So warm the fish are awake again....
 

And looking for handouts.. it was almost 70 here, after a few weeks with
nights below 30 degree temps!

Looks like the next 3-4 days will be the same..


--
Gareee
(Gary Tabar Jr.)

So warm the fish are awake again....
 

On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:33:40 CST, "Gareee©"
wrote:

And looking for handouts.. it was almost 70 here, after a few weeks with
nights below 30 degree temps!

Looks like the next 3-4 days will be the same..

Pond water temp 62F this morning. Macon (20 mi North) set a record
high yesterday. I love warm weather.
--
Hal Middle Georgia, Zone 8
http://tinyurl.com/2fxzcb

So warm the fish are awake again....
 

Gareee© wrote:

And looking for handouts.. it was almost 70 here, after a few weeks with
nights below 30 degree temps!

Looks like the next 3-4 days will be the same..

-8C at home this morning - and even colder inland.
--
derek

So warm the fish are awake again....
 

"Gareee©" wrote in message
...
And looking for handouts.. it was almost 70 here, after a few weeks
with nights below 30 degree temps!

Looks like the next 3-4 days will be the same..


--
Gareee
(Gary Tabar Jr.)

We got up to the low 80s yesterday, and
today we're down in the 40s. I run the
filter+fountain when water temp is over 60,
otherwise turn it off.

I think I have 2 dozen babies (comets
and shubunkin) in the one (filtered) tank.
I hoping to give them to a local school
that is putting in a pond designed by the
schoolkids with help from teachers and
a local pond supply store. It would be a
good home for the fish, I think.

Gail
near San Antonio TX

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"Gareee©" wrote in message
...
And looking for handouts.. it was almost 70 here, after a few weeks with
nights below 30 degree temps!

Looks like the next 3-4 days will be the same..
========================
Here too and we're having a horrible problem with a GBH. It's learned to
fish through the birdnets where he can reach the water surface. The inground
ponds are fine but he's now cleaning out the tanks behind the house. I'm in
the process of draining them down now so he can't reach the water surface.
He got most of the GF; Shubunkins, Orandas and fantails. With the constant
predator problems we're seriously considering getting rid of all the fish
and letting nature have the ponds. The 720g tanks can be sold or used for
waterlilies. The other problem with the fish are they're no longer
profitable since the market it glutted. I'm sitting here with about 250
beautiful young koi and no market for them.
--

RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö

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"Derek Broughton" wrote in message
...
Gareee© wrote:

And looking for handouts.. it was almost 70 here, after a few weeks with
nights below 30 degree temps!

Looks like the next 3-4 days will be the same..

-8C at home this morning - and even colder inland.
--
derek
==========================
I'm curious. What do you use for heating fuel in such a cold climate?
--

RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö

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"Reel McKoi" wrote:


"Derek Broughton" wrote in message
...
Gareee© wrote:

And looking for handouts.. it was almost 70 here, after a few weeks with
nights below 30 degree temps!

Looks like the next 3-4 days will be the same..

-8C at home this morning - and even colder inland.
--
derek
==========================
I'm curious. What do you use for heating fuel in such a cold climate?

Natural gas.

San Diego Joe
4,000 - 5,000 Gallons.
Koi, Goldfish, and RES named Colombo.

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San Diego Joe wrote:

"Reel McKoi" wrote:


"Derek Broughton" wrote in message
...
Gareee© wrote:

And looking for handouts.. it was almost 70 here, after a few weeks
with nights below 30 degree temps!

Looks like the next 3-4 days will be the same..

-8C at home this morning - and even colder inland.

I'm curious. What do you use for heating fuel in such a cold climate?

Natural gas.

Nope. There is still very little natural gas in Nova Scotia. It's
available in Dartmouth, and parts of Halifax, and maybe a few other places.
Everything else that we pump off the Scotian shelf gets sent to the US
Northeast. Most people here heat with electricity (not an option for me -
see my other post) or oil. Almost everybody has a wood stove, and some
people heat with propane (we cook with it - and our fridge runs off it -
and have an auxiliary water heater for when we don't get enough sunlight).
--
derek

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Reel McKoi wrote:


"Derek Broughton" wrote in message
...
Gareee© wrote:

And looking for handouts.. it was almost 70 here, after a few weeks with
nights below 30 degree temps!

Looks like the next 3-4 days will be the same..

-8C at home this morning - and even colder inland.

Colder today!

I'm curious. What do you use for heating fuel in such a cold climate?

Mostly sunlight. I have an off-grid, active- and passive-solar home. I
have a small oil stove in the living room, and the heat from that and solar
gain is recirculated through the concrete slab by solar-powered fans.
--
derek

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"Gareee©" wrote in message
...
And looking for handouts.. it was almost 70 here, after a few weeks with
nights below 30 degree temps!

Looks like the next 3-4 days will be the same..


--
Gareee
(Gary Tabar Jr.)

Same here. I fed mine for the first time in a week, and they actually ate
the food.

George

So warm the fish are awake again....
 

"Derek Broughton" wrote:

San Diego Joe wrote:

"Reel McKoi" wrote:


"Derek Broughton" wrote in message
...
Gareee© wrote:

And looking for handouts.. it was almost 70 here, after a few weeks
with nights below 30 degree temps!

Looks like the next 3-4 days will be the same..

-8C at home this morning - and even colder inland.

I'm curious. What do you use for heating fuel in such a cold climate?

Natural gas.

Nope. There is still very little natural gas in Nova Scotia. It's
available in Dartmouth, and parts of Halifax, and maybe a few other places.
Everything else that we pump off the Scotian shelf gets sent to the US
Northeast. Most people here heat with electricity (not an option for me -
see my other post) or oil. Almost everybody has a wood stove, and some
people heat with propane (we cook with it - and our fridge runs off it -
and have an auxiliary water heater for when we don't get enough sunlight).

Hi Derek,

Sorry, I was assuming most of Canada.

San Diego Joe
4,000 - 5,000 Gallons.
Koi, Goldfish, and RES named Colombo.

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"Derek Broughton" wrote in message
...

Mostly sunlight. I have an off-grid, active- and passive-solar home. I
have a small oil stove in the living room, and the heat from that and
solar
gain is recirculated through the concrete slab by solar-powered fans.
=============================
Interesting! Thanks.
--

RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö

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In article ,
"Reel McKoi" wrote:

"Gareee©" wrote in message
...
And looking for handouts.. it was almost 70 here, after a few weeks with
nights below 30 degree temps!

Looks like the next 3-4 days will be the same..
========================
Here too and we're having a horrible problem with a GBH. It's learned to
fish through the birdnets where he can reach the water surface. The inground
ponds are fine but he's now cleaning out the tanks behind the house. I'm in
the process of draining them down now so he can't reach the water surface.
He got most of the GF; Shubunkins, Orandas and fantails. With the constant
predator problems we're seriously considering getting rid of all the fish
and letting nature have the ponds. The 720g tanks can be sold or used for
waterlilies. The other problem with the fish are they're no longer
profitable since the market it glutted. I'm sitting here with about 250
beautiful young koi and no market for them.

You need to build a raised "tent" frame over your pond to keep the net
well above the water line. Just use cheap wood and cobble one together.

Buddy of mine in Sedona has a 30M gal pond with lots of local Herons.
He has also discovered that they don't like stepping on the netting, so
might also make sure there is neeting on the edges.

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"Kurt" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"Reel McKoi" wrote:

"Gareee©" wrote in message
...
And looking for handouts.. it was almost 70 here, after a few weeks
with
nights below 30 degree temps!

Looks like the next 3-4 days will be the same..
========================
Here too and we're having a horrible problem with a GBH. It's learned to
fish through the birdnets where he can reach the water surface. The
inground
ponds are fine but he's now cleaning out the tanks behind the house. I'm
in
the process of draining them down now so he can't reach the water
surface.
He got most of the GF; Shubunkins, Orandas and fantails. With the
constant
predator problems we're seriously considering getting rid of all the fish
and letting nature have the ponds. The 720g tanks can be sold or used for
waterlilies. The other problem with the fish are they're no longer
profitable since the market it glutted. I'm sitting here with about 250
beautiful young koi and no market for them.
======================================
You need to build a raised "tent" frame over your pond to keep the net
well above the water line. Just use cheap wood and cobble one together.

The inground ponds have the nets suspended above the water so the GBs can't
reach the fish. They're suspended on metal garden fence. The tanks behind
the house would be cost prohibitive to cover with wood frames and nets. They
do have bird netting over them, but as I said, a GB can still reach them.
And he's killing them because they wont fit through the net as he tries to
pull them out. When that happens he drops the dying sliced up fish and goes
for another.

Buddy of mine in Sedona has a 30M gal pond with lots of local Herons.
He has also discovered that they don't like stepping on the netting, so
might also make sure there is neeting on the edges.

He wont step on the netting. He's tall enough to reach over the edge of the
tanks to fish. Or he stands on the edge of the tank to fish.

--

RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö

So warm the fish are awake again....
 

In article ,
"Reel McKoi" wrote:

"Kurt" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"Reel McKoi" wrote:

"Gareee©" wrote in message
...
And looking for handouts.. it was almost 70 here, after a few weeks
with
nights below 30 degree temps!

Looks like the next 3-4 days will be the same..
========================
Here too and we're having a horrible problem with a GBH. It's learned to
fish through the birdnets where he can reach the water surface. The
inground
ponds are fine but he's now cleaning out the tanks behind the house. I'm
in
the process of draining them down now so he can't reach the water
surface.
He got most of the GF; Shubunkins, Orandas and fantails. With the
constant
predator problems we're seriously considering getting rid of all the fish
and letting nature have the ponds. The 720g tanks can be sold or used for
waterlilies. The other problem with the fish are they're no longer
profitable since the market it glutted. I'm sitting here with about 250
beautiful young koi and no market for them.
======================================
You need to build a raised "tent" frame over your pond to keep the net
well above the water line. Just use cheap wood and cobble one together.

The inground ponds have the nets suspended above the water so the GBs can't
reach the fish. They're suspended on metal garden fence. The tanks behind
the house would be cost prohibitive to cover with wood frames and nets. They
do have bird netting over them, but as I said, a GB can still reach them.
And he's killing them because they wont fit through the net as he tries to
pull them out. When that happens he drops the dying sliced up fish and goes
for another.

Buddy of mine in Sedona has a 30M gal pond with lots of local Herons.
He has also discovered that they don't like stepping on the netting, so
might also make sure there is neeting on the edges.

He wont step on the netting. He's tall enough to reach over the edge of the
tanks to fish. Or he stands on the edge of the tank to fish.

Good lord, sounds like a veritable buffet at your house!

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