We put some of those prefabricated outdoor plastic ponds in our yard so my wife could grow water plants. I insisted we put some fish in to deal with the mosquitoes and we did. However, she wanted something more colorful, so we bought some cheap goldfish from the feeder tank at the store for $.08 apiece. Well, they've grown to be quite large in the neighborhood of 6 inches or longer. We don't take them out to measure, but we had to bury one today that died, apparently of old age, and it was close to 10 inches in length.
However, what we wondered about after observing some unusual behavior among the goldfish several months ago was whether they were mating despite the fact that they were in a pond approximately five feet by three feet in size. Well, today also answered that question when we spotted six little goldfish swimming about with the big fish. We could tell by the markings that one particular goldfish was one of the parents because four shared the same markings. We feel certain that there are probably a few others that we didn't spot.
However, what we wondered about after observing some unusual behavior among the goldfish several months ago was whether they were mating despite the fact that they were in a pond approximately five feet by three feet in size. Well, today also answered that question when we spotted six little goldfish swimming about with the big fish. We could tell by the markings that one particular goldfish was one of the parents because four shared the same markings. We feel certain that there are probably a few others that we didn't spot.
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