"~ jan" wrote in message
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I'm not knocking it Jan.

Sorry, but yes you are, and you have reasons.

But some of the posts here make those motion
sprayers and fake fish sound like they'll work as well as or better than
nets - and that just isn't true.

I haven't seen one post that claims they work better than a net. But many
people have mentioned that nets won't work because of the design of the
pond and/or they'd just as soon fill it in if they have to put a net on
it.

The "suggestion" is they are as effective as a net. And yes, I know nets
wont work on all ponds. That's a given considering the shapes and sizes and
waterfalls etc. No need to fill a pond in if sprayers and rubber fish (not
real attractive either) fail. All they need do is give up keeping fish.
Ponds are beautiful even without fish.

Many of us have found success with alternatives and don't have all the
various problems TN seems to have.

I don't want people to think they're fish
are safe because they installed a MS and a few rubber fish.

I wonder if we're taking about the same type of fish, mine are plastic not
rubber. Were yours submerged or floating on top? ~ jan

Mine are rubbery and lifelike. You can allow them to float or keep them down
with a string and weight. I had one weighted down just under the surface and
the other was at the top. The one on the top was the one they'd go for.
Maybe because of the color. That I can't say. After a few failures, the
birds went for the real thing and ignored the fakes.
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RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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