"Doyley" wrote in message
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The occasional watering hasn't done my yard frogs any harm, but NEVER
use hose water in their ponds. Fill a few buckets and store it for a
couple of days.

In any case, in ponds we really need to start using fish which will deal
with mozzy larvae, but leave (some of) the newly hatched taddies alone.
Only aged water will not kill these fishies. (Make sure they're from Oz
and not a dreaded imported species.)

Just on that note, apparently some fish called "white clouds" will do this,
get rid of the mozzie larvae that is, but leave tadpoles alone.
Getting a little off topic here, but does anyone have any info on European
Carp v's Koi carp in the way of identification?
Cutting a long story short, I have been told the carp in a dam at work are
European carp, but from what I have seen, they aren't. But then again, Koi
carp have whiskers, from pics I've seen, which these in the dam don't. The
ones in the dam are coloured, looking a little like very oversize goldfish.
Yes I'm on the net, yes I should look it up, but just asking here first :-)
time for bed.
Cheers
Andrew

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Mid North Coast
New South Wales


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