playing or fighting

"AlecTPR" wrote in message
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They all seem a lot more active at this time. I've also noticed the
shubunchkin seems to follow the other fish around a lot. Either this is
in play or fight, I'm not sure. It looks like he's nippling at they're
tails most of the time.

It could be breeding behavior but you usually see that in the springtime; at
least where I live.

Obviously, I'm unsure of the sex of the fish, how can you tell?

I don't know about orfs but male goldfish get small white bumplike growths
on their gillcovers during the breeding season and females do not.
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Köi-Lö Wrote:
It could be breeding behavior but you usually see that in the
springtime; at
least where I live.
Where do you live, I'm from Manchester, UK so starting to get a little
cooler, although it was cool before?

Köi-Lö Wrote:

I don't know about orfs but male goldfish get small white bumplike
growths
on their gillcovers during the breeding season and females do not.

I'm fairly sure the orfs are just playing, they're jumping around and
don't look like they're up to anything like that (can't believe I'm
spying on them like teenagers)
I'll try and checkout the goldfish but I've only had them about 3
months now...
cheers.




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AlecTPR

"AlecTPR" wrote in message
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Köi-Lö Wrote:
It could be breeding behavior but you usually see that in the
springtime; at
least where I live.
Where do you live, I'm from Manchester, UK so starting to get a little
cooler, although it was cool before?

I'm in the mid south of the USA. It's cooling off here as well.


Köi-Lö Wrote:

I don't know about orfs but male goldfish get small white bumplike
growths
on their gillcovers during the breeding season and females do not.


I'm fairly sure the orfs are just playing, they're jumping around and
don't look like they're up to anything like that (can't believe I'm
spying on them like teenagers)
I'll try and checkout the goldfish but I've only had them about 3
months now...
cheers.

--
KL....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö ~~~~ }((((({*