slevin12 Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Caught 107 goldfish fry out of pond theres heaps more they are just fast and hard to catch, there tiny but thought i better take them out as there are four turtles in the pond and wanted some fry to stay alive. I think theres 3 large orange goldfish and one large black one and 4 small What do I feed the fry, i have put some oxygen weed and a small lily in the tank. also any keeping advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imsweet Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 i just have mine in another small tub with lillies. They get fed a mix of crushed egg yolk one day and very finely crushed (almost powdered) flake the next. Careful using egg yolk as it fouls the water quick. Chuck a couple of snails in if you have some. Weekly (sml) water changes, perhaps an airstone and sponge filter if in a tank. Bbs when theyre slightly bigger. Weed out the deformed ones ie; bent back, no tail etc. When you look at them everyday, they dont seem to grow. :lol: Most of the ones you have in the pond will be fair game for the parents if they can catch them too, unless you have heaps of plant cover. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slevin12 Posted November 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Thanks, found hundreds of snails in the dam when i was catching tadpoles some are in a tank with the tadpoles. I will put some in the tank with the fry. i think about 5 years ago i might have taken some oxygen weed from pond to dam and must have been snail eggs on it. Theres no snails in the pond anymore (except for a few i introduced from dam the other day) And every time you do a swoop with the net catch about 30 waterboat men 3 snails and 2 HUGE tadpoles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 thats a good idea to introduce snails to your ponds,they will eat all the next lot of fish spawn that you get??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slevin12 Posted November 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 oh well the turtles will eat the snails anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imsweet Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 na, the general pond snails i have found eat the fish waste (and algae when bigger) and you just end up with snail waste instead. But i must say they have kept a tidy home since i've had them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slevin12 Posted November 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 wats bbs and how do i get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 baby brine shrimp. Buy shrimp eggs and hatch them. Not necessary with goldfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slevin12 Posted November 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 when they get big how many should i re intoroduce back into the pond it's about 5m by 4.7m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slevin12 Posted November 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 general question if i sell 100 goldfish fry how much is that worth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Depends on how much you sell them for each Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slevin12 Posted November 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 oh :-? how much are they worth? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Whatever someone will pay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slevin12 Posted November 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 so around how much? like $30? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 It varies a lot from place to place. What size and colour are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slevin12 Posted November 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 havnt got colour yet but parents are orange except one black female in the pond theres like 3 males one black female one orange female Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slevin12 Posted November 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 woah these are growing quickly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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