JBtheExplorer
Native Gardener
So I've had my pond less than two months. I was topping it off and noticed something small swimming in it. From the research I've done in the last few months I knew almost immediately it was a baby fish.
So, my question is: What do I do now? I have no idea how many are in my pond, though I'm not too worried about that right now. The fact is, I wont have room for them, other than 2, maybe 3.
Do I raise them to a certain age and try to give them away? I'm sure other ponders probably have their own fry to deal with. Do I solve the problem by "getting rid of the situation" as soon as possible? If so, how?
Don't get me wrong, its pretty darn cool! I was happy to see it, but I have to think about down the road and what I'm going to do. I'd like to keep a couple for sure, but how long would I have to wait to see which ones look the coolest?
Also, will the adult fish eat the fry?
At this point, they're about the size of a centimeter. I only saw the one, caught it and decided I needed to ask a few questions.
So, my question is: What do I do now? I have no idea how many are in my pond, though I'm not too worried about that right now. The fact is, I wont have room for them, other than 2, maybe 3.
Do I raise them to a certain age and try to give them away? I'm sure other ponders probably have their own fry to deal with. Do I solve the problem by "getting rid of the situation" as soon as possible? If so, how?
Don't get me wrong, its pretty darn cool! I was happy to see it, but I have to think about down the road and what I'm going to do. I'd like to keep a couple for sure, but how long would I have to wait to see which ones look the coolest?
Also, will the adult fish eat the fry?
At this point, they're about the size of a centimeter. I only saw the one, caught it and decided I needed to ask a few questions.