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Our pond has one goldfish in it...
This goldfish used to share a tank in the house with another goldfish (which died), but she outgrew the tank. So it was then moved to the pond from the tank. Apart from the dead one it has never been in with any other fish, so how have we suddenly got baby fish!
There are at least 6, maybe more.
Have you named them Jesus1, Jesus2, etc?
Immaculate conception? This could be the second coming, the new messiah.
Repent your sins.
How big are the fish? Photos?
How big are the fish?
About 30 to 40mm long.
When did you put the fish in the pond? Is it possible that you've taken some of the water from the tank, which may have had a few fertilised eggs floating about in it, into the pond water?
When a mummy fish, and a daddy fish, love each other very much............. 😉
When did the other one die? Did you transfer anything else like plants?
Have you done a loaf audit?
🙂
Have you registered for the child benefit scheme?
Bloody single parent mothers filling the world with their offspring 🙄
(Said the single woman with a fairly large brood - before anyone gets their knickers in a twist 🙂 )
Tadpoles?
My uncle had this but never had any fish in in the beginning.
Eggs on plants was the only explaination. They were black at first then turned gold.
My dad has a water trough at the top of the garden for the vegetable patch and found a fish in there last year which was pretty random
I blame the Russians
Evolution. The next stage is they will grow legs and crawl out of the water into your garden. In the stage after that they will get quite big.
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I blame the Russians
Birds can transport fish eggs.
You may want to keep your chainsaw handy, in case they're a precursor to something a bit bigger...
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@Pik n Mix - but why would they want to?
When did you put the fish in the pond?
About the end of March.
When did the other one die? Did you transfer anything else like plants?
Just before we transferred it from the tank. The other had loads of growths on it so we thought it best to remove the healthy one and put it in the pond.
Tadpoles?
Definitely fish!
gofasterstripes - Member
@Pik n Mix - but why would they want to?
I don't think they actively set out to transport them 😉 they get caught up on feet and feathers etc and just get transported. Bit like pollen but eggs.
Birds can transport fish eggs.
@Pik n Mix - but why would they want to?
It's a well known fact that birds despise fish. Kidnapping defenseless youngsters from their poor parents and then dumping them somewhere remote is the bird's idea of fun.
http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/fox-stealing-fish-from-our-pond
Maybe kennyp's heron/fox/cat spotted your fish was lonely, and brought it a friend, like some sort of aquapimp.
Have you been knocking one off next to the pond? Maybe had some spillage in the water.
All fish are called Bob.
FACT.
Just look at any fish that's following another fish..."Bob! Bob! Bob!"
It's a well known fact that birds despise fish. Kidnapping defenseless youngsters from their poor parents and then dumping them somewhere remote is the bird's idea of fun.
So it is with intent! The bas***ds!
Are you sure its not bits of carrot
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Have you been knocking one off next to the pond? Maybe had some spillage in the water.
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or if you transferred the fish with some tank water its likely some eggs came too if they had spawned. my pond goldfish spawned but we had hundreds as a result. they start off brown then turn coloured quite a bit later, eventually all got predated though.
huckleberryfatt - Member
Have you done a loaf audit?
Hmmm... I believe we may have had your 'loaves' delivered earlier this year!