Breeding goldfish is an excellent and pleasurable hobby.
However, you should not take it too lightly as goldfish are delicate fish and for successful breeding you must have money and should show commitment and patience.
The first thing that you will need is a large fish tank.
Your parent goldfish will require much space and as they may lay out 10,000 eggs at a time, so for successful breeding space is essential.
Another important aspect of goldfish breeding is selecting the right variety of goldfish that you want to breed.
If you are a beginner it will be good for you to start with small and less complicated ones to start with.
Some of these are the lion-head, oranda and pearscale as they are easy to handle.
Once you are done with selecting the breed chooses a male and female pair.
When you select the parent fish pair always selects after carefully examine the color, body shape and the behavior of the fish.
If your primary object is breeding it is handy to buy two male goldfish for one female fish.
Moreover, a fish which is younger because you will get more fertile eggs from younger fish and that too in proper form.
When you commence the breeding process, carefully examine whether your fishes are all set to mate with each other or not.
If you notice the male ones chasing the female one then it is a sure sign that they are ready to mate.
Moreover, you will see that the color of the fish changes and assume a brighter color.
This is done in order to attract the mate.
Generally, the pawning of eggs begin during the early part of morning or late at night After an hour or so the male goldfish spray its milts.
However, you must be careful enough not to change water at this stage so that female goldfish can fertilize.
In a few days you will notice the male fish aggressively push the female one around the tank and at this time she will release her eggs and the eggs will spread out and stick on the aqua plants.
You must monitor the eggs careful as they grow and change.
As you notice that they eggs have been hatched, you may start your work.
As the parent goldfish tend to eat their eggs so it is essential to separate the parent fish from the fry.
You can transfer them to a new tank or bowl.
Regarding the food of the fry you will have to use the tiny particles of food.
For example, frozen shrimps, flakes, hard-boiled egg yolks etc are good.
You must feed them three to four times daily for a few weeks.
If you know which are the proper supplements to fry then the babies will grow very fast and healthy.