spawning?

I posted a message a while ago now about my fantail sitting on the bottom of
the tank most of the time. She is still doing this but the problem hasn't
got any worse and there are still no other signs of illness. She is eating,
she doesn't have clamped fins or any marks or blemishes and my water
parameters are great.
I had the day off work yesterday and spent a while watching the tank and it
seems that she and one of my males are showing signs of spawning behaviour
when she does decide to have a swim about. My question is, is this typical
behaviour of a fish heavy with eggs? She has become slightly larger around
the midriff than usual although not hugely so to make me consider dropsy or
something similar, If she is full of eggs it would certainly explain why she
isn't showing any other signs of illness than sitting on the bottom of the
tank. If it is eggs, how long would it generally be before she would spawn?
As I've never dealt with breeding goldfish I really have no idea about the
process involved so I could be clutching at straws here, but it would
certainly make sense.
Mel.

Mel startled all and sundry by ejaculating the following words of wisdom

I posted a message a while ago now about my fantail sitting on the
bottom of the tank most of the time. She is still doing this but the
problem hasn't got any worse and there are still no other signs of
illness.

My Demekin does it all the time especially if the water is below 14C. I
figure she's just lazy.

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rob singers
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Hi Rob,
It's definitely not just case of her being lazy. I've had her for 4 years
and she is usually a very active fish so this is very out of character for
her.As for your Demekin, she is probably responding to the water
temperature. 14C is quite a low temperature for her to be at. Fish should be
kept at a fairly steady temperature to avoid upset. Have you ever considered
getting a heater to regulate the temp?
Mel.

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Mel startled all and sundry by ejaculating the following words of wisdom

I posted a message a while ago now about my fantail sitting on the
bottom of the tank most of the time. She is still doing this but the
problem hasn't got any worse and there are still no other signs of
illness.

My Demekin does it all the time especially if the water is below 14C. I
figure she's just lazy.

--
rob singers
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Thats cool water, no wonder!!


My Demekin does it all the time especially if the water is below 14C. I
figure she's just lazy.

Out from under a rock popped Mel and said

Hi Rob,
It's definitely not just case of her being lazy. I've had her for 4
years and she is usually a very active fish so this is very out of
character for her.As for your Demekin, she is probably responding to
the water temperature. 14C is quite a low temperature for her to be
at. Fish should be kept at a fairly steady temperature to avoid upset.
Have you ever considered getting a heater to regulate the temp?
Mel.

I had it off because we had power shortages. I have it back on at the
moment.