~ jan wrote in message
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over theirs. Good choice, 3 goldfish (preferable fantails), other wise,
possible poor choice as 3 goldfish soon become 300, than 3,000, than
massive die off and you're back to 3 and usually the ugliest ones.... ;o

I solve that by selling my fry in the fall to the local pet shop as feeders,
in exchange for enough fish food to get through the winter. I have a fairly
stable population that has developed lots of interesting modifications like
fancy tails, unique coloration, etc, and all from a half dozen comet feeders
purchased 15 years ago. My only big die off was caused by a Heron, and he
didn't leave any corpses.