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will mosquito fish survive the winter?
The pond is 2 feet deep ~ 500gal. I put about 15-20 mosquito fish in it
this fall. It's a new pond so I don't have anything else in it yet. Usually our low temps. this season in Seattle are around 40-45F degrees, but we've been having cold snaps where the pond has had a layer of ice on it for a few days at a time during about 3 different weeks since October. One of those weeks is this week. Overnight temps are mid 20's. Ice on the top of the pond again. The feeling I get from what I read is that the mosquito fish will still be there in the spring. Really? Honestly? Is that true? It just seems so amazing to me that I can believe it. Or are they most likely all dead by now? Should I do something for them like dump hot water in or break a hole in the ice even though it'll probably be gone in no more than a week? Thanks! Lydia |
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will mosquito fish survive the winter?
Lydia,
You really need to make sure you keep a Hole in ice for the exchange of gases... think of it as letting your fish breathe. Buy a small air pump - KMart usually has them for about $8.00. Attach an air hose with a 4 inch airstone. Then put the airstone about 2 or 3 inches down in your pond. This will keep the hole open in Seattle's winters. Almost forgot - do cover the air pump with a bucket. It is not weather proof and needs protection from the rain and snow. I have mine nailed to an upright on the deck then I covered it with a baggie. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Lydia" wrote in message ... The pond is 2 feet deep ~ 500gal. I put about 15-20 mosquito fish in it this fall. It's a new pond so I don't have anything else in it yet. Usually our low temps. this season in Seattle are around 40-45F degrees, but we've been having cold snaps where the pond has had a layer of ice on it for a few days at a time during about 3 different weeks since October. One of those weeks is this week. Overnight temps are mid 20's. Ice on the top of the pond again. The feeling I get from what I read is that the mosquito fish will still be there in the spring. Really? Honestly? Is that true? It just seems so amazing to me that I can believe it. Or are they most likely all dead by now? Should I do something for them like dump hot water in or break a hole in the ice even though it'll probably be gone in no more than a week? Thanks! Lydia |
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will mosquito fish survive the winter?
Yes, and don't break a hole, melt one to insert the airstone. The sooner
you do this the more survivors you will have. ~ jan On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 01:27:56 GMT, "Nedra" wrote: Lydia, You really need to make sure you keep a Hole in ice for the exchange of gases... think of it as letting your fish breathe. Buy a small air pump - KMart usually has them for about $8.00. Attach an air hose with a 4 inch airstone. Then put the airstone about 2 or 3 inches down in your pond. This will keep the hole open in Seattle's winters. Almost forgot - do cover the air pump with a bucket. It is not weather proof and needs protection from the rain and snow. I have mine nailed to an upright on the deck then I covered it with a baggie. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Lydia" wrote in message ... The pond is 2 feet deep ~ 500gal. I put about 15-20 mosquito fish in it this fall. It's a new pond so I don't have anything else in it yet. Usually our low temps. this season in Seattle are around 40-45F degrees, but we've been having cold snaps where the pond has had a layer of ice on it for a few days at a time during about 3 different weeks since October. One of those weeks is this week. Overnight temps are mid 20's. Ice on the top of the pond again. The feeling I get from what I read is that the mosquito fish will still be there in the spring. Really? Honestly? Is that true? It just seems so amazing to me that I can believe it. Or are they most likely all dead by now? Should I do something for them like dump hot water in or break a hole in the ice even though it'll probably be gone in no more than a week? Thanks! Lydia ~ jan |
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will mosquito fish survive the winter?
Thank you both! It's snowing right now in Seattle!!!
"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message ... Yes, and don't break a hole, melt one to insert the airstone. The sooner you do this the more survivors you will have. ~ jan On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 01:27:56 GMT, "Nedra" wrote: Lydia, You really need to make sure you keep a Hole in ice for the exchange of gases... think of it as letting your fish breathe. Buy a small air pump - KMart usually has them for about $8.00. Attach an air hose with a 4 inch airstone. Then put the airstone about 2 or 3 inches down in your pond. This will keep the hole open in Seattle's winters. Almost forgot - do cover the air pump with a bucket. It is not weather proof and needs protection from the rain and snow. I have mine nailed to an upright on the deck then I covered it with a baggie. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Lydia" wrote in message ... The pond is 2 feet deep ~ 500gal. I put about 15-20 mosquito fish in it this fall. It's a new pond so I don't have anything else in it yet. Usually our low temps. this season in Seattle are around 40-45F degrees, but we've been having cold snaps where the pond has had a layer of ice on it for a few days at a time during about 3 different weeks since October. One of those weeks is this week. Overnight temps are mid 20's. Ice on the top of the pond again. The feeling I get from what I read is that the mosquito fish will still be there in the spring. Really? Honestly? Is that true? It just seems so amazing to me that I can believe it. Or are they most likely all dead by now? Should I do something for them like dump hot water in or break a hole in the ice even though it'll probably be gone in no more than a week? Thanks! Lydia ~ jan |
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will mosquito fish survive the winter?
Thank you both! It's snowing right now in Seattle!!!
"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message ... Yes, and don't break a hole, melt one to insert the airstone. The sooner you do this the more survivors you will have. ~ jan On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 01:27:56 GMT, "Nedra" wrote: Lydia, You really need to make sure you keep a Hole in ice for the exchange of gases... think of it as letting your fish breathe. Buy a small air pump - KMart usually has them for about $8.00. Attach an air hose with a 4 inch airstone. Then put the airstone about 2 or 3 inches down in your pond. This will keep the hole open in Seattle's winters. Almost forgot - do cover the air pump with a bucket. It is not weather proof and needs protection from the rain and snow. I have mine nailed to an upright on the deck then I covered it with a baggie. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Lydia" wrote in message ... The pond is 2 feet deep ~ 500gal. I put about 15-20 mosquito fish in it this fall. It's a new pond so I don't have anything else in it yet. Usually our low temps. this season in Seattle are around 40-45F degrees, but we've been having cold snaps where the pond has had a layer of ice on it for a few days at a time during about 3 different weeks since October. One of those weeks is this week. Overnight temps are mid 20's. Ice on the top of the pond again. The feeling I get from what I read is that the mosquito fish will still be there in the spring. Really? Honestly? Is that true? It just seems so amazing to me that I can believe it. Or are they most likely all dead by now? Should I do something for them like dump hot water in or break a hole in the ice even though it'll probably be gone in no more than a week? Thanks! Lydia ~ jan |
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will mosquito fish survive the winter?
Thank you both! It's snowing right now in Seattle!!!
"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message ... Yes, and don't break a hole, melt one to insert the airstone. The sooner you do this the more survivors you will have. ~ jan On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 01:27:56 GMT, "Nedra" wrote: Lydia, You really need to make sure you keep a Hole in ice for the exchange of gases... think of it as letting your fish breathe. Buy a small air pump - KMart usually has them for about $8.00. Attach an air hose with a 4 inch airstone. Then put the airstone about 2 or 3 inches down in your pond. This will keep the hole open in Seattle's winters. Almost forgot - do cover the air pump with a bucket. It is not weather proof and needs protection from the rain and snow. I have mine nailed to an upright on the deck then I covered it with a baggie. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Lydia" wrote in message ... The pond is 2 feet deep ~ 500gal. I put about 15-20 mosquito fish in it this fall. It's a new pond so I don't have anything else in it yet. Usually our low temps. this season in Seattle are around 40-45F degrees, but we've been having cold snaps where the pond has had a layer of ice on it for a few days at a time during about 3 different weeks since October. One of those weeks is this week. Overnight temps are mid 20's. Ice on the top of the pond again. The feeling I get from what I read is that the mosquito fish will still be there in the spring. Really? Honestly? Is that true? It just seems so amazing to me that I can believe it. Or are they most likely all dead by now? Should I do something for them like dump hot water in or break a hole in the ice even though it'll probably be gone in no more than a week? Thanks! Lydia ~ jan |
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will mosquito fish survive the winter?
Thank you both! It's snowing right now in Seattle!!!
"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message ... Yes, and don't break a hole, melt one to insert the airstone. The sooner you do this the more survivors you will have. ~ jan On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 01:27:56 GMT, "Nedra" wrote: Lydia, You really need to make sure you keep a Hole in ice for the exchange of gases... think of it as letting your fish breathe. Buy a small air pump - KMart usually has them for about $8.00. Attach an air hose with a 4 inch airstone. Then put the airstone about 2 or 3 inches down in your pond. This will keep the hole open in Seattle's winters. Almost forgot - do cover the air pump with a bucket. It is not weather proof and needs protection from the rain and snow. I have mine nailed to an upright on the deck then I covered it with a baggie. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Lydia" wrote in message ... The pond is 2 feet deep ~ 500gal. I put about 15-20 mosquito fish in it this fall. It's a new pond so I don't have anything else in it yet. Usually our low temps. this season in Seattle are around 40-45F degrees, but we've been having cold snaps where the pond has had a layer of ice on it for a few days at a time during about 3 different weeks since October. One of those weeks is this week. Overnight temps are mid 20's. Ice on the top of the pond again. The feeling I get from what I read is that the mosquito fish will still be there in the spring. Really? Honestly? Is that true? It just seems so amazing to me that I can believe it. Or are they most likely all dead by now? Should I do something for them like dump hot water in or break a hole in the ice even though it'll probably be gone in no more than a week? Thanks! Lydia ~ jan |
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will mosquito fish survive the winter?
Thank you both! It's snowing right now in Seattle!!!
"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message ... Yes, and don't break a hole, melt one to insert the airstone. The sooner you do this the more survivors you will have. ~ jan On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 01:27:56 GMT, "Nedra" wrote: Lydia, You really need to make sure you keep a Hole in ice for the exchange of gases... think of it as letting your fish breathe. Buy a small air pump - KMart usually has them for about $8.00. Attach an air hose with a 4 inch airstone. Then put the airstone about 2 or 3 inches down in your pond. This will keep the hole open in Seattle's winters. Almost forgot - do cover the air pump with a bucket. It is not weather proof and needs protection from the rain and snow. I have mine nailed to an upright on the deck then I covered it with a baggie. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Lydia" wrote in message ... The pond is 2 feet deep ~ 500gal. I put about 15-20 mosquito fish in it this fall. It's a new pond so I don't have anything else in it yet. Usually our low temps. this season in Seattle are around 40-45F degrees, but we've been having cold snaps where the pond has had a layer of ice on it for a few days at a time during about 3 different weeks since October. One of those weeks is this week. Overnight temps are mid 20's. Ice on the top of the pond again. The feeling I get from what I read is that the mosquito fish will still be there in the spring. Really? Honestly? Is that true? It just seems so amazing to me that I can believe it. Or are they most likely all dead by now? Should I do something for them like dump hot water in or break a hole in the ice even though it'll probably be gone in no more than a week? Thanks! Lydia ~ jan |
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will mosquito fish survive the winter?
Wait a second Nedra and Jan! I bet to differ if I may.
Mosquito fish are dime a dozen, they are not pets, and they breed by the trillion per second! My dear wife calls them the cockroaches of the pond! My point? Why go through the hassle and waste of utility to try and over winter mosquito fish! I am almost certain that the darn things will survive a nuclear attack anyway, so I doubt if freeze will kill them, but if it does go to your vector control center and get a bucket load for free! -- _______________________________________ "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: The chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'." http://community.webshots.com/user/godwino "Lydia" wrote in message news:reuIb.707187$Fm2.611853@attbi_s04... Thank you both! It's snowing right now in Seattle!!! "~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message ... Yes, and don't break a hole, melt one to insert the airstone. The sooner you do this the more survivors you will have. ~ jan On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 01:27:56 GMT, "Nedra" wrote: Lydia, You really need to make sure you keep a Hole in ice for the exchange of gases... think of it as letting your fish breathe. Buy a small air pump - KMart usually has them for about $8.00. Attach an air hose with a 4 inch airstone. Then put the airstone about 2 or 3 inches down in your pond. This will keep the hole open in Seattle's winters. Almost forgot - do cover the air pump with a bucket. It is not weather proof and needs protection from the rain and snow. I have mine nailed to an upright on the deck then I covered it with a baggie. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Lydia" wrote in message ... The pond is 2 feet deep ~ 500gal. I put about 15-20 mosquito fish in it this fall. It's a new pond so I don't have anything else in it yet. Usually our low temps. this season in Seattle are around 40-45F degrees, but we've been having cold snaps where the pond has had a layer of ice on it for a few days at a time during about 3 different weeks since October. One of those weeks is this week. Overnight temps are mid 20's. Ice on the top of the pond again. The feeling I get from what I read is that the mosquito fish will still be there in the spring. Really? Honestly? Is that true? It just seems so amazing to me that I can believe it. Or are they most likely all dead by now? Should I do something for them like dump hot water in or break a hole in the ice even though it'll probably be gone in no more than a week? Thanks! Lydia ~ jan |
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will mosquito fish survive the winter?
Wait a second Nedra and Jan! I bet to differ if I may.
Mosquito fish are dime a dozen, they are not pets, and they breed by the trillion per second! My dear wife calls them the cockroaches of the pond! My point? Why go through the hassle and waste of utility to try and over winter mosquito fish! I am almost certain that the darn things will survive a nuclear attack anyway, so I doubt if freeze will kill them, but if it does go to your vector control center and get a bucket load for free! -- _______________________________________ "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: The chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'." http://community.webshots.com/user/godwino "Lydia" wrote in message news:reuIb.707187$Fm2.611853@attbi_s04... Thank you both! It's snowing right now in Seattle!!! "~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message ... Yes, and don't break a hole, melt one to insert the airstone. The sooner you do this the more survivors you will have. ~ jan On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 01:27:56 GMT, "Nedra" wrote: Lydia, You really need to make sure you keep a Hole in ice for the exchange of gases... think of it as letting your fish breathe. Buy a small air pump - KMart usually has them for about $8.00. Attach an air hose with a 4 inch airstone. Then put the airstone about 2 or 3 inches down in your pond. This will keep the hole open in Seattle's winters. Almost forgot - do cover the air pump with a bucket. It is not weather proof and needs protection from the rain and snow. I have mine nailed to an upright on the deck then I covered it with a baggie. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Lydia" wrote in message ... The pond is 2 feet deep ~ 500gal. I put about 15-20 mosquito fish in it this fall. It's a new pond so I don't have anything else in it yet. Usually our low temps. this season in Seattle are around 40-45F degrees, but we've been having cold snaps where the pond has had a layer of ice on it for a few days at a time during about 3 different weeks since October. One of those weeks is this week. Overnight temps are mid 20's. Ice on the top of the pond again. The feeling I get from what I read is that the mosquito fish will still be there in the spring. Really? Honestly? Is that true? It just seems so amazing to me that I can believe it. Or are they most likely all dead by now? Should I do something for them like dump hot water in or break a hole in the ice even though it'll probably be gone in no more than a week? Thanks! Lydia ~ jan |
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will mosquito fish survive the winter?
Wait a second Nedra and Jan! I bet to differ if I may.
Mosquito fish are dime a dozen, they are not pets, and they breed by the trillion per second! My dear wife calls them the cockroaches of the pond! My point? Why go through the hassle and waste of utility to try and over winter mosquito fish! I am almost certain that the darn things will survive a nuclear attack anyway, so I doubt if freeze will kill them, but if it does go to your vector control center and get a bucket load for free! -- _______________________________________ "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: The chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'." http://community.webshots.com/user/godwino "Lydia" wrote in message news:reuIb.707187$Fm2.611853@attbi_s04... Thank you both! It's snowing right now in Seattle!!! "~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message ... Yes, and don't break a hole, melt one to insert the airstone. The sooner you do this the more survivors you will have. ~ jan On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 01:27:56 GMT, "Nedra" wrote: Lydia, You really need to make sure you keep a Hole in ice for the exchange of gases... think of it as letting your fish breathe. Buy a small air pump - KMart usually has them for about $8.00. Attach an air hose with a 4 inch airstone. Then put the airstone about 2 or 3 inches down in your pond. This will keep the hole open in Seattle's winters. Almost forgot - do cover the air pump with a bucket. It is not weather proof and needs protection from the rain and snow. I have mine nailed to an upright on the deck then I covered it with a baggie. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Lydia" wrote in message ... The pond is 2 feet deep ~ 500gal. I put about 15-20 mosquito fish in it this fall. It's a new pond so I don't have anything else in it yet. Usually our low temps. this season in Seattle are around 40-45F degrees, but we've been having cold snaps where the pond has had a layer of ice on it for a few days at a time during about 3 different weeks since October. One of those weeks is this week. Overnight temps are mid 20's. Ice on the top of the pond again. The feeling I get from what I read is that the mosquito fish will still be there in the spring. Really? Honestly? Is that true? It just seems so amazing to me that I can believe it. Or are they most likely all dead by now? Should I do something for them like dump hot water in or break a hole in the ice even though it'll probably be gone in no more than a week? Thanks! Lydia ~ jan |
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will mosquito fish survive the winter?
Thank you both! It's snowing right now in Seattle!!!
"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message ... Yes, and don't break a hole, melt one to insert the airstone. The sooner you do this the more survivors you will have. ~ jan On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 01:27:56 GMT, "Nedra" wrote: Lydia, You really need to make sure you keep a Hole in ice for the exchange of gases... think of it as letting your fish breathe. Buy a small air pump - KMart usually has them for about $8.00. Attach an air hose with a 4 inch airstone. Then put the airstone about 2 or 3 inches down in your pond. This will keep the hole open in Seattle's winters. Almost forgot - do cover the air pump with a bucket. It is not weather proof and needs protection from the rain and snow. I have mine nailed to an upright on the deck then I covered it with a baggie. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Lydia" wrote in message ... The pond is 2 feet deep ~ 500gal. I put about 15-20 mosquito fish in it this fall. It's a new pond so I don't have anything else in it yet. Usually our low temps. this season in Seattle are around 40-45F degrees, but we've been having cold snaps where the pond has had a layer of ice on it for a few days at a time during about 3 different weeks since October. One of those weeks is this week. Overnight temps are mid 20's. Ice on the top of the pond again. The feeling I get from what I read is that the mosquito fish will still be there in the spring. Really? Honestly? Is that true? It just seems so amazing to me that I can believe it. Or are they most likely all dead by now? Should I do something for them like dump hot water in or break a hole in the ice even though it'll probably be gone in no more than a week? Thanks! Lydia ~ jan |
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will mosquito fish survive the winter?
Thank you both! It's snowing right now in Seattle!!!
"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message ... Yes, and don't break a hole, melt one to insert the airstone. The sooner you do this the more survivors you will have. ~ jan On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 01:27:56 GMT, "Nedra" wrote: Lydia, You really need to make sure you keep a Hole in ice for the exchange of gases... think of it as letting your fish breathe. Buy a small air pump - KMart usually has them for about $8.00. Attach an air hose with a 4 inch airstone. Then put the airstone about 2 or 3 inches down in your pond. This will keep the hole open in Seattle's winters. Almost forgot - do cover the air pump with a bucket. It is not weather proof and needs protection from the rain and snow. I have mine nailed to an upright on the deck then I covered it with a baggie. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Lydia" wrote in message ... The pond is 2 feet deep ~ 500gal. I put about 15-20 mosquito fish in it this fall. It's a new pond so I don't have anything else in it yet. Usually our low temps. this season in Seattle are around 40-45F degrees, but we've been having cold snaps where the pond has had a layer of ice on it for a few days at a time during about 3 different weeks since October. One of those weeks is this week. Overnight temps are mid 20's. Ice on the top of the pond again. The feeling I get from what I read is that the mosquito fish will still be there in the spring. Really? Honestly? Is that true? It just seems so amazing to me that I can believe it. Or are they most likely all dead by now? Should I do something for them like dump hot water in or break a hole in the ice even though it'll probably be gone in no more than a week? Thanks! Lydia ~ jan |
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will mosquito fish survive the winter?
Wait a second Nedra and Jan! I bet to differ if I may.
Mosquito fish are dime a dozen, they are not pets, and they breed by the trillion per second! My dear wife calls them the cockroaches of the pond! My point? Why go through the hassle and waste of utility to try and over winter mosquito fish! I am almost certain that the darn things will survive a nuclear attack anyway, so I doubt if freeze will kill them, but if it does go to your vector control center and get a bucket load for free! -- _______________________________________ "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: The chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'." http://community.webshots.com/user/godwino "Lydia" wrote in message news:reuIb.707187$Fm2.611853@attbi_s04... Thank you both! It's snowing right now in Seattle!!! "~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message ... Yes, and don't break a hole, melt one to insert the airstone. The sooner you do this the more survivors you will have. ~ jan On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 01:27:56 GMT, "Nedra" wrote: Lydia, You really need to make sure you keep a Hole in ice for the exchange of gases... think of it as letting your fish breathe. Buy a small air pump - KMart usually has them for about $8.00. Attach an air hose with a 4 inch airstone. Then put the airstone about 2 or 3 inches down in your pond. This will keep the hole open in Seattle's winters. Almost forgot - do cover the air pump with a bucket. It is not weather proof and needs protection from the rain and snow. I have mine nailed to an upright on the deck then I covered it with a baggie. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Lydia" wrote in message ... The pond is 2 feet deep ~ 500gal. I put about 15-20 mosquito fish in it this fall. It's a new pond so I don't have anything else in it yet. Usually our low temps. this season in Seattle are around 40-45F degrees, but we've been having cold snaps where the pond has had a layer of ice on it for a few days at a time during about 3 different weeks since October. One of those weeks is this week. Overnight temps are mid 20's. Ice on the top of the pond again. The feeling I get from what I read is that the mosquito fish will still be there in the spring. Really? Honestly? Is that true? It just seems so amazing to me that I can believe it. Or are they most likely all dead by now? Should I do something for them like dump hot water in or break a hole in the ice even though it'll probably be gone in no more than a week? Thanks! Lydia ~ jan |
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will mosquito fish survive the winter?
Wait a second Nedra and Jan! I bet to differ if I may.
Mosquito fish are dime a dozen, they are not pets, and they breed by the trillion per second! My dear wife calls them the cockroaches of the pond! My point? Why go through the hassle and waste of utility to try and over winter mosquito fish! I am almost certain that the darn things will survive a nuclear attack anyway, so I doubt if freeze will kill them, but if it does go to your vector control center and get a bucket load for free! -- _______________________________________ "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: The chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'." http://community.webshots.com/user/godwino "Lydia" wrote in message news:reuIb.707187$Fm2.611853@attbi_s04... Thank you both! It's snowing right now in Seattle!!! "~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message ... Yes, and don't break a hole, melt one to insert the airstone. The sooner you do this the more survivors you will have. ~ jan On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 01:27:56 GMT, "Nedra" wrote: Lydia, You really need to make sure you keep a Hole in ice for the exchange of gases... think of it as letting your fish breathe. Buy a small air pump - KMart usually has them for about $8.00. Attach an air hose with a 4 inch airstone. Then put the airstone about 2 or 3 inches down in your pond. This will keep the hole open in Seattle's winters. Almost forgot - do cover the air pump with a bucket. It is not weather proof and needs protection from the rain and snow. I have mine nailed to an upright on the deck then I covered it with a baggie. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Lydia" wrote in message ... The pond is 2 feet deep ~ 500gal. I put about 15-20 mosquito fish in it this fall. It's a new pond so I don't have anything else in it yet. Usually our low temps. this season in Seattle are around 40-45F degrees, but we've been having cold snaps where the pond has had a layer of ice on it for a few days at a time during about 3 different weeks since October. One of those weeks is this week. Overnight temps are mid 20's. Ice on the top of the pond again. The feeling I get from what I read is that the mosquito fish will still be there in the spring. Really? Honestly? Is that true? It just seems so amazing to me that I can believe it. Or are they most likely all dead by now? Should I do something for them like dump hot water in or break a hole in the ice even though it'll probably be gone in no more than a week? Thanks! Lydia ~ jan |
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