Most of the eggs were eaten but now about 5 days later we have had about a dozen baby fry swimming around for a few days! My question is how long do I keep the larger 5 goldfish separate from the fry? Will they eat the fry as well? And is there anything at home I can feed the fry until I make it to a pet store with the proper food? I’ve noticed they seem to be feeding on the alge in the tank right now. I quick made an isolation tank for all the large gold fish & kept the eggs in our artificial pond. ![]() The next morning I did some research & found out the goldfish will eat their eggs. The two biggest male n female were spawning last week, but was getting ready to leave & left them as they were. And 3 fancy tail females from one very large white one to just a healthy small one probably the size of a silver half dollar…. Hello everyone, a friend gave my family & I five goldfish a few weeks ago. ![]() You should cull that fry that are sick, have defects, or don’t have the desired characteristics or traits, this will allow you to dedicate time and money to the remaining fry. Telescope goldfish also have an unusual body shape flatter. Some have full black eyes, while others have half black eyes. Gold telescopes have big, oval-shaped eyes that are bulbous and black on the edges. The most common color is a combination of gold and orange, though. If you do your research and commit to your fry there shouldn’t be any major issues, however most of the fry will either die before reaching maturity or develope defects, this is where culling become very important. Telescope Goldfish come in a lot of colors. As for tank size, a 40g breeder is perfect for larger sized clutches however I personally raise very small clutches (15-30) I’m 5g tanks, and then move remaining fry into larger tanks (about 30g depending how many there are) after the 4 month mark. Goldfish STUNTED in growth Vs Baby goldfish 137K views Videos Play all Driving ACROSS THE COUNTRY to my new home 19K views2 weeks ago Goldfish Pea Eating Competition (VENOM TRIED TO CHEAT). Fry will often make darting movements in the water when they’re eating. Your fry should notice them very easily, but if you want to make sure they’re eating it you should watch them closely to see how they react. Feeding newly hatched brine shrimp will make the water very cloudy and therefore very easy to find. ![]() You should begin feeding them once all fry are free swimming. The will stop laying in the ground or attaching themselves to aquarium walls/decor/etc and start swimming around the tank in search of food. Hey! Sorry for the late reply (this might be useless now) but you will know that your fry are ready to be fed when they become free swimming.
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