The Pond Thread

[Carol Dee]

Rest in peace, little one...
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Took me a bit, but I was able to confirm the faint pattern to be his.

So sorry, it looked like it was going to be a beautiful fish

 

[flowerbug]

It was clear, without green water before the second huge water change & the filter was off for about 2wks. Caught 19 fish & sold them, so I won't believe "too many fish".
I don't feed a lot and usually only once a day, enough that it's gone quickly, usually. A third of a cup.
And the shade only allows for morning sun for a couple hours to an area that is 13ft long by about 2-2.5ft wide.

i'm not sure of your reply if it means that the filter was not running for two weeks and then you turned it on or what happened there? i don't know your setup so hard for me to be sure what is up there and i hope the rest of your fish will be ok.

 

[secuono]

Good news, bad news!

Apparently, the koi I IDed as the Ochiba Shigure was actually a home grown mutt that looked similar, at least when dead.

The real Ochiba Shigure I just saw while feeding! Its fatter & longer now! Darn guy stressed me out so much!

Who knew IDing dead fish was so tricky!

 

[ducks4you]

Any livestock loss is hard.

 

[secuono]

 

[Carol Dee]

Looking good

 

[secuono]

Hate these things. It better not catch a fish...

 

[flowerbug]

Hate these things. It better not catch a fish...
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with a head/neck like that you'll need a very fine mesh fence to be sure to keep it out!

 

[secuono]

 

[secuono]

There was one on the shade cloth this morning. But when I touched the window to get a good picture of it, it flew away. This one spooked easily.