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Here in the border state of Missouri the temps can drop from 60
down to 20 overnight. The koi do predict the onset of
colder weather in that
they will be lazily swimming around the surface and in a matter of hours
be hunched up on the bottom. It doesn't Stay cold here and I for
one am very glad.

Nedra

"Lee B." wrote in message
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It will be in the 70's all week (air temp), and the pond water temp got
back
up to 55* yesterday and is still climbing. Now I know that sounds good to
a
lot of you, but when the cold fronts move in, the temp drops alarmingly.
We
can be pushing 80 one day and within 3 days have a hard freeze. Our poor
plants don't know whether to bloom or die! At least when your weather gets
cold, it STAYS that way - in the long run, it's easier on everything.

Happy Holidays!
Lee

"John Lange" wrote in
message t...
And I am a smarty sometimes so here goes. Waaaaaaa...
Temps got up to 42 today HEAT WAVE! Had a few days below zero last
week.

John in Wisconsin

"Lee B." wrote in message
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I'm a little north of Tampa, and the same front hit us (first!). The
water
temp dropped to 47.5*, then climbed "all the way back" to 51.6*, where
it
is
now. My fish did the same thing: they found the deepest spot and lined
up,
rank and file, nose to tail and stayed put. They just don't like the
cold,
that's all. When the water temp gets up a bit, they'll move around.
Our
"Southern" koi just don't understand what their Northern brethren go
through, and they're a bit spoiled.

Happy Holidays!
Lee

"bk" wrote in message
ink.net...
I have a 1200 gallon pond in Miami Beach. I'm 1/2 block from the bay
and 3 blocks from the ocean with two canals in between. So one would
think that we're protected from much cold. Temps went into high
40's
last
week for maybe two days. These lows were not long lived for these
two
days as well. The sun still shines here, its only the breeze that
gives
you
a chill.

The point:
Since this cold front our fish are all cowered in one corner
together.
They
don't
seem to want to move more than 2'. Any ideas? I don't see any signs
of
critters.