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Old 27-03-2007, 02:44 AM posted to rec.ponds.moderated
Reel McKoi Reel McKoi is offline
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Default Do fish grow over winter ?


"©anadian Ponder" " wrote in message
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Now that the pond has finally thawed and the fish are starting to get
their mobility back , I have noticed that they are considerably bigger
than before the snow started to fall.

How can this be when I didn't feed them and they basically went into
hibernation mode ?

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Perhaps the extra fat and other nutrients they stored for winter allowed for
the growth. Mine also seem larger in the spring but I thought it was my
imagination.
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