Caryl Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 OK, got home from work to find one large dead goldfish in the pond. Looks like this... Any ideas? Burst or hooked by cat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Looks like a bite mark to me. Looking at the tail there appears to be damage there also. How big is the gold fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazz Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Sorry for your lose. Do you have kingfishers around, as they will fish your pond dry of fish (so to speak). They often try to take fish that are too big for them and end up dropping them. You may have to put bird net over the pond which doesn't show up too much. I used the black fine stuff which looks OK. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 its breeding season and looks like a female so maybe over spawned which makes her tired floating on the surface maybe even side ways and a bird or cat got to it sorry about ur lost. i've lost two female this season already due to over spawning. a red cap oranda and red and white lion head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 The fish is about 10cm and was put in the pond last weekend. No sign of kingfishers yet but do have 2 neighbourhood cats hang around but never seen them near the water. I too thought it was one of the egg full females but have seen no sign of spawning yet as it isn't warm enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoban Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 My LFS sells a motion activated lawn sprinker system that scares away birds and cats etc from ponds.. If it is the cats or other non-invited guests it may be worth looking at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 I might have the answer. Opened the bedroom curtains this morning (pond is right outside) and WOW fishy porn! I said they were showing no sign of spawning yesterday but this morning it was all on! I guess the fish yesterday was a little over-enthusiastic Here are some shots from this morning. We felt like voyeurs! :lol: Even saw a lot of the fry from last year. We had not seen these since adding them to the big pond (unless we moved some plant) but they were out and about trying desperately to keep up with the big guys (and gals) Sorry about the poor quality but there were a lot of reflections and wind ripples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 yep, i thought so, keep an close eye on the females u may have to remove a couple if they start looking tired or wedge themselves in places trying to get away. silly fishies :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 If you think I am wading into that pond to catch some goldfish you are mistaken! The females will have to protect themselves, unless they come close to the edge so I can net them :lol: Lots of plants for them to hide in and they have to get used to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 If you think I am wading into that pond to catch some goldfish you are mistaken! The females will have to protect themselves, unless they come close to the edge so I can net them :lol: Lots of plants for them to hide in and they have to get used to it. :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.