Well, I decided I had too many fish for my little ponds. I advertised
in a free online trading post, and gave most away to a guy who has a
1/8 acre pond and wanted some fish. I kept the big ones and some dark
bronze throw-backs in the inground pond. Looking at my one poor
shubunkin in the 150 gallon stocktank - all alone!! - I decided to buy
more fish. Heh. That wasn't the plan when I advertised to lower the
population. Fortunately a nice place called Water Garden Gems is only
a few miles from me, so I drove over there and bought 4 shubunkin ($9
each, but you get a fourth free when you buy 3), about 1/2 the size of
mine but still a good size (about 4" nose to tail). Now I'm trying to
train them to not run away when I look in on them. I'm finding food
works (well, of course...).
Gail
near San Antonio TX

Well congratulations on your new purchases. I haven't purchased a fish
since spring of 2007, a $20 5" BF koi. So I relish in your purchase, they
must be pretty fine shubunkins for $9.

But speaking of fish and overpopulation thereof. I have 3 wakins and 5
fantail moor/telescopes in the lily pond. 6 were thru winter and 2
telescope/moors were added this spring. 1000 gallons of heavily planted
pond and NOT one baby! I'm SO disappointed. Maybe next year. ~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us