"Reel McKoi" wrote in message
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"Phyllis and Jim Hurley" wrote in message
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The koi/goldfish eggs we found on the furnace filter have hatched. Jim
looked at the mat and found it egg-free. Now we wait to see how many
grow up to be seen in the berm pond. Some will surely go down the
filter, but he thinks most of them will manage to stay hiding in the 400
gal pond.

Phyllis
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Watch the current... that can kill them as well as being sucked into the
filter. There are fry-friendly filters out there. I don't use filters with
fry until they're over a week old.
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If your pond has plenty of shelter, you should not have to worry too much about
them getting sucked into a filter. Fry tend to stay out of open waters if there
is shelter for them. My pond has lots of rocks with plenty of nooks and
crannies to hide in, especially behind the waterfall where the water is calm and
there are plants to hide among as well. Adult fish generally tend to eat the
fry if they can catch the, so they are more of a threat than the filter is. So
I would try to provide some sheltered areas for them. I agree about the
current, though. It can be rough on fry. Perhaps they can add a valve to the
outlet on the pump and crank the flow down a bit.