"Phisherman" wrote:

On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 08:35:17 -0700, San Diego Joe
wrote:

I have a shibunkin that appears to be egg bound. There has been considerable
goldfish sex happening amongst the fish, but I'm unsure if she has attempted
to take part. She is getting very large.

Is there something I need to do, or should I just let nature take it's
course?




I've had luck adding floating plants. Sometimes males will chase egg
bound females to exhaustion, and possibly death. Here again, it helps
to have plenty of plants. You can "strip" egg bound females by hand
(see Dr Innes or other fish book).

Thanks

I have lots of floating plants. I'll check out some of the books. If I do
nothing, is she in any danger?


San Diego Joe
4,000 - 5,000 Gallons.
Goldfish, a RES named Colombo and an Oscar.



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