Just give em some time if yu are sure they are not gun shy of a
predator........Just think about what a fish goes through until it
finally gets to its hopefully final home. As far as you know, the
petshop may have just got them in from the breeder, then all those
fooks tappiig on the glass, getting netted over and over thorough its
life, and separated from its social friends, and now dumped into yet
another body of water with totaly strange suroundings.........

Yes, yur wading into the pond may have contributed to them being shy,
but over time they get used to it....Mine routinely swim between my
legs while I am in my pond. Even when I get out in chest deep water
they just have to nibble on you........


On 13 Jun 2005 13:34:06 -0700, "robv60" wrote:

===Will do. They came from a petstore which was probably problem number
===one. However, they seem skittish of me which is weird seeing as how
===they were in a tank where people could crowd around and stare down on
===them for hours on end. I wouold think they would be less stressed if
===anything. At least not scared of my presence. Of course they may see me
===as a predator. I had to wade into the pond a couple of times to clean
===out my filter. Maybe I just answered my own question.


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