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Greetings fellow ponders, this is my first post. My wife and i are in
our second year with our pond that I dug and constructed using a rubber liner and Purifalls filter and a regular submersible pump. It is kidney shaped, with it's dimensions being 7'x7'x10'x 18" deep. In the pond we have 3 shebunkin, 2 goldfish( recently lost a 3rd to a coon or a bird) and a catfish. Yesterday my wife discovered 2 baby fish swimming about , 1 appears to be a shebunkin the other appears to be a goldfish. Now for the questions as I learned a little about the birds and bees, but not very much about fish. 1) will he babys be eaten by the other fish? 2) if so, how can we protect them 3) do these fish live bear or are they hatched outside? 4) can the 2 fish be cross breeds or are they from seperate births? thanks for your replies lrpiam |
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![]() "lrpiam" wrote in message om... Greetings fellow ponders, this is my first post. My wife and i are in our second year with our pond that I dug and constructed using a rubber liner and Purifalls filter and a regular submersible pump. It is kidney shaped, with it's dimensions being 7'x7'x10'x 18" deep. In the pond we have 3 shebunkin, 2 goldfish( recently lost a 3rd to a coon or a bird) and a catfish. Yesterday my wife discovered 2 baby fish swimming about , 1 appears to be a shebunkin the other appears to be a goldfish. Now for the questions as I learned a little about the birds and bees, but not very much about fish. 1) will he babys be eaten by the other fish? Yes, when very small unless they have some place where they can hide, such as rocks or plants. 2) if so, how can we protect them 3) do these fish live bear or are they hatched outside? They are egg layers, I think. 4) can the 2 fish be cross breeds or are they from seperate births? thanks for your replies lrpiam I would say that they are probably from separate births. You can tell the males from the female adults like this: When viewing the fish from above, the females will appear fat, while the males will appear slender. Send us a link to some pictures. |
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![]() " George" wrote in message *Snip* When viewing the fish from above, the females | will appear fat, while the males will appear slender. ****Sigh!***** Some thing NEVER change! ;ŹD Kate |
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![]() "lrpiam" wrote in message om... snip 1) will he babys be eaten by the other fish? To a point. Some fish prefer fish, some don't. I can say my Koi and Goldies avoid the fry in the pond. They'll swim right through a herd of 'em and just push them out of the way. Considering that I had hundreds of fry this year, something IS eating them. I expect the two bullfrogs I've seen are the culprits/ 2) if so, how can we protect them If you are having spawnings in your pond, don't sweat protection. Yer gonna have more fish then you can eventually. Let natural selection take its course and help keep the numbers down. 3) do these fish live bear or are they hatched outside? Eggs are laid typically in the roots of plants and other areas around the pond edge. The males then do their best to ferterlize using a broadcast spreader method. 4) can the 2 fish be cross breeds or are they from seperate births? Koi and Goldies (I don't know about others) will cross breed and create sterile donkey koigoldfish. BV. |
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![]() "SVTKate" wrote in message ink.net... " George" wrote in message *Snip* When viewing the fish from above, the females | will appear fat, while the males will appear slender. ****Sigh!***** Some thing NEVER change! ;ŹD Kate No pun (or insult) intended. |
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When viewing the fish from above, the females
| will appear fat, while the males will appear slender. ****Sigh!***** Some thing NEVER change! ;ŹD Kate Don't worry Kate, like they say, we may notice the famine first, but we'll last longer. ;-) ~ jan (Do you know where your water quality is?) |
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