Fish in hiding... normal?

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So, I've got 8 goldfish of various sizes in my 1000 gallon pond. They have all gotten along just fine and survived the winter like champs. Over the last month or so, I've noticed that 2 of the fish have taken up very specific hiding spots (wedged in between rocks). They don't tend to come out during feeding time or really any time (I've been out during the day and at night, both sneaking up on the pond and making plenty of noise). It is my biggest one (8") as well as the smallest one (3"). Is this something I should be worried about? On the few occassions I have seen them, they seem perfectly fine and will eat a little bit. But I only see them maybe once a week, while the other 6 are out constantly. The fish all have a cave they can use to hide from predators, so I'm not sure what would cause them to do this. I didn't think much of it at first, but after a month of this, I'm starting to become concerned. Especially since we've finally had some warm weather for a week and a half.
 
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I wouldn't worry about it - if you can see they're alive and swimming fine when they choose to, they're fine. You'd be surprised what can spook a fish. Mine get weird for the first few days when the ice is off the pond, or when I trim back my lilies, or when the moon is full... they've just got a highly tuned survival mode going on. We have one that disappears for weeks at a time and just when we think she's dead for sure, out she comes like no big deal.
 

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Mine hide a lot this time of year, they wander out a bit, not much plant coverage, then disappear again. One year I thought all had died...............they were just good at hiding.
 

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