"Nan & Rich Zitney" wrote in message
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On Sep 21, 1:44 pm, ~ jan wrote:
On Sun, 21 Sep 2008 03:45:36 EDT, "Gail Futoran"

wrote:
Is it possible something's getting your babies?

Don't know, hard to believe it would get them all. I even saw a
couple of
taddies make to some size, and that was with me removing every egg
cluste
r
to a fish safe area. I figured if a taddy or two could make it
hidden fro
m
the fish, surely fish eggs & fry would. If it wasn't for seeing the
taddi
es
I would suspect the fish, even though I've been feeding them this
year.
Where before I never fed the goldfish in the lily pond and they've
thrive
d
and produced. s

cheaper sources. For the pleasure they give me, $27 + tax is well
worth it. Especially if I get babies in the spring. Gai
l

I fully agree! ~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds:www.jjspond.us

I tried skimming the bottom of the pond the day ours spawned and put
everything I picked up into a smaller fishless pond. Still no babies
here either. We thought the fish were eating the eggs, but I thought
we'd end up with SOME babies. In 17 years of ponding we've had only 3
babies survive!!
And we've had many fewer frogs here too.
Nan in DE
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Gail replies:

I probably shouldn't mention I brought some anacharis in from one pond
to help cycle a new aquarium this past spring. I dipped the plants
into a weak clorox solution first. And wouldn't you know eggs
survived! I got three baby goldfish in my new aquarium. I delayed
putting in my tropical fish, fed the babies baby food, and when they
got big enough put them out into the pond. They did ok, too.

I've had a bunch of goldfish babies the last year or two. I suspect
it's nothing special I did but rather living in an area that has a
long warm season. Is there any research on that, does anyone know?

Gail
near San Antonio TX