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are fish bored in small ponds?
I have noticed a definite uptick in the health of my finches since I started giving
them stuff to play with or busy themselves with. this includes strips of toilet paper, strips of printing paper, seed heads I cut in the garden, a swing, a parakeet toy. Does anyone have any reason to think my koi might be better off with toys or something to do? maybe a big frozen block of ice with a bit of krill in it? ping pong balls on the top? I wont do the upside down glass container anymore, is too heavy to get set up and it has to be cleaned all the time. any other suggestions? INgrid Somewhere between zone 5 and 6 tucked along the shore of Lake Michigan on the council grounds of the Fox, Mascouten, Potawatomi, and Winnebago |
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are fish bored in small ponds?
On 13 July, 19:11, wrote:
I have noticed a definite uptick in the health of my finches since I star ted giving them stuff to play with or busy themselves with. this includes strips of toilet paper, strips of printing paper, seed heads I cut in the garden, a swing, a parakeet toy. Does anyone have any reason to think my koi might be better off with toys or something to do? maybe a big frozen block of ice with a bit of krill i n it? ping pong balls on the top? I wont do the upside down glass container anymo re, is too heavy to get set up and it has to be cleaned all the time. any other s uggestions? Mine are certainly curious with new things in the pond. I can't tell whether it enjoyment as such but they certainly have an interest in anything new. Some of them particularly like playing in a current. They'll swim to the head of whatever I've got set up, then stop swimming and be washed back down again. Their friends then have a go. Matt |
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are fish bored in small ponds?
This weekend I did a plant demo at our meeting. One of the easiest plant
suggestions I gave was to make a floating watercress island. 1 mesh basket, I used 8 X 8 X 6" deep. On the top edge zip tie piping insulating foam (like the pool noodles for kids) all along the edge. Toss in several bunches of watercress. It will grow over the edge where the koi can munch on it. This island can be free floating or anchored. I know my koi push it around as it will be over by the waterfall as often as it is over by the no-nitch skimmer. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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are fish bored in small ponds?
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, matthelliwell wrote: On 13 July, 19:11, wrote: I have noticed a definite uptick in the health of my finches since I star ted giving them stuff to play with or busy themselves with. this includes strips of toilet paper, strips of printing paper, seed heads I cut in the garden, a swing, a parakeet toy. Does anyone have any reason to think my koi might be better off with toys or something to do? maybe a big frozen block of ice with a bit of krill i n it? ping pong balls on the top? I wont do the upside down glass container anymo re, is too heavy to get set up and it has to be cleaned all the time. any other s uggestions? Mine are certainly curious with new things in the pond. I can't tell whether it enjoyment as such but they certainly have an interest in anything new. Some of them particularly like playing in a current. They'll swim to the head of whatever I've got set up, then stop swimming and be washed back down again. Their friends then have a go. Matt I've noticed that almost all my fish enjoy the currents coming off my waterfall, but more so the young ones. No koi, just goldfish -- To reply by email, remove the word "space" |
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