Posted by john hamilton on July 11, 2010, 5:23 am
We have a water tank with some quite big goldfish in. The males seemed to
be continually harrassing a female (one that already looks pregnant). It was
so much that we have moved her to a smaller pond that already has some small
goldfish in it.
This is so that she can get some peace and be left alone. Have we do the
right thing here?
Posted by Anne Welsh Jackson on July 11, 2010, 8:51 am
> We have a water tank with some quite big goldfish in. The males seemed to
> be continually harrassing a female (one that already looks pregnant).
> It was
> so much that we have moved her to a smaller pond that already has some
> small
> goldfish in it.
Female gldfish don't "get pregnant" - they lay eggs!
> This is so that she can get some peace and be left alone. Have we do the
> right thing here?
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AnneJ
Posted by nmm1 on July 11, 2010, 9:12 am
>> We have a water tank with some quite big goldfish in. The males seemed to
>> be continually harrassing a female (one that already looks pregnant).
>> It was
>> so much that we have moved her to a smaller pond that already has some
>> small
>> goldfish in it.
>Female gldfish don't "get pregnant" - they lay eggs!
They do, however, become gravid :-)
>> This is so that she can get some peace and be left alone. Have we do the
>> right thing here?
It is quite likely that they are hassling her to lay eggs, so that
they can inseminate them.
Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
Posted by john hamilton on July 11, 2010, 11:37 am
>>
>>> We have a water tank with some quite big goldfish in. The males seemed
>>> to
>>> be continually harrassing a female (one that already looks pregnant).
>>> It was
>>> so much that we have moved her to a smaller pond that already has some
>>> small
>>> goldfish in it.
>>
>>Female gldfish don't "get pregnant" - they lay eggs!
> They do, however, become gravid :-)
>>> This is so that she can get some peace and be left alone. Have we do the
>>> right thing here?
> It is quite likely that they are hassling her to lay eggs, so that
> they can inseminate them.
> Regards,
> Nick Maclaren.
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thanks. she is still very *gravid* (i had to look that up)[means big with
eggs]. would you advise that i put her back in the main tank then ? she
did seem to be having a very stressful time?
Posted by mark on July 12, 2010, 3:34 am
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>>>
>>>> We have a water tank with some quite big goldfish in. The males seemed
>>>> to
>>>> be continually harrassing a female (one that already looks pregnant).
>>>> It was
>>>> so much that we have moved her to a smaller pond that already has some
>>>> small
>>>> goldfish in it.
>>>
>>>Female gldfish don't "get pregnant" - they lay eggs!
>>
>> They do, however, become gravid :-)
>>
>>>> This is so that she can get some peace and be left alone. Have we do
>>>> the
>>>> right thing here?
>>
>> It is quite likely that they are hassling her to lay eggs, so that
>> they can inseminate them.
> thanks. she is still very *gravid* (i had to look that up)[means big with
> eggs]. would you advise that i put her back in the main tank then ? she
> did seem to be having a very stressful time?
You are very much tinkering with evolution ....!!!
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> be continually harrassing a female (one that already looks pregnant).
> It was
> so much that we have moved her to a smaller pond that already has some
> small
> goldfish in it.