On Mon, 11 Jul 2005 10:07:18 +0000, Rak wrote:

I have loads of fry in my pond -I think 2 different lots as the size is
so variable and also noticed the very young fry on 2 different
occasions. I have 2 female fish and one male so I guess they are from
both females. I didn't do anything with the fry as everyone advised
they would never survive, anyway I wasn't trying to increase stock. Now
I'm worried that too many are surviving. The biggest are well over 1
inch long now and some starting to turn a bluey colour like their
subumkin mum. Have they got too big to be food for parents now? And
what at what size are they likely to become an over stocking problem? I
reckon I have at least 100 - a couple of months old now!

How many gallons is the pond and what's your filtration like? This will
give us some clues as your stocking rate. But the real proof will be in the
water quality. If your water is perfect now, clear, zeros on all the
appropriate tests, etc. and that starts to change, at that time you need to
start cleaning house before mother nature does it. Take the ones you don't
want to the local pet store and they just might give you store credit
towards other merchandise. ) ~ jan


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