Breeding orange red cap goldfish.

by christopher lawes

Breeding Goldfish and Raising Baby Goldfish Fry.
This page is about Breeding Goldfish and has information about spawning Goldfish, about the difficulty of determining the gender of Goldfish, and about raising Goldfish fry.   Email Me on lawec002@westberks.org please include your name, email, mobile number, home number.

We got an email shown below asking us for more information about breeding Red Cap Orandas, like the beautiful one shown in the picture to the left that is about 3" to 3.5" long.

. Determining a Goldfish's Gender
It's not easy to tell the male Goldfish from the female Goldfish. Professional breeders can often tell the difference, but it's difficult for them to explain how they do it.

2. Spawning Mops
Goldfish spawn best in the spring after a cold winter. Most professional Goldfish breeders place floating "spawning mops" in the ponds with their breeder gold fish. These spawning mops are usually made by cutting off 18" lengths of nylon rope. One set of ends is tied together tightly, and the other ends are untwisted to make a big fluffy mop.

Goldfish lay adhesive eggs that stick to the spawning mops. Since Goldfish love to eat their eggs and baby goldfish, the mops must be removed promptly and put in another pond or large aquarium, where the eggs hatch into tiny Goldfish fry.

These Goldfish fry must feed on the microscopic life in the pond for several days, before they are large enough to start eating powdered food. Click here for more about powdered food for baby fish.