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Janet · 08-03-2012, 12:17 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

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"Doug" wrote ...

I thought fish were supposed to gobble them up? Since reading this
newsgroup I had given up hope of seeing them in that pond again. Maybe
my Shubunkins are too small to eat newts and are just eating a few
pellets at the moment, which seem to be about as big as they can
swallow. Maybe only bigger fish eat newts?

Last year I had a newt which was almost as big as my fish.
Unfortunately it tangled in my fountain impeller which had become
accidentally exposed. It can't happen again. Also last year I had lots
of baby newts.

Also, a cat tangled with my electric fence last night and sped off out
of my garden so fast you could hardly follow it on CCTV. Still no
foxes though.

You are feeding your fish at this time?
Is the water temperature where you live over 50°F? My pond is still well
below that.

I don't know what the water temp is in mine, but the fish are hungry and
feeding well at the moment.. definitely recovered from their winter fast.

Janet