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I am not sure whether my goldfish are pregnant

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Question
Hello.
I have two goldfish that I have had for two years now and brought at the same time. Recently one goldfish is looking bigger than the other one. I am just asking, is it pregnant? I have an aquarium. I do a lot of water changing, once a week and to a big cleanout each month.

Please try and tell me whether it is pregnant or not.

Thanks and much apprietiated,

daniel

Answer
Well, first of all, goldfish dont get pregnent. They produce eggs, they expell eggs, and then the male fertilizes the eggs. Goldfish arent live bearers.

Second of all, breeding golfish is extremely hard. You need around 150 gallons per pair, perfect temperatures, PERFECT water perameters, and AWESOME filtration.

Your goldfish probobly has bloat. Try feeding him shelled boiled peas. That should clear it all up.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Thanks,
  ~Matt