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[Minigirl]

The fish pond is protected by a pergola and fence with netting yet something has managed to get in and eat some fish including a nice big shiney metallic koi!!!

Herons live very close by but can't see how they would get in through the pergola and be able to take off again with there wing span...

What else can get in to your pond to eat fish?? Its a big pond so can't see it being a cat getting them m from the side...

[David128]

mink?

[Itsaminithing]

What else can get in to your pond to eat fish??

 

ME !!!

Yum, Yum, Yum.... Burp!
 

My precious told me to do it.

Edited by Itsaminithing, 01 May 2016 - 09:46 AM.

[sledgehammer]

heron ?

 

is there an oily film on the surface ?

 

clever bird if food is involved

 

they will eat a lot in one sitting

 

a cat will catch one ,  play with it till it gets bored may eat it or leave it on the side

 

I no longer keep fish - thanks to Heron's / cats

Edited by sledgehammer, 01 May 2016 - 10:46 AM.

[ukcooper]

Believe it or not it was the frogs in our pond that done the deed.

They used to knock the fish out the pound and a cat or summit used to carry them off.

[sledgehammer]

Believe it or not it was the frogs in our pond that done the deed.

They used to knock the fish out the pound and a cat or summit used to carry them off.

 

Partners in crime

[SecretSugar]

Maybe the other fish?

[Itsaminithing]

Maybe the other fish?

 

That was also my thought.... have you introduced any new varieties of fish lately?

 

Another thought is that fish are opportunistic, they will eat other fish that have died from whatever cause.
 

[minifreek1]

Haven't introduced and Ghost Coi to your pond have you....? They are predators and will eat/kill the other fish....

[Itsaminithing]

Haven't introduced and Ghost Coi to your pond have you....? They are predators and will eat/kill the other fish....

 

I think you're getting Ghost Koi mixed up with Tigers

.....totally different things -Tigers are big & stripey , they can swim but you're unlikely to find them living in your pond, or let's hope not.

 

I blame Clarkson for this myth that Ghost Koi kill/eat everything, telling everyone that the Ghost Koi he bought massacred the inhabitants of his fathers pond - chances are they all absconded as they thought that he was going to be involved in looking after them.

From what i've read Ghost Koi are no worse than most species as far as 'guppycide' (?) is concerned.
 

Edited by Itsaminithing, 01 May 2016 - 05:45 PM.

[whistler]

Cormorant.

[CityEPete]

We always had Ghost Koi, never had a problem with other fish even smaller ones.

[Richie83]

Bear Grylls?

[dyshipfakta]

the fish that have been eaten are now ghost koi but don't see that that's relevant here.

[xrocketengineer]

Are you sure that they did not just walk away? I found this in my back yard once:

 

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