do gold fish usually mate in small tanks. and how manybabies will they have at a time and will they eat them?

Answer 1

Breeding goldfish can be fun but it can also time consuming. There are a few easy steps to prepare the tank for breeding.
1. You will need at least 20 gallons of water to breed two goldfish properly.
2. You will need plants in the goldfish tank as well.
3. You will need a male and a female goldfish of at least 3 years old, anything younger and they may not breed and might cause the female to become egg bound.
4. You will need another tank of at least 3 to 5 gallons of water.
5. You will also need Goldfish baby food for when the fish are born.
Okay, so lets say you have made all the preparations and now you want to breed your goldfish. One of the main things that will need to happen before the goldfish will want to breed is for the temperature to get down to 64*F for up to 4 months. After 4 months at 64*F a slow warming period back to the normal temp of 70-74*F will trigger the goldfish to breed.
The female goldfish will become very tried and will release her eggs, sometimes by the hundreds or thousands, all over the tank. Most of them will stick to the plants. The male goldfish will spray his milt over the eggs and the tank will get a cloudy appearance (don't change the water!). After about three to four hours the courtship should stop. This is when the hard work begins.
Now that the eggs are fertilized you will now need to remove them from the tank. Goldfish parents will eat anything including there own eggs. You will need to place them in the 3-5 gallon tank you have had ready. This tank should have no more that about 6 inches of water to avoid the goldfish being crushed by the weight of the water. Too much water also makes it harder for them to swim to the surface. You will need a weak filter system to avoid drawing fry into the filter. You need to aerate the water surface and you will also need a heater.

Answer 2

We have a small pond (20 feet across) on our property one spring our seven yr old granddaughter bought 10 goldfish and put them in the pond. The next spring we had 6 or 7 schools of gold fish swimming around in the pond. By the end of the summer the population had reduced to a reasonable amount. So, I assume that although some were eaten by birds; Hawks, eagles, etc... a good number were consumed by the larger members of the schools.

Answer 3

Goldfish, since they can reach over 12 inches, need big tanks....As for mating, I have found it rare to happen in a tank. Maybe in a pond, but in a tank it's pretty rare. But yes, when it does happen, there are alot. And they may eat them.

Answer 4

Mollies get alongside with notably much any fish, I even have 4 tank's and all jointly I even have about50 mollies of all varieties, In my great tank alongside with my mollies I even have 2 crimson kissing gourmies, a million beeta, 1large pleco , 2 bala sharks and a tadpole. they are very pleased jointly. as long as you don't get any actual agressive fish, like oscars or eels you would be ok, the kissy fish are great , they actually make a sturdy companoin for the mollies. desire this facilitates.

Answer 5

they could possibly breed in a small tank, its not impossible, a female can lay thousands of eggs at one time and yes they
will eat them, be sure to put lots of plants )real or fake) to lay
the eggs on and to hide them

Answer 6

to bred gold fish you have to have the tank set up right they like to hide, you will have to take the mom and dad out or they will eat them.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Yes, tons, Yes.