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Hi. I have a question about goldfish breeding in my pond. I have a mix of sarassa comet and plain feeder goldfish that we put into our pond about 4 years ago, moving them from another pond we had. The pond is an 8 ft. stock tank, about 750 gal., set into the shaded patio 1 ft deep and camouflaged by landscaping blocks and Mexican tile. We also have a fountain and filter.
The problem is .. when we drained and cleaned the pond this year, after a 4 year break, we netted many fat goldfish of various colors and patterns, most approximately 8" long, no babies at all, and a HUGE plain gray carp, at least 1 ft. long! Is this a normal thing with goldfish, to revert to carp? Its shape is classic carp, elongated gray body, short fins, big head, very unlike the goldfish round, short shape. We don't closely watch our pond residents, and this was a total shock! He must be several years old!
We've had multiple generations of the sarassas in our ponds for at least 15 years, with only a couple of additions of feeder goldfish to replace heron attacks. Never had a goldfish that didn't turn color before. Anyone else have this happen? We're going to have to net him out and get rid of him, sadly; I don't want our fish to mate with it.
Thanks!
The problem is .. when we drained and cleaned the pond this year, after a 4 year break, we netted many fat goldfish of various colors and patterns, most approximately 8" long, no babies at all, and a HUGE plain gray carp, at least 1 ft. long! Is this a normal thing with goldfish, to revert to carp? Its shape is classic carp, elongated gray body, short fins, big head, very unlike the goldfish round, short shape. We don't closely watch our pond residents, and this was a total shock! He must be several years old!
We've had multiple generations of the sarassas in our ponds for at least 15 years, with only a couple of additions of feeder goldfish to replace heron attacks. Never had a goldfish that didn't turn color before. Anyone else have this happen? We're going to have to net him out and get rid of him, sadly; I don't want our fish to mate with it.
Thanks!