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Goldfish fry
My Fantails spawned about 3 weeks ago & I moved the pots with the eggs in to
a new area that has no adult fish. There were hundreds originally, but now there only seems to be about 40 or so. I have found a lot of dead or nearly dead fry in the last week. We have had some very extreme weather here in Sydney & am wondering maybe the heat killed them? (For two days it was over 38c). The ones that have survived seem to have tripled in size, so could it just be a case of 'survival of the fittest'? Ta Pat |
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PatC wrote: My Fantails spawned about 3 weeks ago & I moved the pots with the eggs in to a new area that has no adult fish. There were hundreds originally, but now there only seems to be about 40 or so. Time for toilet burial. |
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On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 21:41:14 +1100, "PatC" wrote:
I have found a lot of dead or nearly dead fry in the last week. We have had some very extreme weather here in Sydney & am wondering maybe the heat killed them? (For two days it was over 38c). The ones that have survived seem to have tripled in size, so could it just be a case of 'survival of the fittest'? My comets seem to tolerate weather/pond extremes better than my koi, but ambient temperatures that high can cause the water temperature to rise so high as to prevent the water from holding enough oxygen. (Cold water holds more oxygen than warm water.) I keep water lilies in the pond for the shade they produce in an effort to keep the water temperature down. I also have an air pump releasing small bubbles into the pond to keep the oxygen supply up. I'm in Georgia, USA and we experience more 38c or 100F days than in the past. I don't really know what is happening to your fry, I've never purposely raised any. I do know the one's we buy in stores here sometimes have a high mortality rate. I have a few accidental fry (comet shubunkin) every year and they are surprising. One of the most surprising things about them was, I continually found a couple in the filter barrel and carefully placed them back into the pond, but began to notice the one's in the filter barrel were growing faster than the one's in the open pond. Regards, Hal |
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*Note: There are several *Koi-Lo's* on the pond and aquaria groups.
"PatC" wrote in message ... My Fantails spawned about 3 weeks ago & I moved the pots with the eggs in to a new area that has no adult fish. There were hundreds originally, but now there only seems to be about 40 or so. It's hard to suggest anything Pat without knowing how many fry and how many gallons the fishless area is. They starve quickly if there isn't enough minuscule food for them all. If the water temperature drops rapidly and low enough many will die. That happened to us one year. Our fry have survived water temps as high as 98 F. Shade the area where they are if it's real hot and sunny. Keep the water gentlly moving by adding an air-stone at one end. I have found a lot of dead or nearly dead fry in the last week. We have had some very extreme weather here in Sydney & am wondering maybe the heat killed them? (For two days it was over 38c). Are they out in the sun? How deep and how many gallons is the area you have them in? The ones that have survived seem to have tripled in size, so could it just be a case of 'survival of the fittest'? No. Few die when conditions are right for them. -- KL.... Frugal ponding since 1995. My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö ~~~~ }((((({* |
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My Fantails spawned about 3 weeks ago & I moved the pots with the eggs in to
a new area that has no adult fish. There were hundreds originally, but now there only seems to be about 40 or so. I have found a lot of dead or nearly dead fry in the last week. We have had some very extreme weather here in Sydney & am wondering maybe the heat killed them? (For two days it was over 38c). The ones that have survived seem to have tripled in size, so could it just be a case of 'survival of the fittest'? Ta Pat That's what you have going on, and unfortunately it will be many of the reverted back to single tails that will grow the best. I hope you have a filter and extra air running? ~ jan -------------- See my ponds and filter design: www.jjspond.us ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website |
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