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Sticklebacks for a wildlife pond
I built a pond four months ago and I am really pleased with it. The
water did go green for a bit, but now it is crystal clear. I rescued some frogspawn from a garden centre that was closing down and have loads of tadpoles keeping the algae under control. The plants are growing well and the water lilies look to be sending up flower buds. There's plenty of life already, with pond skaters, diving beetles, damselflies laying eggs and millions of daphnia. My two young daughters have been nagging me to get fish in the pond, but I have read that goldfish would eat the wildlife. The recommendation is for native fish such as sticklebacks, but I don't know where I can get them. Can anyone suggest a source? Neil West Lothian, Scotland |
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Sticklebacks for a wildlife pond
On 17 Jun 2003 14:14:29 -0700, (Neil McManus)
wrote: The recommendation is for native fish such as sticklebacks, but I don't know where I can get them. Can anyone suggest a source? Neil West Lothian, Scotland Last time I was at the Torwood Garden Center near Stirling (The new one's moved to just outside torwood http://www.torwoodgardencentre.co.uk/ ) They had them, along with Minnows. Ken NE Scotland |
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Sticklebacks for a wildlife pond
I have a fishless pond and I love it because so many critters live in there. If you have to have fish go for the smallest ones you can, then they can be both predator and prey. k30a |
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Sticklebacks for a wildlife pond
Catherine & Ken Ross wrote in message . ..
On 17 Jun 2003 14:14:29 -0700, (Neil McManus) wrote: The recommendation is for native fish such as sticklebacks, but I don't know where I can get them. Can anyone suggest a source? Neil West Lothian, Scotland Last time I was at the Torwood Garden Center near Stirling (The new one's moved to just outside torwood http://www.torwoodgardencentre.co.uk/ ) They had them, along with Minnows. Ken NE Scotland Funny you should mention Torwood, that's where my frogspawn came from. The bulldozers were due to demolish the demonstration ponds, so I got some rescued frogspawn. I'll give them a phone and see if they still have the wee fish. Neil W. Lothian |
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