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The heron file. A perrenial problem (Part one)
"~ jan" wrote in message ... I'm not knocking it Jan. Sorry, but yes you are, and you have reasons. But some of the posts here make those motion sprayers and fake fish sound like they'll work as well as or better than nets - and that just isn't true. I haven't seen one post that claims they work better than a net. But many people have mentioned that nets won't work because of the design of the pond and/or they'd just as soon fill it in if they have to put a net on it. The "suggestion" is they are as effective as a net. And yes, I know nets wont work on all ponds. That's a given considering the shapes and sizes and waterfalls etc. No need to fill a pond in if sprayers and rubber fish (not real attractive either) fail. All they need do is give up keeping fish. Ponds are beautiful even without fish. Many of us have found success with alternatives and don't have all the various problems TN seems to have. I don't want people to think they're fish are safe because they installed a MS and a few rubber fish. I wonder if we're taking about the same type of fish, mine are plastic not rubber. Were yours submerged or floating on top? ~ jan Mine are rubbery and lifelike. You can allow them to float or keep them down with a string and weight. I had one weighted down just under the surface and the other was at the top. The one on the top was the one they'd go for. Maybe because of the color. That I can't say. After a few failures, the birds went for the real thing and ignored the fakes. -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. Zone 6. Middle TN USA ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
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