Missing - over 56 (ie ALL of them) goldfish from my pond.
No sign of herons, cats, no dead bodies - nothing.
They were all there Wednesday afternoon when I fed them but not there the next afternoon, or any day since.
As you know, we had a blue heron visit ages ago but it has not been seen for over a month. We removed the netting a couple of weeks ago but the string around the edges is still there. As I have been home, I would have seen a heron making his way through the fish. When it first arrived the fish all hid under the deck, they're not stupid, so even if a heron had visited, there would be one or two left surely? They have 2 decks about a metre each deep so plenty of hiding places. We have not sighted any herons anywhere.
If someone had sprayed there would be bodies.
I doubt they were stolen as the plants appear untouched. If someone had been scooping through with a net they would have tangled in the plants. Besides, they would be hard pressed to net every single fish.
Any other ideas???
We now have an empty pond (although I did see one fry about 3cm long so I am sure there are more from this year's spawning)