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| Hi I'm new at this and am wanting to know how long does it take for my fantails to give birth
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Technically your fantail won't give birth, she'll merely drop eggs, and unless there is a male in the tank, they won't be fertilized.
Goldfish will tend to be "eggy" every month or so, roughly working out to moon cycles, believe it or not. It doesn't always work out that way, as it also depends on outside stimuli and such, but it's the easiest way to predict. They may not always drop them, some will get re-absorbed and whatnot.
Are you trying for little calico babies?
20 gallon long
Lionhead - Kiko
Calico Lionhead - Little Bean
29 gallon
Fantail - Oliver
Black Moor - Damian
Calico Ryukin - Serafina
2.5 gallon
male betta - Pirate
10 gallon planted
minnow, betta, guppy
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| Yes I'm trying for calico babies. When should I seperate her from the other fish.
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You don't need to separate her. In fact, you dont want to, or the eggs won't get fertilized. What you want is something for the eggs to attach to, where the fish won't eat them all before you can remove the eggs. Some people take new, sterile mop heads and put them in the tank when they think the female is ready to drop eggs. The eggs stick to the fibers. Or, a big clump java moss or najas grass or something similar will serve the same purpose.
Then, when the eggs have been released, and hopefully fertilized, move them to their own tank. Fertilized eggs will have a dark dot in the middle of the egg. Remove any that are unfertilized or any that start to grow fungus. Don't be surprised if few or none are fertilized, if this is her first time dropping eggs. It's normal.
When they've hatched, they'll look like little eyelashes with eyes on one end, and about that size too. You'll want to have microscopic food for them at this stage, and this is the most critical, when they are newly hatched. The only recipe I've read, and others might have more ideas, is to take a bit of straw, and leave in a jar of water for a week or two. When your eggs hatch, use an eye dropper and put some of the hay water into the baby tank.
Make sure you have homes for these goldies before you even start this process, as your fantail can drop up to 100 eggs, even on her first time. They will take some intensive feeding and careful watch over the water while they are growing. They will also need quite a bit of space as they get close to big enough for new homes.
20 gallon long
Lionhead - Kiko
Calico Lionhead - Little Bean
29 gallon
Fantail - Oliver
Black Moor - Damian
Calico Ryukin - Serafina
2.5 gallon
male betta - Pirate
10 gallon planted
minnow, betta, guppy
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The fish that give birth are called livebearers. They are the ones that you have to seprate.(you could if you want to you don't have to)
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| I placed a link to a spawning video that will allow you to observe one of my pairs of Goldies in a spawning mode - place close atention how Thurston, the ,male, induces her to keep moving - but at the same time is very gentle - some males during spawning can cause harm by being overly aggressive - However - he has alwayss proven he knows what to do and actually knows when to "back off" - He keeps her in motion because the eggs will expectorate only while she is in motion - When they do come out - it is like a small snowfilled christmas glob being turned upside down - thousands of eggs fill this breeding 28 gallon tank - Then he does his part - I hope you enjpy the process in this video..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTcByyN-k30
Eric
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