Now I see what all the fuss is about!!

[Everwyrd]

I have often read similar posts to the one I am writing...grinned and moved
along but now I am really excited!

This season I set up a twenty gallon "nursery" tank to try and give my
plants a rest from the ravages of my hungry koi. As such I have been
rotating plants in and out of said container all season. Well...this
afternoon I walked out to check up on the Water Hyacinths and Parrot feather
plants and saw a tiny fish swimming around! After a bit of searching I
counted about six of them and I am sure there must be more.

They look like minnows but since I have no minnows anywhere in my pond I
guess they could be koi....I'm really hoping they are...about 1/4 inch in
length and have that yellowish to brown color that I have seen in
minnows...I think I'll set up a fish tank so I can take them in at the end
of the season. How quick do fry grow in a month or so?? I'm going to bring
them in the second week of September if they survive.

Anyway...a tip of my hat to those who were excited about baby fish in the
past...my neighbor, daughter and I were jumping up and down today after our
discovery.


Happy fishes!!

Alan

[Ka30P]

Congrats on your bouncing baby fish!


kathy :-)
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[~ jan JJsPond.us]

>plants and saw a tiny fish swimming around!
Congratulations!

>minnows...I think I'll set up a fish tank so I can take them in at the end
>of the season. How quick do fry grow in a month or so?? I'm going to bring
>them in the second week of September if they survive.

I hope you have a big tank. By mid-September they ought to be 1.5" and if
you feed them small meals often, even bigger. They could winter in the pond
at that size. In the house with good water changes and food they can grow
1-2 inches per month. ~ jan


~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

[Everwyrd]

In that case I'll let them winter over in the pond. It's three feet deep and
1000 gallons. I thought they might get eaten by the frogs...New Bull
froglets are in the pond this year. I was thinking of a twenty gallon tank
and move them out in the spring but now I see that won't do..... Looks like
the pond for these little babies.... I'll hold off as long as I can though.

thanks,
Alan

"~ jan JJsPond.us" > wrote in message
...
> >plants and saw a tiny fish swimming around!
> Congratulations!
>
> >minnows...I think I'll set up a fish tank so I can take them in at the
end
> >of the season. How quick do fry grow in a month or so?? I'm going to
bring
> >them in the second week of September if they survive.
>
> I hope you have a big tank. By mid-September they ought to be 1.5" and if
> you feed them small meals often, even bigger. They could winter in the
pond
> at that size. In the house with good water changes and food they can grow
> 1-2 inches per month. ~ jan
>
>
> ~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

[~ jan JJsPond.us]

You could always take just 2-3 inside and put the rest in the pond?
~ jan

>On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 18:45:07 GMT, "Everwyrd" wrote:

>In that case I'll let them winter over in the pond. It's three feet deep and
>1000 gallons. I thought they might get eaten by the frogs...New Bull
>froglets are in the pond this year. I was thinking of a twenty gallon tank
>and move them out in the spring but now I see that won't do..... Looks like
>the pond for these little babies.... I'll hold off as long as I can though.
>
>thanks,
>Alan
>
>"~ jan JJsPond.us" > wrote in message
...
>> >plants and saw a tiny fish swimming around!
>> Congratulations!
>>
>> >minnows...I think I'll set up a fish tank so I can take them in at the
>end
>> >of the season. How quick do fry grow in a month or so?? I'm going to
>bring
>> >them in the second week of September if they survive.
>>
>> I hope you have a big tank. By mid-September they ought to be 1.5" and if
>> you feed them small meals often, even bigger. They could winter in the
>pond
>> at that size. In the house with good water changes and food they can grow
>> 1-2 inches per month. ~ jan
>>
>>
>> ~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~
>

~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

[Everwyrd]

Good point!!! I think that may be the way to go... Do you think I'll be
able to see colors by the time they are a month along???


"~ jan JJsPond.us" > wrote in message
...
> You could always take just 2-3 inside and put the rest in the pond?
> ~ jan
>
> >On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 18:45:07 GMT, "Everwyrd" wrote:
>
> >In that case I'll let them winter over in the pond. It's three feet deep
and
> >1000 gallons. I thought they might get eaten by the frogs...New Bull
> >froglets are in the pond this year. I was thinking of a twenty gallon
tank
> >and move them out in the spring but now I see that won't do..... Looks
like
> >the pond for these little babies.... I'll hold off as long as I can
though.

[~ jan JJsPond.us]

>Good point!!! I think that may be the way to go... Do you think I'll be
>able to see colors by the time they are a month along???

Yes, I do. ~ jan


~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

[~ Windsong ~]

"Everwyrd" PAM> wrote in
message et...
> I have often read similar posts to the one I am writing...grinned and
moved
> along but now I am really excited!
=============================
Congrats on your new finny family members... :-)
--
Carol.... the frugal ponder...
"If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never tried
before."
~~<~~<~~{@
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[~ Windsong ~]

"Everwyrd" PAM> wrote in
message et...
> In that case I'll let them winter over in the pond. It's three feet deep
and
> 1000 gallons. I thought they might get eaten by the frogs...New Bull
> froglets are in the pond this year. I was thinking of a twenty gallon tank
> and move them out in the spring but now I see that won't do..... Looks
like
> the pond for these little babies.... I'll hold off as long as I can
though.
=============================
They WILL get eaten by bullfrogs, and if you have frogs you must also have
snakes. Both eat fish. Purchase a bird-net at Ace Hardware and cover your
pond.
--
Carol.... the frugal ponder...
"If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never tried
before."
~~<~~<~~{@
"They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same."
http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[George]

"Everwyrd" PAM> wrote in
message et...
> In that case I'll let them winter over in the pond. It's three feet deep and
> 1000 gallons. I thought they might get eaten by the frogs...New Bull
> froglets are in the pond this year. I was thinking of a twenty gallon tank
> and move them out in the spring but now I see that won't do..... Looks like
> the pond for these little babies.... I'll hold off as long as I can though.
>
> thanks,
> Alan

Just make sure that they have some places in which to shelter. Rocks work well,
and since it will be getting cooler before too long, they won't have the plants
to hide in. I have seven goldfish fry that are now about 2.5 inches long. My
waterfall is built into one end of the pond, and there are lots of rocks where
they can hide if need be. They don't have to now that they are larger. In
fact, they have already joined the school. But when they were smaller, they
stayed in amongst the rocks.

[Everwyrd]

Good thought. There are lots of nooks and crannies for them to hide in so it
should be alright. I'll take two or three in and leave the rest to the pond
powers. :)

"George" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Everwyrd" PAM> wrote
in
> message et...
> > In that case I'll let them winter over in the pond. It's three feet deep
and
> > 1000 gallons. I thought they might get eaten by the frogs...New Bull
> > froglets are in the pond this year. I was thinking of a twenty gallon
tank
> > and move them out in the spring but now I see that won't do..... Looks
like
> > the pond for these little babies.... I'll hold off as long as I can
though.
> >
> > thanks,
> > Alan
>
> Just make sure that they have some places in which to shelter. Rocks work
well,
> and since it will be getting cooler before too long, they won't have the
plants
> to hide in. I have seven goldfish fry that are now about 2.5 inches long.
My
> waterfall is built into one end of the pond, and there are lots of rocks
where
> they can hide if need be. They don't have to now that they are larger.
In
> fact, they have already joined the school. But when they were smaller,
they
> stayed in amongst the rocks.
>
>

[George]

"Everwyrd" PAM> wrote in
message et...
> Good thought. There are lots of nooks and crannies for them to hide in so it
> should be alright. I'll take two or three in and leave the rest to the pond
> powers. :)

Good luck. Here is a link to some pictures of my pond. If you look at the
group fish shots, you will note the babies in with the rest of the fish. I also
have a large catfish, and he seems to get along with everybody. Just don't get
in his way when he's feeding. They generally stay away from him, although the
larger Koi have made a game of sneaking up and stealing his food when he's not
looking. He's sick right now, so I don't have him in the pond, but you can see
most of him in photo number 6. Note the babies in the top right hand corner of
that picture.

http://bellsouthpwp.net/r/o/rockcat/pond/pond.htm

"George" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Everwyrd" PAM> wrote
> in
>> message et...
>> > In that case I'll let them winter over in the pond. It's three feet deep
> and
>> > 1000 gallons. I thought they might get eaten by the frogs...New Bull
>> > froglets are in the pond this year. I was thinking of a twenty gallon
> tank
>> > and move them out in the spring but now I see that won't do..... Looks
> like
>> > the pond for these little babies.... I'll hold off as long as I can
> though.
>> >
>> > thanks,
>> > Alan
>>
>> Just make sure that they have some places in which to shelter. Rocks work
> well,
>> and since it will be getting cooler before too long, they won't have the
> plants
>> to hide in. I have seven goldfish fry that are now about 2.5 inches long.
> My
>> waterfall is built into one end of the pond, and there are lots of rocks
> where
>> they can hide if need be. They don't have to now that they are larger.
> In
>> fact, they have already joined the school. But when they were smaller,
> they
>> stayed in amongst the rocks.
>>
>>
>
>

[Everwyrd]

Very nice fish and pond!!! :)

>
> Good luck. Here is a link to some pictures of my pond. If you look at
the
> group fish shots, you will note the babies in with the rest of the fish.
I

[George]

"Everwyrd" PAM> wrote in
message et...
> Very nice fish and pond!!! :)
>

Thanks.

>> Good luck. Here is a link to some pictures of my pond. If you look at
> the
>> group fish shots, you will note the babies in with the rest of the fish.
> I
>
>