"~ Windsong ~" wrote in message
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"Jay Adair" wrote in message
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.....came home from work the other morning and 4 adult shubunkins had
disappeared. No trace of them on the perimeter of the inground
fiberglass
pool or on the bottom. Two days later, the other 3 adults are gone.
Only
survivors - a 5 year old koi (huge) and 4 shubunkin yearlings hiding
like
scared rabbits around the pots on the bottom.
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We kept suffering the SAME problem until we netted the ponds. We couldn't
replace the fish as fast as the predators were eating them. We had
herons,
assorted snakes, snapper turtles of all sizes, bullfrogs, and king-fishers
feeding on them. The nets keep all of these critters out.

Something is terrorizing your fish. Other than the nets there is nothing
that will keep all the preditors out. All I see are small newts in the
smaller pond. They can only eat the even smaller baby fish and that's ok,
since the fish breed like rabbits now.
I get the nets at Ace Hardware.
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Carol....

Thanks to all. I may have to implement some type of netting, but the
gorgeous Japanese maple is definitely in the way. I'll have to think on
it.....I mistakenly thought after 5 years my pond was invisible to
predators...

I guess I could just sit on the patio with a cup of coffee and a shotgun....

Jay