Odd goldfish behavior during rain
It's raining all kinds of small mammals, I was just looking out the
window at the pond and all the goldfish are lined up against the rocks lining the edges, looks like they're trying to beach themselves, gasping at the surface. I don't think they're in distress, as they're also chasing each other around, I almost want to use the work "frolicing". All the GF are doing this, large and small, though my "shiners" aren't doing it at all. Anyone want know what is going on? Mike Patterson Please remove the spamtrap to email me. "I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific..." |
Odd goldfish behavior during rain
"Mike Patterson" wrote in message ... It's raining all kinds of small mammals, I was just looking out the window at the pond and all the goldfish are lined up against the rocks lining the edges, looks like they're trying to beach themselves, gasping at the surface. I don't think they're in distress, as they're also chasing each other around, I almost want to use the work "frolicing". All the GF are doing this, large and small, though my "shiners" aren't doing it at all. Anyone want know what is going on? Maybe eating any tasty things washing off the rocks? My GF like to line up under the waterfall if it's been off for a while and I restart it. I always thought they were after the oxygen/fresh water, as they like to congregate at the end of the hose when I top up the pond. But maybe it's the algea washing off the rocks. |
Odd goldfish behavior during rain
Chasing each other - spawning? - My GF end up along the edges when the
females are trying to get away from the males - quite often the females are trying to hide in a gap in the rocks along the edge, exhausted Gale :~) "Mike Patterson" wrote in message ... It's raining all kinds of small mammals, I was just looking out the window at the pond and all the goldfish are lined up against the rocks lining the edges, looks like they're trying to beach themselves, gasping at the surface. I don't think they're in distress, as they're also chasing each other around, I almost want to use the work "frolicing". All the GF are doing this, large and small, though my "shiners" aren't doing it at all. Anyone want know what is going on? Mike Patterson Please remove the spamtrap to email me. "I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific..." |
Odd goldfish behavior during rain
rain is acidic because as it falls it dissolves a shitload of CO2 carbon dioxide.
got aeration? is it mostly the larger ones up at the top? Ingrid Mike Patterson wrote: It's raining all kinds of small mammals, I was just looking out the window at the pond and all the goldfish are lined up against the rocks lining the edges, looks like they're trying to beach themselves, gasping at the surface. I don't think they're in distress, as they're also chasing each other around, I almost want to use the work "frolicing". All the GF are doing this, large and small, though my "shiners" aren't doing it at all. Anyone want know what is going on? Mike Patterson Please remove the spamtrap to email me. "I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific..." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
Odd goldfish behavior during rain
On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 14:14:38 -0400, Mike Patterson
wrote: It's raining all kinds of small mammals, I was just looking out the window at the pond and all the goldfish are lined up against the rocks lining the edges, looks like they're trying to beach themselves, gasping at the surface. I don't think they're in distress, as they're also chasing each other around, I almost want to use the work "frolicing". All the GF are doing this, large and small, though my "shiners" aren't doing it at all. Anyone want know what is going on? Mike Patterson Please remove the spamtrap to email me. "I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific..." Mine do something similar when the pond has been low due to evaporation and I am refilling it. Best I can tell, they are eating, or trying to eat, whatever has been out of the water and is now newly available. -- - Charles - -does not play well with others |
Odd goldfish behavior during rain
In article , "Bill Stock"
writes: I always thought they were after the oxygen/fresh water, as they like to congregate at the end of the hose when I top up the pond. But maybe it's the algea washing off the rocks lots of tiny little things grow on my watefall rocks and when I put them under the waterfall to wash them off, the fish go crazy. Karen Zone 5 Ashland, OH http://hometown.aol.com/kmam1/MyPond/MyPond.html My Art Studio at http://members.aol.com/kmmstudios/K....M.Studios.html for email remove the extra extention |
Odd goldfish behavior during rain
Could it not be the fish looking for warmer water (at the sides).
-- **So long, and thanks for all the fish!** "Mike Patterson" wrote in message ... It seemed to be pretty much all the GF but not the shiners, I have a small waterfall, a little parrotfeather, 2 lilies, a pickerel rush, and quite bit of water hyacinth, watercress, and a little water lettuce. Once the rtain stopped they all went back to the noraml routine of drifting around, nibbling on roots, etc. Think I'll go test the water, haven't done that in a couple weeks. Thanks Mike On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 09:15:32 GMT, wrote: rain is acidic because as it falls it dissolves a shitload of CO2 carbon dioxide. got aeration? is it mostly the larger ones up at the top? Ingrid Mike Patterson wrote: It's raining all kinds of small mammals, I was just looking out the window at the pond and all the goldfish are lined up against the rocks lining the edges, looks like they're trying to beach themselves, gasping at the surface. I don't think they're in distress, as they're also chasing each other around, I almost want to use the work "frolicing". All the GF are doing this, large and small, though my "shiners" aren't doing it at all. Anyone want know what is going on? Mike Patterson Please remove the spamtrap to email me. "I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific..." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. Mike Patterson Please remove the spamtrap to email me. "I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific..." |
Odd goldfish behavior during rain
On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 13:27:20 +0200, "Happy'Cam'per" wrote:
Could it not be the fish looking for warmer water (at the sides). Hmmm, doubt it, as the pond water temps have been running in the mid-high 70s at 6 inches depth. Mike Patterson Please remove the spamtrap to email me. "I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific..." |
Odd goldfish behavior during rain
"Bill Stock" wrote in message ... "Mike Patterson" wrote in message ... It's raining all kinds of small mammals, I was just looking out the window at the pond and all the goldfish are lined up against the rocks lining the edges, looks like they're trying to beach themselves, gasping at the surface. I don't think they're in distress, as they're also chasing each other around, I almost want to use the work "frolicing". All the GF are doing this, large and small, though my "shiners" aren't doing it at all. Anyone want know what is going on? Maybe eating any tasty things washing off the rocks? My GF like to line up under the waterfall if it's been off for a while and I restart it. I always thought they were after the oxygen/fresh water, as they like to congregate at the end of the hose when I top up the pond. But maybe it's the algea washing off the rocks. I always thought this was akin to riding the East Australian Current, dude. BV. |
Odd goldfish behavior during rain
"Happy'Cam'per" wrote in message ... Could it not be the fish looking for warmer water (at the sides). snip Or maybe..."hey did you hear that? I wonder what it was? Let's go up and see. Maybe those food things are falling from the sky again." BV. |
Odd goldfish behavior during rain
Charles wrote:
Mine do something similar when the pond has been low due to evaporation and I am refilling it. Best I can tell, they are eating, or trying to eat, whatever has been out of the water and is now newly available. nah. they are feeling like its a time nature has set aside for making little baby goldfish :P You know, snow is melting, old low water in streams and ponds is suddenly replentished with lots of fresh... -- Sander +++ Out of cheese error +++ |
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