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Should I be concerned?
Mallards will and do eat small fish. They break off the fins and remove enough scales to kill the larger fish. If the pond is deep enough the ducks don't have a good chance grabbing fish. Scales are almost all calcium and you may notice the female with more fish in her mouth. I was hit early in the season when the water was cold and the fish slow. The tails were chewed off ranchu to comets, it didn't matter what size pond. The deeper the safer; 24" plus. Last season when the water was lowered for cleaning, ducks ate every top quality fry and killed the adults. It wasn't until I saw the female with a huge ryukin in her mouth that I solved the mystery. The ducks were so tame I could get within reach of their necks. |
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