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

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.

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

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

Hungry neighbor with a fishing pole?

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A snapping turtle?


k30a