"George" wrote in message
news:_qbbe.19132$NU4.13234@attbi_s22...
Hi all. Well, I was feeding my fish today and noticed that there was a
little
munchkin lurking about in the mid-level of the pond. I kneeled down to
get a
closer look and discovered that it is a goldfish (just now starting to
change
color from its baby black) fingerling about 1 1/2 - 2 inches long. Now,
my
goldfish haven't spawned yet this year as far as I know. They spawned
last year
at about this time of year or maybe a little later, and it took the
surviving
fry all summer to reach the size of this one. Where it came from is a
mystery.
I haven't seen any others in the pond. last years' brood are about 3
times the
size of this one. He appears to be healthy. I checked all the typical
hiding
places that the fry congregated in last year, and found nothing. This one
has
apparently be in there for a little while, as it is swimming with the rest
like
it belonged. Strange goings on down in the deeps!
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I have a similar oddball in my mid size pond. All I have in there are
shubunkins and koi - but I suddenly spotted a dark brown GF about 1' long.
Duh! I'm clueless as to where it came from since the regular comets are
behind the house. It must have been an egg that stuck to my hands or
......??!??!?!?!?!?
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McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
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