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Goldfish Question Joel 10-21-2008
Posted by John Smith on October 28, 2008, 7:15 pm
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> > > Kids love them too much. Besides, they did produce offspring, didn't
> > > see them in the pond till just recently (like another half dozen
> > > little black ones)
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> > > In trouble now =A0 =A0;)
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> > =A0 =A0 =A0=3D O =A0 DOH!
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> Total # of fish
>
> Originally bought 12 (And 1 crayfish)
> scooped out 9 of the original 12 (lost 3) and 11 offspring (Which I
> placed in a deep pond in a cemetary near my house, they should be fine
> there)
> Lost the crayfish too =A0 :(

Hate to say it, but was there other fish in that pond. Is the water
suitbale for fish to live in? Will it be suitbale for them later on if
they make it, or does odds and ends get dumped into it? We all know
all water is not created equal or suitbale for life with a
fish......but sometimes that old addage of out of sight out of mind
works best! You did good IMHO. YOu would do even better if you reduced
the herd in that fish tank as well.......perhaps the offspring would
like to over winter with mom or pop or aunti or uncle!

Posted by Joel on October 29, 2008, 9:44 am
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> > > > Kids love them too much. Besides, they did produce offspring, didn'=
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> > > > see them in the pond till just recently (like another half dozen
> > > > little black ones)
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> > > > In trouble now =A0 =A0;)
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> > > =A0 =A0 =A0=3D O =A0 DOH!
>
> > Total # of fish
>
> > Originally bought 12 (And 1 crayfish)
> > scooped out 9 of the original 12 (lost 3) and 11 offspring (Which I
> > placed in a deep pond in a cemetary near my house, they should be fine
> > there)
> > Lost the crayfish too =A0 :(
>
> Hate to say it, but was there other fish in that pond. Is the water
> suitbale for fish to live in? Will it be suitbale for them later on if
> they make it, or does odds and ends get dumped into it? =A0We all know
> all water is not created equal or suitbale for life with a
> fish......but sometimes that old addage of out of sight out of mind
> works best! You did good IMHO. YOu would do even better if you reduced
> the herd in that fish tank as well.......perhaps the offspring would
> like to over winter with mom or pop or aunti or uncle!- Hide quoted text =
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> - Show quoted text -

All the fish were in the pond, the pond has a inground pool sand
filter, former owners had fish (Some wintered over when it didn't
freeze solid) Come spring, the pond will be emptied AGAIN all rocks
removed and cleaned, pond liner will be cleaned and be good to go.

Any other questions?

Posted by John Smith on October 29, 2008, 11:00 am
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> > > > > Kids love them too much. Besides, they did produce offspring, did=
n't
> > > > > see them in the pond till just recently (like another half dozen
> > > > > little black ones)
>
> > > > > In trouble now =A0 =A0;)
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> > > > =A0 =A0 =A0=3D O =A0 DOH!
>
> > > Total # of fish
>
> > > Originally bought 12 (And 1 crayfish)
> > > scooped out 9 of the original 12 (lost 3) and 11 offspring (Which I
> > > placed in a deep pond in a cemetary near my house, they should be fin=
e
> > > there)
> > > Lost the crayfish too =A0 :(
>
> > Hate to say it, but was there other fish in that pond. Is the water
> > suitbale for fish to live in? Will it be suitbale for them later on if
> > they make it, or does odds and ends get dumped into it? =A0We all know
> > all water is not created equal or suitbale for life with a
> > fish......but sometimes that old addage of out of sight out of mind
> > works best! You did good IMHO. YOu would do even better if you reduced
> > the herd in that fish tank as well.......perhaps the offspring would
> > like to over winter with mom or pop or aunti or uncle!- Hide quoted tex=
t -
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> > - Show quoted text -
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> All the fish were in the pond, the pond has a inground pool sand
> filter, former owners had fish (Some wintered over when it didn't
> freeze solid) Come spring, the pond will be emptied AGAIN all rocks
> removed and cleaned, pond liner will be cleaned and be good to go.
>
> Any other questions?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Which of the occupants of the cemetary owns that pond. You mean they
come back alive to maintain their pond every spring? Wow only in Mass
would stuff like this happen...Does perpetual care in the cemetary
upkeep also pay electric bill to maintain this pond just so the inhabs
can enjoy fish, or maybe the inhabs came back as fish. Yea thats
probably what is happening. The dead folks were reincarnated as fish.
Guess with all thw worms in a cemetary being a fish is not a bad thing
as the food source should be pretty darn good.

Posted by on October 23, 2008, 8:57 am
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too many GF, too little water. what you describe is classic behavior in toxic
water
conditions. start changing water. what are you doing for filtration? It might
be
better for your GF to get a 150 gallon rubbermaid tub in the basement, hang a
light
and build some kind of veggie filter down there to keep the water clean.
http://weloveteaching.com/mypond/VF/veggie_filter.html

keep it cool and only feed a couple times a week, lightly. But you do need to
clean
GF up when bringing them inside from a pond.
http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/care/care2.htm#in%20from%20the%20pond
Ingrid

>I have a question regarding goldfish behavior. Back in May I put about
>a dozon goldfish in my pond (small pond, about 15'x8'x2' deep) I took
>them out and put them in a 30 gallon tank in my house for the winter,
>they seem to love the aerator (Swimming up and down in the bubbles the
>they freak out and fly around the tank (flipping out of the water etc)
>
>My question is...
>
>Is this normal?
>
>J

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