ive just came home and noticed abot 20-30 what I think are eggs in my tank - when do I remove them - I have a spare 5 gallon tank and filter but its not up and running - should i just segragate the eggs n my tank?

im totally new to this - i wasnt trying to breed - it just happened - help

Hi Spacebux, congratulations! Eggs usually look either clear or whitish opaque, so if those dots look anything like that, yes, you got eggs! If you are not planning on keeping them, just leave them in there, the goldfish will eat them.
But if you wonna give it a shot on raising fry, you have to take them out. Do they stick to something moveable, like a plant or an ornament? IN that case take the object out and put it in your spare tank with water from the main tank. If they just stick to the tank glass, it's easiest with a turkey baster or pipette of some kind to just suck them in and squeeze them out of there in the 5 gl tank.
Eggs are very fragile at this stage, so you gotta be careful with filtration or airation. They don't want all that much of it, and the simplest, and cheapest way of filtration is just a simple sponge filter. They are nothing but a sponge, that you have to connect to an airpump via airline tubing. Thats all, its basically biological filtration. I always have a valve inbetween the pump and the filter, so I can regulate the strength of the filtration. Preferably, only a bubble per second should come out of the filter, anything else would be too strong at this point.
Congratulations again, and I hope the eggs are fertilized!! :rbanana

congratz on the eggs
please tell us when they hatch

A big "congrats" TO YOU,Spacebux!!! How proud you must be. Now we have to get them big falt and healthy once those eggs hatch so we can see your babies.