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Posted on: 11/5/2012 9:07 |
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i have 2 red fantails 4 goldfish 4 shubunkins. i have had them about a week and half. everything was great til i woke this morning. one shubunkin is following a red fantail very closely and will not leave it alone another goldfish is harrasing another gold fish and this gold fish was floating on its side as if it were exhausted? can any one help please? the rest of the fish seem very very lively??
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Posted on: 11/5/2012 9:57 |
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Sounds like it's spring time to be honest. If there is anyway of separating the exhausted one to give her a chance to recover that would
be good. How big is the pond and how long has it been established? JON |
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Posted on: 11/5/2012 10:16 |
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hi jon. thank you for your reply. the pond is 7ft by 3ft by 2ft deep. and i have taken the exhausted ones out (2 of them) the rest are just swimming lively as if there looking for the other 2. but i am rearing towards that its love time for them.
irene also how long roughly should i separate them for? |
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Posted on: 11/5/2012 10:34 |
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Are you intending to move the Fantails indoors over the winter? They aren't really suited to ponds as they can't take our cold winter temperatures. Also because of theri more rounded body shape, fancy goldfish like fantails will often be mercilessly hassled by common goldfish who are confused by their shape into thinking they are female and full of eggs. |
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Posted on: 11/5/2012 10:54 |
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hi thank you for the reply. i wasnt intending to bring them indoors. will they die if they are kept outside through the winter?
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Posted on: 11/5/2012 11:29 |
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Posted on: 11/5/2012 21:23 |
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Shirley Aquatics had fantails in their pond section the last time I was there. At least they were described as such, is there such a thing as a twin tail common?
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Posted on: 11/5/2012 21:35 |
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Please fill in your personal profile if you are posting on FK. This saves so much time and unnecessary questions so it helps everyone here  The importance of QT when adding new fish to an existing tank, to avoid losses (and tears): http://www.fishkeeping.co.uk/articles_84/fishkeeping_quarantine.htm |
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Posted on: 11/5/2012 21:42 |
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Isn't it called a Wakin? or something like that?
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Posted on: 12/5/2012 17:55 |
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Check out the example at the bottom of the page Noodle/Fishlady linked to in the sport section. Wakin have long bodies too. I wonder can they survive our winter? PFK have articles about fancies in ponds but they are not very detailed. TK |
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