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Maybe some of you who breed koi or goldfish can chime in, but I was wondering what kind of gender ratio you would normally find in nature -- that is, if we weren't culling and/or selecting for gender.
I look at my goldfish.....30+ fish. I have no idea whether I have males or females, and I've never witnessed a spawning, but I still get baby fish. Well, to say I don't know what they are isn't exactly true as I'm pretty sure I have one Ryunkin-type that is a female, but other than that, they're just all FISH in the pond. I can't tell anything from their shapes, either, as they all look the same [except this one Ryunkin]. But surely, out of 30+ fish, she isn't the only female.
So, I was just curious.....
I look at my goldfish.....30+ fish. I have no idea whether I have males or females, and I've never witnessed a spawning, but I still get baby fish. Well, to say I don't know what they are isn't exactly true as I'm pretty sure I have one Ryunkin-type that is a female, but other than that, they're just all FISH in the pond. I can't tell anything from their shapes, either, as they all look the same [except this one Ryunkin]. But surely, out of 30+ fish, she isn't the only female.
So, I was just curious.....