Goldfish age

[g]

How can you tell how old a fintail goldfish is? I bought 2 fish for a LPS,
( the small ones ).

[Brian S.]

If they are small, they must be pretty young. I bought about a 2" goldfish
from the pet shop about four months ago and it is now about 4" in length.

I had a goldfish for about five years in a 10-gallon tank and it got up to
about 8" in length. Poor fellow, but I was about 15 at that time and didn't
have a whole lot of money to get a bigger tank.

Brian S.

"g" > wrote in message
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> How can you tell how old a fintail goldfish is? I bought 2 fish for a LPS,
> ( the small ones ).
>
>

[Twittering One]

<< How can you tell how old a fintail goldfish is? >>

Do a Lexus/Nexus search for the publication "Goldfish Age," under births
anouncements, and you'll likely find your data.

Hope that helps.

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actually... by counting the rings on the scales. like tree rings, it is complex so
do a google search for how to do it. Ingrid

"g" > wrote:

>How can you tell how old a fintail goldfish is? I bought 2 fish for a LPS,
>( the small ones ).
>



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[Geezer From The Freezer]

wrote:
>
> actually... by counting the rings on the scales. like tree rings, it is complex so
> do a google search for how to do it. Ingrid
>
> "g" > wrote:
>
> >How can you tell how old a fintail goldfish is? I bought 2 fish for a LPS,
> >( the small ones ).

Ingrid is correct on this, although scales that fall off and regrow do not
inherit the rings so they will start from scratch

[Tom L. La Bron]

Sorry Folks,

That is an old wives tale. I have fish right now that are just a year old
and they have 4 rings on their scales.

Tom L.L.
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"Geezer From The Freezer" > wrote in message
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>
>
> wrote:
>>
>> actually... by counting the rings on the scales. like tree rings, it is
>> complex so
>> do a google search for how to do it. Ingrid
>>
>> "g" > wrote:
>>
>> >How can you tell how old a fintail goldfish is? I bought 2 fish for a
>> >LPS,
>> >( the small ones ).
>
> Ingrid is correct on this, although scales that fall off and regrow do not
> inherit the rings so they will start from scratch

[Kay]

g wrote:
> How can you tell how old a fintail goldfish is? I bought 2 fish for a LPS,
> ( the small ones ).
>
>
If I buy a pet, I count that day as his/her birthday and a year from
that day I just "Say" One year. If its a small goldfish it can't be that
old.
Kay

[Raccoon]

Isnt there some way of telling by the size of the fish?

Mine are all quite young, Around 1 and a half inches long (excluding tail)
Even if its only a very rough approximation it would be nice to know whether
they are 3 months, 6 months, 1 year old etc.

Experienced GF breeders must have an idea of how old their 1 inch fish are?

Tess


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> How can you tell how old a fintail goldfish is? I bought 2 fish for a LPS,
> ( the small ones ).
>
>

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no.. no way of telling by size. pet stores typically sell first years. too
expensive to keep em 2 years.
maybe there is somebody doing automatic fish scale reading near you? LOL
http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/arch/neural/research/fish/
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/fish/165773/174109/449544/449620/450947/?version=1&lang=_e
http://www.fw.umn.edu/FW5601/ALAB/LAB11/AGELAB.HTM is the best at showing how to
interpret.
Ingrid

"Raccoon" > wrote:

>Isnt there some way of telling by the size of the fish?
>
>Mine are all quite young, Around 1 and a half inches long (excluding tail)
>Even if its only a very rough approximation it would be nice to know whether
>they are 3 months, 6 months, 1 year old etc.
>
>Experienced GF breeders must have an idea of how old their 1 inch fish are?
>
>Tess
>
>
>"g" > wrote in message
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>> How can you tell how old a fintail goldfish is? I bought 2 fish for a LPS,
>> ( the small ones ).
>>
>>
>



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[Raccoon]

lol @ fish scale reading :)

I can see no rings at all on my fishies scales, so makes sense that they are
only one year old or less.

Tess

> wrote in message
...
> no.. no way of telling by size. pet stores typically sell first years.
too
> expensive to keep em 2 years.
> maybe there is somebody doing automatic fish scale reading near you? LOL
> http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/arch/neural/research/fish/
>
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/fish/165773/174109/449544/449620/450947/?version=1&lang=_e
> http://www.fw.umn.edu/FW5601/ALAB/LAB11/AGELAB.HTM is the best at showing
how to
> interpret.
> Ingrid
>
> "Raccoon" > wrote:
>
> >Isnt there some way of telling by the size of the fish?
> >
> >Mine are all quite young, Around 1 and a half inches long (excluding
tail)
> >Even if its only a very rough approximation it would be nice to know
whether
> >they are 3 months, 6 months, 1 year old etc.
> >
> >Experienced GF breeders must have an idea of how old their 1 inch fish
are?
> >
> >Tess
> >
> >
> >"g" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> How can you tell how old a fintail goldfish is? I bought 2 fish for a
LPS,
> >> ( the small ones ).
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
>
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you have a microscope? INgrid

"Raccoon" > wrote:

>lol @ fish scale reading :)
>
>I can see no rings at all on my fishies scales, so makes sense that they are
>only one year old or less.
>
>Tess


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Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
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[Raccoon]

No I dont, If I ever get the chance to get a 2nd hand one dirt cheap, or
free I will, but have to prioritise my spending :(

Tess

> wrote in message
...
> you have a microscope? INgrid
>
> "Raccoon" > wrote:
>
> >lol @ fish scale reading :)
> >
> >I can see no rings at all on my fishies scales, so makes sense that they
are
> >only one year old or less.
> >
> >Tess
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 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.

[Geezer From The Freezer]

"Tom L. La Bron" wrote:
>
> Sorry Folks,
>
> That is an old wives tale. I have fish right now that are just a year old
> and they have 4 rings on their scales.

Tom,

The way I understand it is this works best for pond fish, the cycles of very
cold weather
will make the rings longer or shorter (can't remember which) and from this you
can gather an idea of how old a fish is, not necessarily 100%.

[Tom L. La Bron]

Geezer,

My fish are in ponds. I only bring breeders in in the winter. My winters
are usually pretty mild. Water temps still get in the high 30's, very
little ice stays.

Tom L.L.
"Geezer From The Freezer" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "Tom L. La Bron" wrote:
>>
>> Sorry Folks,
>>
>> That is an old wives tale. I have fish right now that are just a year
>> old
>> and they have 4 rings on their scales.
>
> Tom,
>
> The way I understand it is this works best for pond fish, the cycles of
> very
> cold weather
> will make the rings longer or shorter (can't remember which) and from this
> you
> can gather an idea of how old a fish is, not necessarily 100%.