What the hell is my fishy doing??

[Smells fishy]

Ok, so Nemo our HUGE rescued goldfish has gone to a bigger better place (pond) and my little Nelson (blackmoor) died, so we now have 2 fancy goldfish and 2 tiny little things i'm not even sure what they're called?? little minoes/minnows? sp?

Anyways, one of the goldfish has constantly got his head up/under the others tail and pestering it....is he trying to mate???

I have no idea what sex either of them are so just guessing but 'he' won't leave the other one alone!!

I don't want babies in my tank...what do I do?

 

[jo3olous]

lol I think you are OK, I doubt they are trying to mate. You might want to take pictures of the fish you call minnows though, maybe we can ID them for you. Funny that your goldfish is doing the pestering. Usually it's the other way around.

 

[MissFishy]

Goldfish need larger areas than just a tank to spawn and the minnows and/or the goldfish would probably eat any eggs, so really nothing to worry about unless they are being aggressive.

 

[zzz22zzz]

Take some picture of you unknown fish for us

 

[twiant]

Just a gess, The unidentified fish might be danios. They kind of look like minnos.

 

[Smells fishy]

Here is one of the minnos:

Sorry the pic isn't that great but the little beggars won't stand still long enough for their pic to be taken!!

 

[Smells fishy]

What is my fishy doing??

and here is Tango and Earl, the frisky goldies that keep shoving their heads up each others tails!!!

At least they are friendly and not fighting!

 

[Smells fishy]

twiant - i think you are right they do look like a danio!! They are very cute and have red on their tails, top fin and lips - look like they have red lipstick on v funny!!

They are as fast as little bullets!

 

[zzz22zzz]

that does look danio ish

 

[homebunnyj]

White cloud mountain minnows. Great fish to go with goldfish. Natural temp range 64-72, can survive down to about 40 fahrenheit. If you had a big tank, a school of them with a couple of goldies would be nice.

 

[MissFishy]

Yes, they are white clouds, great little fish. They also come in gold variety. They have the same temperature needs as the goldies, so that is a good choice. Make sure your tank is large enough for all these guys and fully cycled.