Pond Fish

[hikerchick]

The electrical cord on my pond failed last winter - I was never here so I failed to notice that the deicer wasn't working - all the fish died. I drained it and dredged it this spring and it's been sitting there with the filter running but no fish. I didn't want to spend the $3-$4 a fish to repopulate. There was a lady giving away free pondfish on Craigslist but when I got there she expected me to catch them myself- tiny fish in a huge pond and a short handled net. So I saw some feeder comets at SuperPetz for 19 cents each- got a dozen and brought them home. I thought, well, at least I am saving them from being feeder fish.

Then I noticed that I have a snapping turtle living in my pond.

Sigh.

 

[enola]

What type of pond fish died over the winter ?

 

[hikerchick]

I had some comets and a koi. They died because there was no oxygen - the deicer wasn't running and the surface froze solid. They can survive being frozen, but not the lack of oxygen.

 

[Nicola]

Get rid of the turtle

lol that solves the whole fish getting eaten

 

[hikerchick]

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Now why didn't I think of that?

 

[Nicola]

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Now why didn't I think of that?

i dont know

i think its a good idea considering im hyped up on energy drink lol not making alot of sense tonight lol.

 

[hikerchick]

I could use a good energy drink right now. The pot of coffee I just drank isn't working.

I am gonna catch me a snapping turtle today.

 

[Nicola]

koolies watch out for his head *snap Snap*

lol my mum finaly gave in and let me try a mother energy drink its like twice as powerful as a red bull

 

[enola]

How deep is the pond ?

 

[hikerchick]

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about 3 feet at the deepest. but the bottom was pretty mucky so that may have made it more shallow. The fish survived about 4 winters in that pond.This is the first year I had a problem. The deicer doesn't melt much of the ice, just enough to let some air in.