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How long is a goldfish pregnancy?

My goldfish's belly has been swollen for about a month now. It swims around and behaves normally, but its belly is quite large. I'm concerned about this condition. How long does a goldfish typically carry eggs, and should I be worried about its health?

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Melyna Murphy

Feb 21, 2025

i read some were that thier pregnant for like 8 weeks or somthing close to that.

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Anonymous

Feb 19, 2025

Goldfish don’t get pregnant per se – the female will begin to look round when she is producing eggs. You will also need a male goldfish present, who will fertilize her eggs when she releases them (sometimes thousands) all over the tank. He will chase her around the tank while this is happening. After about three to four hours the courtship should stop. When the eggs are laid and fertilized they need to be removed from the tank so that the parents don’t eat them.

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Anonymous

Feb 07, 2025

Zero minutes. Goldfish don’t get pregnant; they lay eggs which are not fertilized until after the fish expels them.

So your fish isn’t pregnant. Look for some other cause for the bloating.

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Elenor Von

Feb 12, 2025

then i guess its gunna lay unfertilized eggs.

if there is a male present she will lay her eggs in the fish tank and the male will come over and fertilize them

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