"Lisa" writes:

After ten years of water gardening I never had a predator invade my pond
until now!

Same here.

Any suggestions on how to
deal with these guys? My fish are like pets to me. They swim and belly rub
right into my hand and I would like to avoid loosing anymore of them if
possible

A net is nowhere near as bad as I thought it'd be. People miss seeing it
from my deck 10 feet away. And cheap too. Seems to stop raccoons as well
(which suprises me, the nets are fragile).

$7 for 7'x21' at any hardware/garden store.