"Lisa" wrote in message
news:moCDc.101059$2i5.30855@attbi_s52...
After ten years of water gardening I never had a predator invade my pond
until now! I was recently married and moved my pond to my new home last
fall and our lot borders a creek with a natural pond about 200 feet away
from our house in the woods. ..........
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We have herons (and cranes) here as well. The only thing that worked and
worked 100% was to net the ponds with that black bird netting from ACE
Hardware. The nets last for several years and are much less than special
pond netting. These nets also keep out the mud turtles, the bullfrogs, the
large water snakes and the herons - all fish eating predators we have to
cope with where I live. Stringing wire/cord across and around the ponds did
nothing. The turtles, frogs and herons went right under it and feasted on
my fish without missing a beat. Planting heavy vegetation discouraged the
small herons for awhile - then they learned to land on the rocks. Providing
hiding places for the fish was a worthless waste of time since the bullfrogs
and snakes followed them as I saw with my own eyes. Netting them was our
last choice but we haven't lost one koi or GF to predators since.
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Carol....
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