so today i moved the fish that were in the tv aquarium (20 g) and put the two golds and the bigger koi in there cuz they were the most peaceful (and the largest actually). everyone seems to be more peaceful, and there is definitely more space for everyone. i definitely think that the one that had the "poop" thingy is really a female and it's really her papillae. i'm pretty sure she's ready to breed, and i think one of the smokys is a male and he was trying to follow her around for a bit. i think i can see his papillae thingy as well, and his is definitely more pointy (as it should be). so now i'm just waiting till i can carry buckets of water around so i can change my water more often (cuz i can't really do that with a broken collar bone). thank you guys for all the help. i hope that i can finally acquire at least one breeding pair. that'd be awesome. thanks
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