Does anyone have Mosquito fish?

[addy1]

I had some but they all disappeared.

 

[Mmathis]

@Misdlish This is an old thread.

 

[Ronkers]

@Misdlish This is an old thread.

Not old now.

 

[Mmathis]

Not old now.

 

[mechanicbrad]

I have a new 2000 gallon koi pond that was attracting mosquitos from the beginning. The comets where not able to get the larva, especially in the intake bay and up in the bog filter. The mosquito fish will almost come out of the water to get a larva.. never got overpopulated. I will always have them. I threw a few dozen in an aquarium so they would survive the winter.

 

[Lisak1]

I will always have them

That's the truest statement you can make about gambusia. They will never be gone once you add them. I've shared this story before - a man had them in his pond and wanted them gone. He tried various methods of catching and trapping - never could get them all. He was rebuilding some parts of the pond, so he completely drained it down and left it that way for a few weeks, thinking that would take care of them once and for all. A few days after refilling the pond, he saw them... gambusia. He surmised they survived in the tiny bit of water that was left in the plumbing.

 

[j.w]

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