Baby goldfish - overwinter inside?

[gardencottage]

We have 2 goldfish and 2 shabumkins
We recently spotted babies - 2 orange and 3 black
They must be at least 2 months old and probably 1.5 inches long
Should we move the babies inside for overwintering?
Our pond is probably just over 1/2 metre deep and the larger goldfish
have survived a few winters now.


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gardencottage

[Glenn S.]

you don't say where you are located or what the winters are like in your
area but from my perspective
(Zone 5 - USA), I have brought some koi fry in for the winter and left
others out in the main pond. The ones that came in did a bit better in
growth (they were fed all winter) but all did equally well in survival. The
only thing I would caution in your case is the depth of the pond - approx
18" - is not very deep for a COLD climate. My pond is 4' (1.3 meters ?) at
the deep end and everyone does quite well.

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"gardencottage" > wrote in message
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>
> We have 2 goldfish and 2 shabumkins
> We recently spotted babies - 2 orange and 3 black
> They must be at least 2 months old and probably 1.5 inches long
> Should we move the babies inside for overwintering?
> Our pond is probably just over 1/2 metre deep and the larger goldfish
> have survived a few winters now.
>
>
> --
> gardencottage

[Pete Thomas]

gardencottage wrote:
> We have 2 goldfish and 2 shabumkins
> We recently spotted babies - 2 orange and 3 black
> They must be at least 2 months old and probably 1.5 inches long
> Should we move the babies inside for overwintering?
> Our pond is probably just over 1/2 metre deep and the larger goldfis
> have survived a few winters now

1.5 inches is a good size, probably a fishy equivalent to teenagers
rather than babies or toddlers! I would leave them outside. If some die
and others survive that's survival of the fittest and you will end up
with better fish. As they are breeding you want the pond to end up with
the right balance of fish/water/vegetation, not artificially help the
weak fish and end up with overstocked pond.


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