]

"Mike Patterson" > wrote in message
...
> It's raining all kinds of small mammals, I was just looking out the
> window at the pond and all the goldfish are lined up against the rocks
> lining the edges, looks like they're trying to beach themselves,
> gasping at the surface.
>
> I don't think they're in distress, as they're also chasing each other
> around, I almost want to use the work "frolicing".
>
> All the GF are doing this, large and small, though my "shiners" aren't
> doing it at all.
>
> Anyone want know what is going on?

Maybe eating any tasty things washing off the rocks?

My GF like to line up under the waterfall if it's been off for a while and I
restart it. I always thought they were after the oxygen/fresh water, as they
like to congregate at the end of the hose when I top up the pond. But maybe
it's the algea washing off the rocks.

[Mike Patterson]

It seemed to be pretty much all the GF but not the shiners, I have a
small waterfall, a little parrotfeather, 2 lilies, a pickerel rush,
and quite bit of water hyacinth, watercress, and a little water
lettuce.

Once the rtain stopped they all went back to the noraml routine of
drifting around, nibbling on roots, etc.

Think I'll go test the water, haven't done that in a couple weeks.
Thanks
Mike

On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 09:15:32 GMT, wrote:

>rain is acidic because as it falls it dissolves a ****load of CO2 carbon dioxide.
>got aeration? is it mostly the larger ones up at the top?
>Ingrid
>
>Mike Patterson > wrote:
>
>>It's raining all kinds of small mammals, I was just looking out the
>>window at the pond and all the goldfish are lined up against the rocks
>>lining the edges, looks like they're trying to beach themselves,
>>gasping at the surface.
>>
>>I don't think they're in distress, as they're also chasing each other
>>around, I almost want to use the work "frolicing".
>>
>>All the GF are doing this, large and small, though my "shiners" aren't
>>doing it at all.
>>
>>Anyone want know what is going on?
>>
>>
>>Mike Patterson
>>Please remove the spamtrap to email me.
>>"I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific..."
>
>
>
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[Charles]

On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 14:14:38 -0400, Mike Patterson
> wrote:

>It's raining all kinds of small mammals, I was just looking out the
>window at the pond and all the goldfish are lined up against the rocks
>lining the edges, looks like they're trying to beach themselves,
>gasping at the surface.
>
>I don't think they're in distress, as they're also chasing each other
>around, I almost want to use the work "frolicing".
>
>All the GF are doing this, large and small, though my "shiners" aren't
>doing it at all.
>
>Anyone want know what is going on?
>
>
>Mike Patterson
>Please remove the spamtrap to email me.
>"I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific..."


Mine do something similar when the pond has been low due to
evaporation and I am refilling it. Best I can tell, they are eating,
or trying to eat, whatever has been out of the water and is now newly
available.
--

- Charles
-
-does not play well with others

[Karen Mullen]

In article >, "Bill Stock" >
writes:

> I always thought they were after the oxygen/fresh water, as they
>like to congregate at the end of the hose when I top up the pond. But maybe
>it's the algea washing off the rocks

lots of tiny little things grow on my watefall rocks and when I put them under
the waterfall to wash them off, the fish go crazy.

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rain is acidic because as it falls it dissolves a ****load of CO2 carbon dioxide.
got aeration? is it mostly the larger ones up at the top?
Ingrid

Mike Patterson > wrote:

>It's raining all kinds of small mammals, I was just looking out the
>window at the pond and all the goldfish are lined up against the rocks
>lining the edges, looks like they're trying to beach themselves,
>gasping at the surface.
>
>I don't think they're in distress, as they're also chasing each other
>around, I almost want to use the work "frolicing".
>
>All the GF are doing this, large and small, though my "shiners" aren't
>doing it at all.
>
>Anyone want know what is going on?
>
>
>Mike Patterson
>Please remove the spamtrap to email me.
>"I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific..."



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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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.

[Happy'Cam'per]

Could it not be the fish looking for warmer water (at the sides).

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"Mike Patterson" > wrote in message
...
> It seemed to be pretty much all the GF but not the shiners, I have a
> small waterfall, a little parrotfeather, 2 lilies, a pickerel rush,
> and quite bit of water hyacinth, watercress, and a little water
> lettuce.
>
> Once the rtain stopped they all went back to the noraml routine of
> drifting around, nibbling on roots, etc.
>
> Think I'll go test the water, haven't done that in a couple weeks.
> Thanks
> Mike
>
> On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 09:15:32 GMT, wrote:
>
> >rain is acidic because as it falls it dissolves a ****load of CO2 carbon
dioxide.
> >got aeration? is it mostly the larger ones up at the top?
> >Ingrid
> >
> >Mike Patterson > wrote:
> >
> >>It's raining all kinds of small mammals, I was just looking out the
> >>window at the pond and all the goldfish are lined up against the rocks
> >>lining the edges, looks like they're trying to beach themselves,
> >>gasping at the surface.
> >>
> >>I don't think they're in distress, as they're also chasing each other
> >>around, I almost want to use the work "frolicing".
> >>
> >>All the GF are doing this, large and small, though my "shiners" aren't
> >>doing it at all.
> >>
> >>Anyone want know what is going on?
> >>
> >>
> >>Mike Patterson
> >>Please remove the spamtrap to email me.
> >>"I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific..."
> >
> >
> >
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
> >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.
>
> Mike Patterson
> Please remove the spamtrap to email me.
> "I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific..."

[Mike Patterson]

On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 13:27:20 +0200, "Happy'Cam'per" > wrote:

>Could it not be the fish looking for warmer water (at the sides).

Hmmm, doubt it, as the pond water temps have been running in the
mid-high 70s at 6 inches depth.


Mike Patterson
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[Benign Vanilla]

"Bill Stock" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Mike Patterson" > wrote in message
> ...
> > It's raining all kinds of small mammals, I was just looking out the
> > window at the pond and all the goldfish are lined up against the rocks
> > lining the edges, looks like they're trying to beach themselves,
> > gasping at the surface.
> >
> > I don't think they're in distress, as they're also chasing each other
> > around, I almost want to use the work "frolicing".
> >
> > All the GF are doing this, large and small, though my "shiners" aren't
> > doing it at all.
> >
> > Anyone want know what is going on?
>
> Maybe eating any tasty things washing off the rocks?
>
> My GF like to line up under the waterfall if it's been off for a while and
I
> restart it. I always thought they were after the oxygen/fresh water, as
they
> like to congregate at the end of the hose when I top up the pond. But
maybe
> it's the algea washing off the rocks.

I always thought this was akin to riding the East Australian Current, dude.

BV.

[Benign Vanilla]

"Happy'Cam'per" > wrote in message
...
> Could it not be the fish looking for warmer water (at the sides).
<snip>

Or maybe..."hey did you hear that? I wonder what it was? Let's go up and
see. Maybe those food things are falling from the sky again."

BV.

[Sander Vesik]

Charles > wrote:
>
> Mine do something similar when the pond has been low due to
> evaporation and I am refilling it. Best I can tell, they are eating,
> or trying to eat, whatever has been out of the water and is now newly
> available.

nah. they are feeling like its a time nature has set aside for making
little baby goldfish :P You know, snow is melting, old low water in
streams and ponds is suddenly replentished with lots of fresh...

--
Sander

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