no, it is his bumping that stimulates her muscles to contract and push the eggs out.
those eggs gotta be fertilized immediately or they die. sometimes a female GF is
picked up and the eggs will just pour out of her. so a male isnt always necessary.
Ingrid

"Lee B." wrote:

I was under the impression that the males literally knock the eggs out of
her. I don't think she can lay the eggs by herself, otherwise you wouldn't
hear of egg-bound females: they'd dump them if they could. The times that
mine have spawned, they were at it before I got up and/or noticed it. The
deed was done.


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Wasn't Gale Gordon the fellow who played Lucy's boss, Mr. Mooney, in her solo series?

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"KenCo" wrote in message ...
Gale Pearce wrote:
Well, second off, are you familiar with the names Gale Sayer,

football player c.f. the movie Brians Song?


or Gale Gordon?

hmm, roundy round driver? vrooommm

did I pass??? lol

, but don't take this wrong it's not a problem assuming I'm a woman,
my mother apologizes non stop for naming me Gale - I got past that years
ago - was a bit rough in the younger years, though ( oh yeah - memories of
8 - 12 yrs old!!) - so how's that 12 inch carp :~)))))))))
Gale :~)


LOL.

Well first off, I am happy a woman made that joke and not a guy. And
secondly, I won't touch that one with a 12 inch Carp for fear of not being
able to stop.

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But are the eggs fertilized by the "old in and out" as Kubrick would say, or
are they fertilized in the water? BV

I can sure tell you weren't raised in or near salmon country, and/or any
places that has fish farms where they fertilize the eggs by hand at
hatcheries, showing it on the news. In fact, I think some koi breeders also
do it by hand. BV, you need to start watching more Discovery or Nature TV.

Now last year I did have a female oranda lose her eggs on her own. I put
her out in the lily pond and several days later there were unfertilized
eggs (milky white) in the pond, so some can manage on their own....
;o) ;o) ~ jan


~ jan (Do you know where your water quality is?)

Hey Gale, I always knew you were a guy. ;o) Gal Gail spell it differently
usually. ~ jan/WA
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On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 21:21:32 -0400, "Gale Pearce"
wrote:

Well, second off, are you familiar with the names Gale Sayer, or Gale
Gordon? , but don't take this wrong it's not a problem assuming I'm a woman,
my mother apologizes non stop for naming me Gale - I got past that years
ago - was a bit rough in the younger years, though ( oh yeah - memories of
8 - 12 yrs old!!) - so how's that 12 inch carp :~)))))))))
Gale :~)

LOL.

Well first off, I am happy a woman made that joke and not a guy. And
secondly, I won't touch that one with a 12 inch Carp for fear of not being
able to stop.

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Ahhh - DeAnna wins the gold, but to be fair, I am sure I wouldn't have
remembered that, if it wasn't for the name connection
Gale :~)
"Pond Newbie" wrote in message
...
Wasn't Gale Gordon the fellow who played Lucy's boss, Mr. Mooney, in her
solo series?

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"KenCo" wrote in message
...
Gale Pearce wrote:
Well, second off, are you familiar with the names Gale Sayer,

football player c.f. the movie Brians Song?


or Gale Gordon?

hmm, roundy round driver? vrooommm

did I pass??? lol

, but don't take this wrong it's not a problem assuming I'm a woman,
my mother apologizes non stop for naming me Gale - I got past that
years
ago - was a bit rough in the younger years, though ( oh yeah -
memories of
8 - 12 yrs old!!) - so how's that 12 inch carp :~)))))))))
Gale :~)


LOL.

Well first off, I am happy a woman made that joke and not a guy. And
secondly, I won't touch that one with a 12 inch Carp for fear of not
being
able to stop.

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Yeah, I knew you and Nedra did and probably a few others - and yes, most
but not all spell it that way or add a Y after the A - but I have run across
a few who spell it the same as I do
Gale :~)
"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
s.com...
Hey Gale, I always knew you were a guy. ;o) Gal Gail spell it differently
usually. ~ jan/WA
Zone 7a

On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 21:21:32 -0400, "Gale Pearce"
wrote:

Well, second off, are you familiar with the names Gale Sayer, or Gale
Gordon? , but don't take this wrong it's not a problem assuming I'm a
woman,
my mother apologizes non stop for naming me Gale - I got past that years
ago - was a bit rough in the younger years, though ( oh yeah - memories
of
8 - 12 yrs old!!) - so how's that 12 inch carp :~)))))))))
Gale :~)

LOL.

Well first off, I am happy a woman made that joke and not a guy. And
secondly, I won't touch that one with a 12 inch Carp for fear of not
being
able to stop.

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Wellll.. Gale, now that you mention it - I don't know how I
knew ... You just sound like a guy to me! even through the
typed words.

Nedra
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"Gale Pearce" wrote in message
...
Yeah, I knew you and Nedra did and probably a few others - and yes, most
but not all spell it that way or add a Y after the A - but I have run
across
a few who spell it the same as I do
Gale :~)
"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
s.com...
Hey Gale, I always knew you were a guy. ;o) Gal Gail spell it
differently
usually. ~ jan/WA
Zone 7a

On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 21:21:32 -0400, "Gale Pearce"
wrote:

Well, second off, are you familiar with the names Gale Sayer, or Gale
Gordon? , but don't take this wrong it's not a problem assuming I'm a
woman,
my mother apologizes non stop for naming me Gale - I got past that
years
ago - was a bit rough in the younger years, though ( oh yeah -
memories
of
8 - 12 yrs old!!) - so how's that 12 inch carp :~)))))))))
Gale :~)

LOL.

Well first off, I am happy a woman made that joke and not a guy. And
secondly, I won't touch that one with a 12 inch Carp for fear of not
being
able to stop.

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www.iheartmypond.com

"Gale Pearce" wrote in message
...
Well, second off, are you familiar with the names Gale Sayer, or Gale
Gordon? , but don't take this wrong it's not a problem assuming I'm a
woman,
my mother apologizes non stop for naming me Gale - I got past that years
ago - was a bit rough in the younger years, though ( oh yeah - memories
of
8 - 12 yrs old!!) - so how's that 12 inch carp :~)))))))))
snip

Mouth open. Foot inserted. My apologies.

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Want some ketchup with that foot BV? :-)

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"Benign Vanilla" wrote in message
...

"Gale Pearce" wrote in message
...
Well, second off, are you familiar with the names Gale Sayer, or Gale
Gordon? , but don't take this wrong it's not a problem assuming I'm a
woman,
my mother apologizes non stop for naming me Gale - I got past that years
ago - was a bit rough in the younger years, though ( oh yeah - memories
of
8 - 12 yrs old!!) - so how's that 12 inch carp :~)))))))))
snip

Mouth open. Foot inserted. My apologies.

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