goldfish laid eggs?

petfairy · 12-21-2007, 11:57 PM

I was looking at my tank, and i saw some eggs on the underside of a bridge i have. I thought they were snail eggs at first, but then i looked today and my old feeder goldfish was freaking out about a snail that was getting close to them. It was trying to get the snail off. Then i saw the fish doing something to the eggs which looked like taking care of them.

My question is, did my goldfish lay eggs? there are a lot of them.

I was just very confused, i have had these two goldfish since i had my turtles, they were surviver feeders from a couple years ago. they have been alone in a 125 gallon tank with a large minnow, among lots of snails.

Any input anyone has would be great. I would hate to stock the tank now and then have a bunch of goldfish comming.

Aussie_hippie_2 · 12-22-2007, 11:04 AM

hmm, sounds like it. If they are goldfish, I think you can expect a LOT of babies.

boohoo · 12-24-2007, 07:03 AM

Whenever my goldfish laid eggs they had a little feeding frenzy afterwards. You probably won't have a real high survival rate, as they tend to eat anything that will fit in their mouths.

12-21-2007, 11:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
petfairy Clown Freak Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 611	goldfish laid eggs? I was looking at my tank, and i saw some eggs on the underside of a bridge i have. I thought they were snail eggs at first, but then i looked today and my old feeder goldfish was freaking out about a snail that was getting close to them. It was trying to get the snail off. Then i saw the fish doing something to the eggs which looked like taking care of them. My question is, did my goldfish lay eggs? there are a lot of them. I was just very confused, i have had these two goldfish since i had my turtles, they were surviver feeders from a couple years ago. they have been alone in a 125 gallon tank with a large minnow, among lots of snails. Any input anyone has would be great. I would hate to stock the tank now and then have a bunch of goldfish comming. __________________ Janell Smile. People will wonder what you have been up to.

12-24-2007, 07:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
boohoo Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nova Scotia,Canada Posts: 108	Whenever my goldfish laid eggs they had a little feeding frenzy afterwards. You probably won't have a real high survival rate, as they tend to eat anything that will fit in their mouths. __________________ Shelley 66g-goldfish, 55g-community, 2-10g communities and a 10g quarantine tank

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12-22-2007, 11:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
Aussie_hippie_2 Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Physically? Wisco. Mentally? The Mountains. Posts: 814	hmm, sounds like it. If they are goldfish, I think you can expect a LOT of babies.

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