Comments on: Carnage in the garden pond http://besidethestream.com/carnage-in-the-garden-pond/2008/03/29/ Country life at 7,000 feet Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:18:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Anonymous http://besidethestream.com/carnage-in-the-garden-pond/2008/03/29/#comment-327 Anonymous Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:11:04 +0000 http://besidethestream.com/carnage-in-the-garden-pond/2008/03/29/#comment-327 Also, gold fish will eat all pollywogs so that your pond will not be able to support amphibians which need support whereever they are. -interesting about the goldfish. I started with little native minnows, but they didn't keep up with the mosquito larvae, which is a big deal here because it's a West Nile area. So I've used goldfish ever since. Maybe I need bigger minnows. The pond is a few feet deep, with native waterplants, so murkiness isn't a problem... probably because it's colder here. Also, gold fish will eat all pollywogs so that your pond will not be able to support amphibians which need support whereever they are.

-interesting about the goldfish. I started with little native minnows, but they didn’t keep up with the mosquito larvae, which is a big deal here because it’s a West Nile area. So I’ve used goldfish ever since. Maybe I need bigger minnows. The pond is a few feet deep, with native waterplants, so murkiness isn’t a problem… probably because it’s colder here.

]]> By: Anne http://besidethestream.com/carnage-in-the-garden-pond/2008/03/29/#comment-326 Anne Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:09:47 +0000 http://besidethestream.com/carnage-in-the-garden-pond/2008/03/29/#comment-326 Goldfish - will always leave the water mucky since they revel at the bottom. Are there some native fish that would be more hearty and hardy?! Goldfish - will always leave the water mucky since they revel at the bottom.

Are there some native fish that would be more hearty and hardy?!

]]> By: Chubby Chick http://besidethestream.com/carnage-in-the-garden-pond/2008/03/29/#comment-317 Chubby Chick Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:12:39 +0000 http://besidethestream.com/carnage-in-the-garden-pond/2008/03/29/#comment-317 Awww... that's too bad about the goldfish. :( Awww… that’s too bad about the goldfish. :(

]]> By: pat http://besidethestream.com/carnage-in-the-garden-pond/2008/03/29/#comment-316 pat Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:04:46 +0000 http://besidethestream.com/carnage-in-the-garden-pond/2008/03/29/#comment-316 So sad. What are the dimmensions and depth of your pond? Have you always wintered over that many fish at one time? I lose fish when my pond gets over stocked. Take care. So sad. What are the dimmensions and depth of your pond? Have you always wintered over that many fish at one time? I lose fish when my pond gets over stocked. Take care.

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