Babyruby Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 TO THOSE OF YOU IN THE SOUTH AUCKLAND AREA WITH OUTDOOR PONDS, BEWARE THERE IS A WHITE FACED HERON ON THE PROWL, PLEASE COVER ALL YOUR PONDS. I JUST LOST OVER 80 YOUNG AND BABY GOLDFISH YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST NIGHT. THIS BIRD IS NOW STALKING MY ADULT FISH WHO ARE COVERED SO THEY ARE SAFE. PLEASE PASS THIS MESSAGE ON AS NEEDED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Go heron go!!! Get those goldfish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babyruby Posted October 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 :an!gry do you have no soul, goldfish are living animals just like any other fish, don't be so pig headed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Don't get me wrong... I love all animals... just happen to love Herons more than I do goldfish. A heron eating goldfish is just nature at work (food chain and all that) and in that case I'm rooting for the Herons. It's nothing personal and I do feel sorry for you if you have lost fish you cared about. Appologies if I have offended you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 :an!gry do you have no soul, goldfish are living animals just like any other fish, don't be so pig headed just keep in mind herons are living animals to and are higher up the food chain than the fish, just like the fish are higher up the food chain than insect larvae or what ever else natural the gold fish are eating in the pond. Fair enough to protect your fish with netting because you want to retain them and good luck continuing to do so but it's just a predator eating it's prey. A lot like us eating meat really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Go heron go!!! Get those goldfish! lol you should get some goldfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danval Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Unfortunately they are classed as Native as ("self introduced") ex aussie.... otherwise you could shoot it.. Nice bird all the same. A goldfish farm I used to work for some time back had this same problem... Shags were the worst. Sorry to hear Babyruby. Nice of you to warn others. Hovmoller.. what a stupid comment :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Perhaps one needs a trained karearea to help keep the herons away ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Unfortunately they are classed as Native as ("self introduced") ex aussie.... otherwise you could shoot it.. Nice bird all the same. A goldfish farm I used to work for some time back had this same problem... Shags were the worst. Sorry to hear Babyruby. Nice of you to warn others. Hovmoller.. what a stupid comment :roll: nothing worse than a bad shag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsnana Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 We had a blue heron attempt to go for our goldfish once. Luckily we saw it and chased it away before managing to cover the pond before it was successful. It hasn't come back since as the surrounding plants have grown higher than the fence so there is nowhere for the bird to perch then land to go fishing :happy2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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