2006-12-16 22:36:31 · 8 answers · asked by alison z 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
This is not mating - you have too many fish in the tank, and they are trying to kill the weakest one. Remember, every fish needs so much water, like an "Angle Fish", just one of them needs to be in a 10 gal. tank by itself. So this could be your problem, "over crowding". Good Luck, and Merry Christmas.
2006-12-16 22:44:11 · answer #1 · answered by peaches 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are they chasing other Goldfish? Check up the GILLS of Chasers. Are there some white dots? Is the one who is getting chased is fuller by body & round belly? If all answers are yes then they are trying to mate.
If tank is big enough, keep only two good chasers with the one who is getting chased. Keep some wool bundle with loose thread. Remove evrything else & watch the fun. Within a day or two you will see white tiny eggs everywhere in tank. Remove all the three fish now. Keep in touch for further info. Best luck
2006-12-17 22:41:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hello, it is possible that they could be trying to spawn. do u see any white breeding bumps on the gills of any of the fish? the males get these white bumps when they are ready to spawn. male goldfish do chase the female however and eventually cause her to release her eggs. after the eggs are released the male than fertilizes the eggs. once this is done your tank may be cloudy for sometime. i would than remove the eggs to a holding tank and raise the fry. ( if that's what you want to do). if you leave the eggs in the tank the goldfish will eat them. after a few days you should scoop out the eggs that are fuzzy. these are the eggs that were not fertilized. I'm kinda in your shoes to because my fantails in my pond are wanting to spawn when its warm here in Florida than as soon as it gets cold they stop! but on the other hand, if its a new fish that could be why their chasing it around. so if the fish is not new id say more than likely their trying to breed. remember key clue( look for the breeding bumps on the gills) you cant miss them. good luck!..jewels
2006-12-17 02:22:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending how big your tank is, you could add some rock work or plants to conceal areas. Gold fish tend to not mate in groups.
Poor little fish.
2006-12-17 01:01:37 · answer #4 · answered by theLittleSneakyMpanga 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It could be possible if the ones doing the chasing have "spawning tubercles" on them, since as far as I know, that's how other members of the Carp family mate.
2006-12-17 13:04:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah , i have one too. They are about to mate slowly slowly . Now my goldfish is about to her baby fish but sad to say male gold fish just died , i over fed them .
so about feeding if u wan to know as well just once a day for gold fish.
2006-12-17 00:53:27 · answer #6 · answered by eternity 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they sure are, usually all "chasers" are your males, make sure you have plenty of plants to lay the eggs in, try to make sure that they don't wear out your female, move the adults to another tank so your eggs can hatch
good luck
2006-12-17 19:24:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are over fishing your tank!
2006-12-20 12:51:51 · answer #8 · answered by Chris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋