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RE: festation period for calico fantail

Punch1 — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:05:31 GMT

The other possibility is that your females are simply more particular about the class of men that they hang out with and choose to play hard to get -maybe when your females mature they will not be so particular - then look out !!!....LOL

RE: festation period for calico fantail

princessotfu — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:33:31 GMT

my fish are almost all female, I have only 2 males out of 7, and one only recently reached sexual maturity. So my females have had very little stimulus, they probably re-absorb them fairly often.:)

RE: festation period for calico fantail

Punch — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:26:52 GMT

You are so lucky to have fish that are politically conservative - laying their eggs sparingly - It is obvious you are maintaining your aquapups in a high state of happiness - I on the other hand - must have pissed off Lovie - at some point - -

she is currently redistributing every three weeks - and I swear she knows what my actions are doing when I clean the bottom of the tank - literally on que - she blows them out when the last cleaning bucket is placed into the closet - and one no-no is to leave so much fodder to break down all at the same time in the tank - Learn from my mistake - Hell hath no fury like a Calico scorned -

Dont get on their bad side - - although now I am wandering if she was not part of some breeding experiment to exibit and glean some form of sick sadistic humor thru all of this LOL

This one is the heaviest and most frequent layer I have ever had - Now if only they would breed them with a switch to turn the production line off!!!

RE: festation period for calico fantail

princessotfu — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:01:15 GMT

the 100 egg count was a guess based on observations of my own fish spawning.

RE: festation period for calico fantail

Punch1 — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:55:09 GMT

Actually; I use 1/2 inch stone two layers deep so that the eggs pass thru the spaces of the stone quite easily - and out of the reach of the aquapuppy suction Hover vac suction capability- at the same time this allows for easy fertilization of more than enough births for my needs- When they "hatch" the parents are quartered in another tank after I am sure the male has done his duty - which is usually recognized by a cloudy white tank water appearance - - the large stone spaces provide ideal areas for protection.

oh - and princessotfu - I do not know who came up with a 100 egg sas the laying count - but I amn sure they were observing the wrong species when release occured - or had a stigmatism LOL I wish that were all .....

RE: festation period for calico fantail

Punch1 — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:57:17 GMT

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

RE: festation period for calico fantail

cherridot — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:11:53 GMT

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)

RE: festation period for calico fantail

princessotfu — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:34:07 GMT

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.

RE: festation period for calico fantail

perryp72687 — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:07:36 GMT

Yes I'm trying for calico babies. When should I seperate her from the other fish.

RE: festation period for calico fantail

princessotfu — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:31:54 GMT

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?

festation period for calico fantail

perryp72687 — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:54:31 GMT

Hi I'm new at this and am wanting to know how long does it take for my fantails to give birth