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Old 14-06-2006, 10:38 PM posted to rec.ponds
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"keith_nuttle" wrote in message
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The gold fish laid eggs and now we have many little new gold fish. Can
anyone tell me how fast these fish grow?


If they have the space, clean water, aeration and plenty of food they can
grow pretty darn fast. :-) Some of mine have reached 6 to 7" in a year when
kept indoors and 4" or so outdoors in zone 6 (shorter feeding period).
These are guesstimates as I didn't actually measure them.

Can someone relate the age of
the fish to their length? ie. 1/2" 1ST week etc.


No one can say for sure because it depends on temperature, water quality and
foods fed plus how often you feed them.

I believe the eggs were laid about the 1st of June. They are now about
1/2" long.


You can try more partial water changes and feed them more often for faster
growth. Also, some will grow faster than others.
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