Perch
Hi
Some kids from my estate have come round with a few small perch that they had caught. I let them put them in my pond temporarily and then realised that perch a predatory. They are all about 2" to 3" long should I get then out asap or are they no imediate threat. Thanks -- Ian (Freebasing On Boredom.......) BEING IN THERAPY And yet, having therapy is very much like making love to a beautiful woman. You... get on the couch, string 'em along with some half-lies and evasions, probe some deep dark holes, and then hand over all your money. |
Perch
If the perch were in my pond I would expect them to eat fish up to their own
size. This might sound unbelievable but I am a fisheries bailiff and I have actually seen 2 perch locked together where one tried to eat the other, it couldn't get it in (it was too big) and couldn't get it out (spines on dorsal fin) so they died in this position. If left in the pond I wouldn't expect this years fry to last too long. "Lord Fonty" wrote in message ... Hi Some kids from my estate have come round with a few small perch that they had caught. I let them put them in my pond temporarily and then realised that perch a predatory. They are all about 2" to 3" long should I get then out asap or are they no imediate threat. Thanks -- Ian (Freebasing On Boredom.......) BEING IN THERAPY And yet, having therapy is very much like making love to a beautiful woman. You... get on the couch, string 'em along with some half-lies and evasions, probe some deep dark holes, and then hand over all your money. |
Perch
Oh dear. Well I am waiting for the pond to clear a bit as the winter has
silted things up a bit. When this happens I will net then and get the kids to return them to the canal where the belong. So far they don't appear to be causing any damage to my other fish but they are all bigger than the perch except for a couple of ghosties but fingers crossed they will be as they are fatter than the perches. "Maart" wrote in message ... If the perch were in my pond I would expect them to eat fish up to their own size. This might sound unbelievable but I am a fisheries bailiff and I have actually seen 2 perch locked together where one tried to eat the other, it couldn't get it in (it was too big) and couldn't get it out (spines on dorsal fin) so they died in this position. If left in the pond I wouldn't expect this years fry to last too long. "Lord Fonty" wrote in message ... Hi Some kids from my estate have come round with a few small perch that they had caught. I let them put them in my pond temporarily and then realised that perch a predatory. They are all about 2" to 3" long should I get then out asap or are they no imediate threat. Thanks -- Ian (Freebasing On Boredom.......) BEING IN THERAPY And yet, having therapy is very much like making love to a beautiful woman. You... get on the couch, string 'em along with some half-lies and evasions, probe some deep dark holes, and then hand over all your money. |
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