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Mossies in water feature
On Thu, 06 Mar 2003 22:38:59 GMT, John Savage
wrote: "stolie" stolie666 @hotmail.com writes: white clouds got rid of all mine in a day...... So what are the fish going to live on after that?? You could always feed them fish food. |
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Mossies in water feature
G'day Teddy, If, as you say, the pond is only 1 meter across, then fish may have problems. For a start if the pond is exposed to the sun, it may heat up to leathal levels quite quickly. Also, if it is quite shallow, once the fish have eaten the wrigglers, which they will, then the birds will eat the fish. Netting over the pond will only spoil the look. China Wingham NSW |
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Mossies in water feature
we've got fish in our pond, it fixed the mozzie problem and the birds aren't
quick enough to get 'em.. not to mention that we have a cat too.. "Tom Elliott" wrote in message ... On Sun, 02 Mar 2003 05:34:07 GMT, "Teddy" wrote: Hello All I have just built a small water feature based in a 1m diameter pond. Works fine and is very pretty but it has rapidly become a breeding ground for mosquitos. Is there anything I can put in the water which will kill the mossies? Thanks Ted A good half inch layer of crank case oil will fix that right up. But seriously, there are some native fish about (I will see if I can find the breed) which are practically invisible, and do a wonderful job of keeping the larvae at bay. They are hard to see, so you don't need to worry about cats getting at them. Tom Elliott remove `mapsitna' from email address to reply by email. |
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Mossies in water feature
"Teddy" wrote in message ...
Hello All I have just built a small water feature based in a 1m diameter pond. Works fine and is very pretty but it has rapidly become a breeding ground for mosquitos. Is there anything I can put in the water which will kill the mossies? Thanks Ted Pour a few drops of kerosene on top of the water. Mozzie larvae breath air through a snorkel on their bums. A thin film of kerosene on the surface suffocates them. The thin film of kero will evaporate after few hours of sunlight. make sure its only a few drops of kero. You dn't need any more than that on your little pond. |
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Teddy Wrote: Hello All I have just built a small water feature based in a 1m diameter pond. Works fine and is very pretty but it has rapidly become a breeding ground for mosquitos. Is there anything I can put in the water which will kill the mossies? Thanks Ted Do you have a pump installed and if so is it running 24 hours a day. Most good commercially available pumps should be left on 24 hours which will help the water clarity and oxygenation process for fish and plants. Mozzies do not like moving water therefore if you don't already have a pump installing one would be a good idea. Native fish are also a good idea but will still require a pump. Use fish native to your area only and try to stay away from exotic fish like goldfish in such a small pond. Goldfish eat frog spawn and mozzies. Whereas native fish will eat mozzies alone. A good Australian Native is Pacific Blue Eye and in a pond your size do not add any more than 4-5 fish as you will then start to encounter water pollution generated by fish waste. Ensure to feed your fish with a QUALITY fish food that is low in ash. For more information I suggest you visit my website which is PACKED with information on Ponds, Wtaer Features, Water Quailty, Fish etc etc www.waterfeaturesonline.com.au Dr Pond It's Simple - Just Add Water! -- Dr Pond |
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"Dr Pond" wrote in message news Teddy Wrote: Hello All I have just built a small water feature based in a 1m diameter pond. Works fine and is very pretty but it has rapidly become a breeding ground for mosquitos. Is there anything I can put in the water which will kill the mossies? Thanks Ted Do you have a pump installed and if so is it running 24 hours a day. Most good commercially available pumps should be left on 24 hours which will help the water clarity and oxygenation process for fish and plants. Mozzies do not like moving water therefore if you don't already have a pump installing one would be a good idea. Native fish are also a good idea but will still require a pump. Use fish native to your area only and try to stay away from exotic fish like goldfish in such a small pond. Goldfish eat frog spawn and mozzies. Whereas native fish will eat mozzies alone. A good Australian Native is Pacific Blue Eye and in a pond your size do not add any more than 4-5 fish as you will then start to encounter water pollution generated by fish waste. Ensure to feed your fish with a QUALITY fish food that is low in ash. For more information I suggest you visit my website which is PACKED with information on Ponds, Wtaer Features, Water Quailty, Fish etc etc www.waterfeaturesonline.com.au Dr Pond It's Simple - Just Add Water! -- Dr Pond If there are no fish, then a lablespoon of pure eucalyptus oil will work |
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