On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 15:34:31 -0000, "rob.smith4"
wrote:

Hi as I live in Scotland and the weather is never great,can anybody tell me
when my fish arelikely to spawn,would like to rescue some of the eggs before
they all get eaten.
Are the eggs easy to spot as I am fairly new to this and have no idea what I
should be looking for.
Thanks for any help given.



I've no idea when they will spawn, except "spring."

signs of spawning: I get a lot of foam on the water, like with DOC.
If I get up early in the morning I can see the fish thrashing among
the plants, sometimes piling up out of the water momentarily as they
get into awkward places. I usually don't see the eggs while they are
in the water unless I am specifically looking for them. If I suspect
there to be eggs I will pull the plants out and inspect them in the
air.

In my pond I have water hyacinth, anacharis and string algae that the
fish lay their eggs in.If I decide to save any eggs I move the whole
plant.

Good luck with yours.


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- Charles
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