goldfish jealousies

I have two small ponds and i put two goldfish each pond a few years ago.
one died so i put the newly single one in with the other two.

so in the one pond i have three fish. the original two in that pond which
comprises of the biggest (a) and one a bit smaller (b) and the one newly
moved from the pond (c) which is much smaller than either a or b.

when (c) first went into the pond is always stayed close to a and b and so
the three always swam around together. today we have just noticed that
both b and c are attacking a.

(a) has got a bit of white fungus on it and is either heavily pregnant or
has some illness that causes the stomach to swell. it doesnt seem all that
well because it moves about fairly slowly.

since it was being attacked i have moved it into the other pool so it is by
itself. do you think it's some sort of ' love trangle' violence or because
it
is ill (or pregnant) that causes it to be attacked by both fish? any
advice for a novice please?

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Yea, toss it and buy another, your o nly talking 12 to 20 cents for a
new one thatb is not screwed up.
Such bull**** and concern over a freaking dumbass fish.You dumbass
ponders and aquaria freaks are about the biggest ****ed up folks I
ever saw....


On Sat, 27 May 2006 16:41:14 GMT, "jw 1111"
wrote:
I have two small ponds and i put two goldfish each pond a few years ago.
one died so i put the newly single one in with the other two.

so in the one pond i have three fish. the original two in that pond which
comprises of the biggest (a) and one a bit smaller (b) and the one newly
moved from the pond (c) which is much smaller than either a or b.

when (c) first went into the pond is always stayed close to a and b and so
the three always swam around together. today we have just noticed that
both b and c are attacking a.

(a) has got a bit of white fungus on it and is either heavily pregnant or
has some illness that causes the stomach to swell. it doesnt seem all that
well because it moves about fairly slowly.

since it was being attacked i have moved it into the other pool so it is by
itself. do you think it's some sort of ' love trangle' violence or because
it
is ill (or pregnant) that causes it to be attacked by both fish? any
advice for a novice please?

*Note: There are two *Koi-Lo's* on the pond and aquaria groups.

"jw 1111" wrote in message
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since it was being attacked i have moved it into the other pool so it is
by
itself. do you think it's some sort of ' love trangle' violence or
because it
is ill (or pregnant) that causes it to be attacked by both fish? any
advice for a novice please?
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If it's a female heavy with eggs the males will chase it all around until it
stops, almost always in a clump of plants, and lays it's eggs. They will
fertilize the eggs and the chase begins again. But what you're describing
sounds more like some kind of illness. Are the water parameters the same in
both ponds? A drastic difference can sicken or even kill fish.

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On Sat, 27 May 2006 16:41:14 GMT, "jw 1111" wrote:

I have two small ponds and i put two goldfish each pond a few years ago.
one died so i put the newly single one in with the other two.

so in the one pond i have three fish. the original two in that pond which
comprises of the biggest (a) and one a bit smaller (b) and the one newly
moved from the pond (c) which is much smaller than either a or b.

when (c) first went into the pond is always stayed close to a and b and so
the three always swam around together. today we have just noticed that
both b and c are attacking a.

(a) has got a bit of white fungus on it and is either heavily pregnant or
has some illness that causes the stomach to swell. it doesnt seem all that
well because it moves about fairly slowly.

since it was being attacked i have moved it into the other pool so it is by
itself. do you think it's some sort of ' love trangle' violence or because
it
is ill (or pregnant) that causes it to be attacked by both fish? any
advice for a novice please?

By attack, do you mean chased? This is normal & necessary fish behavior.
Sounds like a & b are males and c is female. I'm a tad concerned about what
you call fungus... as the fish could be sick besides full of eggs. Can you
describe the fungus with more detail? ~ jan
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**** spray em with Lysol that knocks down fungus pretty darn good.


Or a quick dip in chlorox bleach will do it also.
On Sat, 27 May 2006 10:29:54 -0700, ~ janj
wrote:
On Sat, 27 May 2006 16:41:14 GMT, "jw 1111" wrote:

I have two small ponds and i put two goldfish each pond a few years ago.
one died so i put the newly single one in with the other two.

so in the one pond i have three fish. the original two in that pond which
comprises of the biggest (a) and one a bit smaller (b) and the one newly
moved from the pond (c) which is much smaller than either a or b.

when (c) first went into the pond is always stayed close to a and b and so
the three always swam around together. today we have just noticed that
both b and c are attacking a.

(a) has got a bit of white fungus on it and is either heavily pregnant or
has some illness that causes the stomach to swell. it doesnt seem all that
well because it moves about fairly slowly.

since it was being attacked i have moved it into the other pool so it is by
itself. do you think it's some sort of ' love trangle' violence or because
it
is ill (or pregnant) that causes it to be attacked by both fish? any
advice for a novice please?

By attack, do you mean chased? This is normal & necessary fish behavior.
Sounds like a & b are males and c is female. I'm a tad concerned about what
you call fungus... as the fish could be sick besides full of eggs. Can you
describe the fungus with more detail? ~ jan
--------------
See my ponds and filter design:
www.jjspond.us

~Keep 'em Wet!~
Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
To e-mail see website

it sounds sick and is developing dropsy.
http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/d...ame.htm#dropsy


"jw 1111" wrote:

I have two small ponds and i put two goldfish each pond a few years ago.
one died so i put the newly single one in with the other two.

so in the one pond i have three fish. the original two in that pond which
comprises of the biggest (a) and one a bit smaller (b) and the one newly
moved from the pond (c) which is much smaller than either a or b.

when (c) first went into the pond is always stayed close to a and b and so
the three always swam around together. today we have just noticed that
both b and c are attacking a.

(a) has got a bit of white fungus on it and is either heavily pregnant or
has some illness that causes the stomach to swell. it doesnt seem all that
well because it moves about fairly slowly.

since it was being attacked i have moved it into the other pool so it is by
itself. do you think it's some sort of ' love trangle' violence or because
it
is ill (or pregnant) that causes it to be attacked by both fish? any
advice for a novice please?





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