"~ Windsong ~" P@P wrote in message
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"Benign Vanilla" wrote in message
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I think the only real solution is depth. Heron seem to be limited at the
3
foot depth, and I am sure Racoons are much less.
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I saw then stand on the edge of my 2000 gallon pond which is deeper than
3'
and wait, and wait, standing dead still, never moving until a fish swam
within reach - and WHAM! Goodbye $15 fish! When something does not move
for a period of time the fish will ignore it. For $20 I bought a net and
never lost another GF or koi. :-)) I hate to see people waste money and
lose fish with sprinklers, electric fences, wire strung all over the pond
and still end up with a $20 net in the end.

Sorry, I was not clear. What I meant was the Heron, from what I have read,
can't get fish below 3'. I have seen video and read stories of them standing
still for days, waiting for the fish to water depth ratio to come within a
strikeable depth. You are correct about that. They are very patient eaters.


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