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Since: Oct 15, 2004
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 3:47 pm
Post subject: Goldfish age
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 9:33 pm
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If they are small, they must be pretty young. I bought about a 2" goldfish
from the pet shop about four months ago and it is now about 4" in length.
I had a goldfish for about five years in a 10-gallon tank and it got up to
about 8" in length. Poor fellow, but I was about 15 at that time and didn't
have a whole lot of money to get a bigger tank.
Brian S.
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> How can you tell how old a fintail goldfish is? I bought 2 fish for a LPS,
> ( the small ones ).
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 1:42 pm
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dr-solo.RemoveThis@wi.rr.xx.com wrote:
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> actually... by counting the rings on the scales. like tree rings, it is complex so
> do a google search for how to do it. Ingrid
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> "g" <g.RemoveThis@sympatico.ca> wrote:
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> >How can you tell how old a fintail goldfish is? I bought 2 fish for a LPS,
> >( the small ones ).
Ingrid is correct on this, although scales that fall off and regrow do not
inherit the rings so they will start from scratch >> Stay informed about: Goldfish age |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 8:08 pm
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Sorry Folks,
That is an old wives tale. I have fish right now that are just a year old
and they have 4 rings on their scales.
Tom L.L.
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> dr-solo.DeleteThis@wi.rr.xx.com wrote:
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>> actually... by counting the rings on the scales. like tree rings, it is
>> complex so
>> do a google search for how to do it. Ingrid
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>> "g" <g.DeleteThis@sympatico.ca> wrote:
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>> >How can you tell how old a fintail goldfish is? I bought 2 fish for a
>> >LPS,
>> >( the small ones ).
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> Ingrid is correct on this, although scales that fall off and regrow do not
> inherit the rings so they will start from scratch >> Stay informed about: Goldfish age |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:17 am
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g wrote:
> How can you tell how old a fintail goldfish is? I bought 2 fish for a LPS,
> ( the small ones ).
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If I buy a pet, I count that day as his/her birthday and a year from
that day I just "Say" One year. If its a small goldfish it can't be that
old.
Kay >> Stay informed about: Goldfish age |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:49 pm
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Isnt there some way of telling by the size of the fish?
Mine are all quite young, Around 1 and a half inches long (excluding tail)
Even if its only a very rough approximation it would be nice to know whether
they are 3 months, 6 months, 1 year old etc.
Experienced GF breeders must have an idea of how old their 1 inch fish are?
Tess
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> How can you tell how old a fintail goldfish is? I bought 2 fish for a LPS,
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:12 am
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"Tom L. La Bron" wrote:
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> Sorry Folks,
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> That is an old wives tale. I have fish right now that are just a year old
> and they have 4 rings on their scales.
Tom,
The way I understand it is this works best for pond fish, the cycles of very
cold weather
will make the rings longer or shorter (can't remember which) and from this you
can gather an idea of how old a fish is, not necessarily 100%. >> Stay informed about: Goldfish age |
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:09 pm
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Geezer,
My fish are in ponds. I only bring breeders in in the winter. My winters
are usually pretty mild. Water temps still get in the high 30's, very
little ice stays.
Tom L.L.
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> "Tom L. La Bron" wrote:
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>> Sorry Folks,
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>> That is an old wives tale. I have fish right now that are just a year
>> old
>> and they have 4 rings on their scales.
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> Tom,
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> The way I understand it is this works best for pond fish, the cycles of
> very
> cold weather
> will make the rings longer or shorter (can't remember which) and from this
> you
> can gather an idea of how old a fish is, not necessarily 100%. >> Stay informed about: Goldfish age |
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