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I have a prob in my earth ponds, water frogs!! Any one knows how to
eliminate them? they eat up allot of the fish and food and is a
mennace!!
await your reply.

rgds

hamish

[Mean_Chlorine]

Thusly Spake Unto All:

>I have a prob in my earth ponds, water frogs!! Any one knows how to
>eliminate them? they eat up allot of the fish and food and is a
>mennace!!

You have frogs which eat fish? I must say I find that rather unlikely.

[CanadianCray]

Yeah I highly doubt the frogs are eating fish. More likely a raccoon or
bird.

"Mean_Chlorine" > wrote in message
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> Thusly Spake Unto All:
>
>>I have a prob in my earth ponds, water frogs!! Any one knows how to
>>eliminate them? they eat up allot of the fish and food and is a
>>mennace!!
>
> You have frogs which eat fish? I must say I find that rather unlikely.
>
>

[Victor Martinez]

CanadianCray wrote:
> Yeah I highly doubt the frogs are eating fish. More likely a raccoon or
> bird.

You haven't heard of bull-frogs?
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Rana_catesbeiana.html

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[Mean_Chlorine]

Thusly Victor Martinez > Spake Unto All:

>> Yeah I highly doubt the frogs are eating fish. More likely a raccoon or
>> bird.
>
>You haven't heard of bull-frogs?
>http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Rana_catesbeiana.html

"Bullfrogs are predators. They usually eat snakes, worms, insects,
crustaceans, frogs, tadpoles, and aquatic eggs of fish, frogs,
insects, or salamanders."

[CanadianCray]

Yes absolutely. If you read what you posted it clearly states what they eat.
Fish are no where in there. Eggs of fish. NOT fish.

"Victor Martinez" > wrote in message
...
> CanadianCray wrote:
>> Yeah I highly doubt the frogs are eating fish. More likely a raccoon or
>> bird.
>
> You haven't heard of bull-frogs?
> http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Rana_catesbeiana.html
>
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[D.H. Martins]

"Mean_Chlorine" > wrote in message
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> Thusly Spake Unto All:
>
>>I have a prob in my earth ponds, water frogs!! Any one knows how to
>>eliminate them? they eat up allot of the fish and food and is a
>>mennace!!
>
> You have frogs which eat fish? I must say I find that rather unlikely.


Bullfrogs will eat fish. I "saw" them do it!

[Victor Martinez]

CanadianCray wrote:
> Yes absolutely. If you read what you posted it clearly states what they eat.
> Fish are no where in there. Eggs of fish. NOT fish.

Bull frogs do eat fish.

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[Koi-Lo]

"Victor Martinez" > wrote in message
...
> CanadianCray wrote:
>> Yes absolutely. If you read what you posted it clearly states what they
>> eat. Fish are no where in there. Eggs of fish. NOT fish.
>
> Bull frogs do eat fish.
============================
This is true. I saw them eat a koi with my own eyes before we netted our
ponds. They're a constant problem in the tubs I raise my Shubunkins in.
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[dc]

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> I have a prob in my earth ponds, water frogs!! Any one knows how to
> eliminate them? they eat up allot of the fish and food and is a
> mennace!!
> await your reply.

A good size arowana will love eating those frogs... if your pond is warm
enough for them. The Asian red and gold ones are far prettier than the
American silver ones, but they aren't really an option unless you have
depthless pockets and paid guards patrolling your pond. ;)

Alternatively, a BB gun and a lot of time to waste will make an impact on
the frog population too.

[Victor Martinez]

dc wrote:
> A good size arowana will love eating those frogs... if your pond is warm

And the fish he's trying to protect. :)


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[dc]

"CanadianCray" > wrote in
:

> Yes absolutely. If you read what you posted it clearly states what
> they eat. Fish are no where in there. Eggs of fish. NOT fish.

You call yourself a Canadian, but you obviously don't have much of a
familiarity with the outdoors. The bullfrogs we have in Ontario get quite
large, and will greedily shove anything that moves, smells, or shines into
their mouth, fish included.

I've caught many a bullfrog on 6"+ Rapala lures while fishing for pike
amongst weed beds in the summer time. They attack without hesitation when
the opportunity at a meal presents itself.

Frogs are patient predators, and unsuspecting fish fry can quickly vanish
if the frog population is large enough.

[dc]

Victor Martinez > wrote in
:

> dc wrote:
>> A good size arowana will love eating those frogs... if your pond is
>> warm
>
> And the fish he's trying to protect. :)

Yeah... but arowana are much cooler than koi anyway. :D

[Koi-Lo]

"dc" > wrote in message
...
> wrote in news:1139996999.865297.185750
> Alternatively, a BB gun and a lot of time to waste will make an impact on
> the frog population too.
==========================
What about the rubber pond liner? You don't want to hit that.
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[Koi-Lo]

"dc" > wrote in message
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> "CanadianCray" > wrote in
> :
> Frogs are patient predators, and unsuspecting fish fry can quickly vanish
> if the frog population is large enough.
=======================
When I caught a bullfrog that had eaten a young koi, the fish measured over
6" long and was in as S shape in the frog. I pried the frogs mouth open and
the tail was easily seen and grasped. It was of course too late. The fish
was already dead. I took the frog (and all the bullfrogs I can catch) to a
nearby lake. I take as many of their tadpoles as possible to the lake as
well. To cut back on their numbers I'm going to stop propagating pond
plants. The tubs I use are always crawling away with frogs and tadpoles.
It's not just the loss of young fish to them, but the noise in spring and
summer is becoming a nuisance. I do have to consider my neighbors.
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Koi-Lo wrote:
> "dc" > wrote in message
> ...
> > wrote in news:1139996999.865297.185750
> > Alternatively, a BB gun and a lot of time to waste will make an impact on
> > the frog population too.
> ==========================
> What about the rubber pond liner? You don't want to hit that.
> --
> Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
> Aquariums since 1952
> My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
> http://tinyurl.com/9do58
> ~~~ }<((((o> ~~~ }<{{{{o> ~~~ }<(((((o>