Foam?

[Magzire]

Whats going on here? Lots of foam coming from the airstone.

Water treatments are Interpet Filter Start and Tetra Pond AquaSafe.

H2O - 600 lires, 2100 LPH (10 four inch goldfish)
Cl2 - 0
pH - 8.0
KH - 10 degree
GH - 8 degree
NO2 - 1
NO3 - 10
NH4 - 0.1

Its just one thing after the other, what did i get myself into lol.


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Edit: Did a 50% water change and done a new test.

levels now

Cl2 - 0
pH - 7.2
KH - 6 degree
GH - 8 degree
NO2 - 1
NO3 - 10
NH4 - 0.1

Still a bit of foam from the airstone but not as bad.

 

[Meyer Jordan]

Spawning!!

 

[Magzire]

Spawning!!

Seriously? Can someone explain what procedure is happening? The fish release something to start spawning?

Damn I think my filter would eat up all the eggs. Anyway around that?

 

[Meyer Jordan]

The foam will dissipate on its own in a relatively short time. Be patient.

 

[cas]

I notice when my pond has foam from the fish spawning (in the morning), the foam goes away by afternoon.

 

[Magzire]

I notice when my pond has foam from the fish spawning (in the morning), the foam goes away by afternoon.

Can't seem to find an answer to what exactly causes it. The fish release chemicals?

 

[Smaug]

Can't seem to find an answer to what exactly causes it. The fish release chemicals?

It's proteins from all the ahem,,,,,released fluids.

 

[teeemkay]

Agreed with all above re: spawning. It's that time of year. The foam usually dissipates after a while, no harm done to anything.

 

[Magzire]

Agreed with all above re: spawning. It's that time of year. The foam usually dissipates after a while, no harm done to anything.

My pond is only up 2 week and they're banging already lol

 

[Smaug]

My pond is only up 2 week and they're banging already lol

That's been quite common with my new ponds and aquariums. First 2 weeks I set up my blood parrot tank and there were eggs everywhere. The first year of my 2500 gallon pond is when I had the biggest birthrates.

 

[Magzire]

That's been quite common with my new ponds and aquariums. First 2 weeks I set up my blood parrot tank and there were eggs everywhere. The first year of my 2500 gallon pond is when I had the biggest birthrates.

I see one goldfish with a slightly pop belly (hopefully not dropsy). That normal for female before laying eggs?

Forgive my noobieness. Only at this hobby a month now. Can't believe how much learning is required. For chris sake i was using untreated tap water just few weeks ago without knowing the danger (and no filter/uv, clueless about pond cycle). Actually learned alot in the past week on this forum.

 

[Magzire]

The first year of my 2500 gallon pond is when I had the biggest birthrates.

What did you do with all the new fish when they spawned?

 

[Tula]

What did you do with all the new fish when they spawned?

Often the adult fish will eat many / most of the eggs. I don't feed my koi after they spawn, so they eat the eggs! Population control

 

[Magzire]

Often the adult fish will eat many / most of the eggs. I don't feed my koi after they spawn, so they eat the eggs! Population control

Actually interested in them spawning. Obviously will have to remove them, but for me it be a new cool experience.

 

[crsublette]

@Magzire , if you have any toads, these will also eat alot of the new fry and smaller fish and even sick fish... I think one reason I have never seen a dead fish in my pond is cause the toads eat the weakling fish before they actually die... Circle of Life... and I have some huge toads.