Another new fish...

[JenH]

I've moved all my fish to my upper pond for now while trying to get my lower pond cleaned out and going. So today I went out to give them a little food and there was yet another new fish up there! That's 2 now, the first one was definitely a goldfish (white and orange) and I could never figure out where he came from (never had my fish in the upper pond before yesterday. And this new little guy appears to be black or dark grey with a light colored belly. No idea what he is. He's only about 2" long and is very hard to catch a glimpse of since the water is murky and he is dark. But, he kind of looks similar in shape and how he swims to my other goldfish. Weird. I just don't know where these guys are coming from!

 

[mrsclem]

Fish stork!

 

[j.w]

Is there anyway and egg or 2 could get stuck on something and be transferred that way. Or lets say a bird bathes in your one pond and then flies down to your other pond w/ an egg stuck on its leg...............I know I'm reaching but hey,lol!

 

[Shdwdrgn]

Most goldfish will start out nearly black in color, making them impossible to see in the water. Some will start changing to orange within the first few months, but others may take a couple years to change.

 

[addy1]

I ended up with fish in my deck pond, the fry or eggs went through a clear water pump, up 50 feet of piping out the rock water fall. They still live in the deck pond, waiting to see how they turn out.

 

[koiguy1969]

its almost always better to find them than to loose them....is it not? springtime is often full of suprises!