ducati Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 anybody have experience/thoughts on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 It can be done - indoors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducati Posted February 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 thanks Stu - my experience with out of season breeding is limited to sheep - am sure the same methods cant be used but I guess I am just going to have to experiment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducati Posted February 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 well I hope its Stu!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 I beleave it's all about temp and conditioning, like any fish. Sorry can't help you with the sheep :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Yup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducati Posted February 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Sheep I know about. What about light - does that have any influence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 yep it can be done, the males are easy its the females u have to convince :lol: :lol: its not hard, they need a period of cold temperature [winter] and then just condition and spawn them normally but indoor of cause cuz ur need to raise the temperature with a heater. i've done it once as a personal challenge but keep none of the fry due to obvious reasons. its not often done because of the space u would need and we have too many fry from one season to take care of as it is. most breeders separate their stock just to stop them from breeding once they have the spawns they wanted for the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducati Posted February 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 thanks fishboi - actually its more an academic interest - similar principles to other livestock breeding - horses for instance - you can bring them into season early by extending (artificially) their daylight hours. Sheep, you use slow release hormone sponges. How long would you need the females under cooler conditions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 for me it was around 6 weeks but then u have the process of 2 weeks of warming up and that's when u condition the female. after the conditioning they need a cold night then slowly warm back up in the morning, that's when they spawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Posted April 11, 2007 Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 Does any one here know any good URL's on how to breed goldfish in season? :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Aquagold Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 http://srac.tamu.edu/ has most of the info on water issues. Feed up broodstock now with good quality food to get fat levels up and winter over. Put spawning mops into pond to collect eggs when water warms. Raise only the best fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 Ok thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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