Missing catfish
My 12+ inch channel cat has not shown up to eat for 3 days. I have slowely
been losing goldfish also. I am sure it is not a heron, there is no hiding from the other fish....They are acting like normal. I DO have bullfrogs, and think it is either a large bullfrog or a snake....I have not seen a snake OR a large bullfrog, however at night when they croak they sound as large as a VW bus!! LOL How big would the frog have to be to take down a catfish that big....remember this was a channel cat and they have those large barbs on the fins that will slice you up......Jerri http://www.fringeweb.com/Ponds/JerrisPond |
Missing catfish
bus!! LOL How big would the frog have to be to take down a catfish that big. Frogs WILL NOT kill or eat a catfish. I would start looking for raccoon tracks. |
Missing catfish
I would start looking for raccoon tracks.
If it were a racoon there would be damage to my heavily planted lily pond.....There would also be a predator response from the fish I think.....Jerri http://www.fringeweb.com/Ponds/JerrisPond |
Missing catfish
bullfrog..... reaching 8 inches in body length and over a foot long with legs outstretched. In my searches I found a page on farming bullfrogs, very interesting - http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/fisheries...5/420-255.html I know catfish have spines. Herons are very careful always to eat fish head first to avoid any fish with spines. A snapping turtle? k30a |
Missing catfish
Hungry neighbor with a fishing pole?
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