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A.N.Other March 27th 04 04:06 AM

Advise on submerged rocks - fish hide outs.
 
I am thinking of adding some fairly large rocks in a "pile" to provide my
fish with some hide outs.
I have had problems with Great Blue herons and nothing I have done to date
seems to work.
I am reluctant to put the rocks in direct contact with the liner, would it
be Ok to put a layer of padding (probably old carpet) on top of the liner,
under the rocks.

other ideas would be welcome.
ANO



joe March 27th 04 04:19 PM

Advise on submerged rocks - fish hide outs.
 
I'd just put an extra piece or two of liner under the rock.


Joe

On 3/26/04 8:06 PM, "A.N.Other" wrote:

I am reluctant to put the rocks in direct contact with the liner, would it
be Ok to put a layer of padding (probably old carpet) on top of the liner,
under the rocks.




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joe March 27th 04 04:19 PM

Advise on submerged rocks - fish hide outs.
 
I'd just put an extra piece or two of liner under the rock.


Joe

On 3/26/04 8:06 PM, "A.N.Other" wrote:

I am reluctant to put the rocks in direct contact with the liner, would it
be Ok to put a layer of padding (probably old carpet) on top of the liner,
under the rocks.




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[email protected] March 27th 04 04:42 PM

Advise on submerged rocks - fish hide outs.
 
foam padding with piece of liner over the top.
netting keeps herons and other birds OUT.
Ingrid

"A.N.Other" wrote:

I am thinking of adding some fairly large rocks in a "pile" to provide my
fish with some hide outs.
I have had problems with Great Blue herons and nothing I have done to date
seems to work.
I am reluctant to put the rocks in direct contact with the liner, would it
be Ok to put a layer of padding (probably old carpet) on top of the liner,
under the rocks.

other ideas would be welcome.
ANO




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[email protected] March 27th 04 04:42 PM

Advise on submerged rocks - fish hide outs.
 
foam padding with piece of liner over the top.
netting keeps herons and other birds OUT.
Ingrid

"A.N.Other" wrote:

I am thinking of adding some fairly large rocks in a "pile" to provide my
fish with some hide outs.
I have had problems with Great Blue herons and nothing I have done to date
seems to work.
I am reluctant to put the rocks in direct contact with the liner, would it
be Ok to put a layer of padding (probably old carpet) on top of the liner,
under the rocks.

other ideas would be welcome.
ANO




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

Gail Futoran March 27th 04 11:40 PM

Advise on submerged rocks - fish hide outs.
 
"A.N.Other" wrote in message
...
I am thinking of adding some fairly large rocks in a

"pile" to provide my
fish with some hide outs.
I have had problems with Great Blue herons and nothing I

have done to date
seems to work.
I am reluctant to put the rocks in direct contact with the

liner, would it
be Ok to put a layer of padding (probably old carpet) on

top of the liner,
under the rocks.

other ideas would be welcome.
ANO


I use PVC pipe.

Gail



Gail Futoran March 27th 04 11:40 PM

Advise on submerged rocks - fish hide outs.
 
"A.N.Other" wrote in message
...
I am thinking of adding some fairly large rocks in a

"pile" to provide my
fish with some hide outs.
I have had problems with Great Blue herons and nothing I

have done to date
seems to work.
I am reluctant to put the rocks in direct contact with the

liner, would it
be Ok to put a layer of padding (probably old carpet) on

top of the liner,
under the rocks.

other ideas would be welcome.
ANO


I use PVC pipe.

Gail



Ka30P March 28th 04 03:33 AM

Advise on submerged rocks - fish hide outs.
 

My 'island' sits on top of two double
stacks of builder's brick. There are
four 'caves' for the fish. After years
the bricks are covered in green.
The top of the island is a 'oil filter'
shaped planter that is level with the
water. It is filled with iris and creeping
jenny.


kathy :-)
A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A

Ka30P March 28th 04 03:33 AM

Advise on submerged rocks - fish hide outs.
 

My 'island' sits on top of two double
stacks of builder's brick. There are
four 'caves' for the fish. After years
the bricks are covered in green.
The top of the island is a 'oil filter'
shaped planter that is level with the
water. It is filled with iris and creeping
jenny.


kathy :-)
A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A

Jim Humphries March 28th 04 04:02 AM

Advise on submerged rocks - fish hide outs.
 
If you do not net your pond you will lose fish frequently even with good
hiding places. After all, the heron need only be patient because the fish
cannot leave the pond area as they could in the wild.

--
Jim and Sara Humphries, Victoria, BC
"Ka30P" wrote in message
...

My 'island' sits on top of two double
stacks of builder's brick. There are
four 'caves' for the fish. After years
the bricks are covered in green.
The top of the island is a 'oil filter'
shaped planter that is level with the
water. It is filled with iris and creeping
jenny.


kathy :-)
A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A





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