On 4/28/03 2:12 PM, in article ,
"Jerrispond" wrote:

Shubunkins has become very aggressive
towards one of the fantails -- constantly chasing it around the
pond,seemingly nibbling at the 'joint' where the tail meets the body.
Thefantail has developed a white spot at that 'joint' where the shubunkinis
nibbling. What can we do to help our fantail? There is a white spot at
that'Joint' and it seems to be having a bit of trouble using it's tail.
It sounds to
me like normal spawning behavior. They can get really rough, and at times
kill
the female.

I have not seen such aggressive behavior in my small pond with 2 shubunkin
and 3 fantails, though the largest shubunkin has been seen "chasing" the
fantails around from time to time. If this is normal spawning behavior, do
shubunkin and fantails breed, or just hit on each other? If they can breed,
what do the offspring look like?

Curious (in part because I now have a bunch of fry in my pond and I'm
wondering who the moms and dads are),

Fred