Tom, Most ducks in this area that will come to a small pond will not
eat your fish. But their droppings can really mess up your water
quality. They were probably eating algae from the sides of the
preform. You should try to discourage their visits if you want to
control your water quality. Hank

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"Tom Puskar" wrote in message
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This may sound like a silly question, but do ducks eat goldfish?

I had two (a matins pail, I think) ducks visit our yard this
afternoon. They dined for a while on the droppings from my bird
feeders. then they spotted my pond and decided to take a swim.
They dived down but I didn't see them come up with any fish. The
pond has about 20 gold fish and its a regular preform about 18
inches deep.

I enjoyed watching the ducks but don't want them eating my fish.
Should I encourage them to stop by or scare them away? They didn't
seem to scared on my 100 lb dog who found them to be a curiosity.
They didn't fly away until he got about 15 feet away.

Any comments?

Thanks.

Tom in Howell, NJ