Author Topic: Reporting the case of the battered Wakin! (Read 2522 times)

miguynmkoi · « **on:** April 08, 2008, 08:04:38 AM »

Here's the situation: The chase is on....I now know which of my fish are male or female. Obviously I have more males than females.

Yesterday afternoon I found my female wakin, Precious, all roughed up after an afternoon of being chased around the pond. Had I been smart I should have separated her for a spell to let her rest. She was chased by goldies, shubs and 1 small koi. Her scales are all "broken" and some missing like someone was trying to scale her.

Precious was very tired and too easy to catch. I put her in a large fish bowl (old glass candy jar) to check her out. She also looks ready to pop with eggs. She's feeling better today and I can see better where she lost scales and was probably pushed against something to scrape up most of her body. Luckily her head was left untouched as were her fins.

What do you do when a female fish is chased relentlessly and obviously battered by too many over anxious males?

Ruthie · « **Reply #1 on:** April 08, 2008, 09:01:21 AM »

The same thing is happening in my pond, too. No advice, just sympathy. My poor lady goldfish look so tired. Remember that song Madeline Kahn sang in Blazing Saddles? Poor girls.

tranquility · « **Reply #2 on:** April 08, 2008, 09:51:23 AM »

I think the best thing is to keep way more females than males...that way there are lots of girls to chase...and he can't chase 3 or 4 girls at once....I have only 2 males in with 4 females and in the other pond 1 male to 2 females...I have yet to have on beat up...much less killed....and I've heard of the latter happening many times during breeding....
Lawanna

mascot · « **Reply #3 on:** April 08, 2008, 10:31:25 AM »

Sounds to me like Precious asked for it.

She needs to stop wagging that fantail in their faces and quit being such a tease to the other fish.

tinkster · « **Reply #4 on:** April 08, 2008, 10:41:21 AM »

ROFL ROFL ROFL. such a typical male response

hehehe... to funny

tinkster

bunny56lbc · « **Reply #5 on:** April 08, 2008, 06:03:01 PM »

Quote from: tinkster on April 08, 2008, 10:41:21 AM

ROFL ROFL ROFL. such a typical male response hehehe... to funny

tinkster

I was thinking that too tink......

bonnie

barb · « **Reply #6 on:** April 09, 2008, 05:46:24 AM »

OH yes, that is definitely a typical male response!

Poor fishie, I hope she gets some rest.

Double S · « **Reply #7 on:** April 09, 2008, 06:26:56 AM »

Quote from: Blind 'Too on April 08, 2008, 10:31:25 AM

Sounds to me like Precious asked for it. She needs to stop wagging that fantail in their faces and quit being such a tease to the other fish.

Always blaming the females...when we ALL know the truth. It's just the males are all relentless pigs.

Julles · « **Reply #8 on:** April 09, 2008, 06:44:38 AM »

If she was that attractive to the males, she must have been ready to "pop." I wonder why she hasn't spawned yet. Seems like nature would work itself out so the fish don't have to go through this for too long. My fish spawn in one day, and it's over.

mascot · « **Reply #9 on:** April 09, 2008, 07:30:34 AM »

Quote from: Double S on April 09, 2008, 06:26:56 AM

Always blaming the females...when we ALL know the truth. It's just the males are all relentless pigs.

"all relentless pigs"???

sheesh...tough crowd. you know, I was just kidding.

miguynmkoi · « **Reply #10 on:** April 09, 2008, 07:39:46 AM »

Very funny Mike!

I know you were joking!!

Well Precious is doing much better now but looks "scaled" and less red because of the loss of scales. I think it is possible that she has spawned in the fish bowl (what a mess) and I'm thinking of letting her back into the pond today.

Well until this year I didn't realize I had so many males. What you guys say makes a lot of sense. I think I will have to separate the goldies as they seem to be the roughest of the bunch.

The koi have no clue, I think.

happyoutsidegirl · « **Reply #11 on:** April 09, 2008, 09:34:25 AM »

Look at it this way Blind Too, great minds think alike!

I too was on the same thought wave.
Anette, do you have a small tub or something you could fix up for her and one of her boy friends for just a few days? something you could stick a plant in for her to spawn on?

tinkster · « **Reply #12 on:** April 09, 2008, 10:40:32 AM »

seems like we "ganged" up on him on this thread... non of the other males seem to willing to jump into the middle of this "debate"

We know your kidding blindtoo , well pretty sure we know your kidding,,, well hope your kidding.... you are male

)))

tink

El Jefe · « **Reply #13 on:** April 09, 2008, 11:00:06 AM »

Sounds like precious was of the "if you got it flaunt it" mentality, She just got all the boys attention. If she is a pretty wakin you really can't blame her for what her mama gave her.....and most guys are suckers for a pretty (pregnant pause) face

Andy

miguynmkoi · « **Reply #14 on:** April 09, 2008, 04:50:31 PM »

Another "guy's" opinion!

Glad Michael has a backer!

In the same wave I hope the AP females don't beat up on the AP males! Outcome could be very ugly

Debbie, good idea! If I have wakin babes, you get your choice!

Here's hoping.....

El Jefe · « **Reply #15 on:** April 09, 2008, 06:02:49 PM »

Couldn't let michael go down in flames someone had to get his back

mascot · « **Reply #16 on:** April 09, 2008, 06:31:47 PM »

Thanks, Andy!

I'll never talk smack about a fish again...even if she is a hussie!

bunny56lbc · « **Reply #17 on:** April 09, 2008, 06:57:16 PM »

Like tink said , we were just haveing some fun with ya Blind too ....

....even if she was a hussie.....the wakin of course ..

bonnie

tinkster · « **Reply #18 on:** April 09, 2008, 07:33:49 PM »

blind... your PM is not working and I have something I must tell you

It says memeber not found ... now whose teasing

tinkster

mascot · « **Reply #19 on:** April 09, 2008, 08:37:54 PM »

Quote from: tinkster on April 09, 2008, 07:33:49 PM

blind... your PM is not working and I have something I must tell you It says memeber not found ... now whose teasing

tinkster

sorry... if you use mascot it will work, but for some reason my screen name won't. not sure why.

bunny56lbc · « **Reply #20 on:** April 10, 2008, 01:50:05 PM »

Hey Bilnd 'Too , I tryed to send ya a message too but it kept saying you're user
name didn't exist . What is mascot ?

bonnie

tinkster · « **Reply #21 on:** April 10, 2008, 08:14:29 PM »

I think I FINALLY got one to him tonight by changin the username from blindtoo to mascot. it appears it went through but I had forgot what I wanted to tell him...

think that verifies it. hes a tease!

Tinkter