Stupid Fish Problem Solved


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Old 05-13-07, 02:37 PM
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Stupid Fish Problem Solved

Well, my daughter solved the idiot fish problem. On her daily searches for something new and exciting, she stumbled across a shallow ditch FILLED with thousands of tiny black tadpoles. We strained about 300 out, and took them home. Dumped them in the pond, and viola, instant "buffet for da fish". They were swimming around like no one's business. Today they have apparently eaten their fill, and are now scavanging on the bottom, but once in a while give chase to some little tadpole that gets too close.

Now THATS what I was looking for.

BTW, no joke, one goldfish actually "breached" when hunting a tadpole. It was like one of those great white movies where it gets the seal. We about fell over laughing when it happened.
 
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Old 05-15-07, 05:08 PM
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So are your fish eating at the surface after their tadpole snack?
 
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Old 05-15-07, 09:00 PM
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I throw in grasshoppers, moths, crickets, grubs, and even ants.
If the goldfish don't get 'em, the fallfish or Orfs will.

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Not consistantly, but more than before.
 
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Old 05-18-07, 11:23 AM
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i never knew goldfish ate tadpoles...
 
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Old 05-21-07, 06:11 AM
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I think they will eat just about anything smaller than their mouth.
 
 

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