tadpoles!

[Gail Futoran]

Ok, I know it's not a big deal but I still get a
thrill when I see these little buggers swarming all
over my pond. :) The minnows spawned at the
same time so it's quite the symphony of wriggly
black tadpoles and teensy gold or black minnows.

On the down side, I lost one of my oldest
shubunkin (different pond) - only about 4 years
old but that's as long as I've had ponds - and I
don't know why. I was cleaning the filter yesterday
and spotted it lying on its side in front of the tank,
mostly dried out so it had been dead for awhile. :(
Last time I saw it, probably only a few days ago,
it looked fine.

Gail
near San Antonio TX

[BenignVanilla]

"Gail Futoran" > wrote in message
...
> Ok, I know it's not a big deal but I still get a
> thrill when I see these little buggers swarming all
> over my pond. :) The minnows spawned at the
> same time so it's quite the symphony of wriggly
> black tadpoles and teensy gold or black minnows.
>
> On the down side, I lost one of my oldest
> shubunkin (different pond) - only about 4 years
> old but that's as long as I've had ponds - and I
> don't know why. I was cleaning the filter yesterday
> and spotted it lying on its side in front of the tank,
> mostly dried out so it had been dead for awhile. :(
> Last time I saw it, probably only a few days ago,
> it looked fine.

We're not quite there yet. But last year's bull's are HUGE!!!!


--
BV
http://www.iheartmypond.com

[kathy]

I love tadpoles, too!
They are such an amazing critter
considering the change they go
thru from egg to froglet.

kathy :-)
www.blogfromthebog.com

[Windsong]

Gail Futoran wrote:
> Ok, I know it's not a big deal but I still get a
> thrill when I see these little buggers swarming all
> over my pond. :)

They are very tasty as well. A bit of salt an pepper. I feed my pet
baboon a few all the time.

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