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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.
In fishtanks, I put a big, fat open cell sponge on the filter inlet. It slows
the flow and keeps fry from being sucked in. Would the same work in a pond or
would it clog too fast?


It would most likely clog too fast and would be more trouble than it's worth.
Aside from removing them to a tank, the best solution is to provide a shelter
for them in the pond.