Water Gardening: ENOUGH FISH, 1 by Carolyn22

Carolyn22 wrote:
Mary

I had that problem with goldies. Love goldies, they are just far too prolific for DH and me. I have heard of people offering the babies on Craigslist, or you could put an ad in the newspaper. If you have a local pet shop, offer the fry to them or if you have a carnival that comes to your town, you could offer the fry up to them. If you have young children, I would give them as gifts at birthday parties. There are a lot of things you can do. We gave a lot of our fry to a friend of ours that owns a nursery and sells fish and fish products.

When I had goldfish, they grew to a decent size. I know some of the ones we had had grown to a good 10" in size by the time we did finally get rid of them.

Goldfish are definitely prolific. When we had them, they bred all the time - at least monthly from April to October. Because your zone is warmer than mine, you may get spawning for a longer period than I did.

Let us know what you do and good luck with what you decide.