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Wow. Just WOW.
Since I have neither the time, funds or energy to get a pond up and
running anytime in the future, I decided to ask a friend if I could send my fishes out to Summer Camp at his place. He's got the room with 14 ponds, and the goldfish pond is roughly 4,000 gallons. Sent the goldfish to the 4,000 and the tropicals other smaller ponds (actually kiddie pools). Whooboy are they happy! I expect everyone to come back in all fat and happy. The only downside so far is that one goldfish was murdered by some unknown creature. It's eyes were missing, as well as it's throat was torn out. If anybody has ideas what did that I'd like to know. My guess is a raccoon or snake. Lilly |
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The only downside so far is that one goldfish was murdered by some
unknown creature. It's eyes were missing, as well as it's throat was torn out. If anybody has ideas what did that I'd like to know. My guess is a raccoon or snake. Lilly How big was the goldfish? I've seen this damage on small ones due to dragonfly larvae. They will usually gut them too, if they have time. ~ jan ~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~ |
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Eyes gouged out usually means some kind of bird.....either after it was
killed or when it was killed..was the fish still pretty fresh? ...seen it a lot of times while fishing..after a bird gets a hold of a fish it usually eats the eyes first..jmo |
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The fish went into the pond mid to late afternoon. So a bird is
possible. My friend mentioned dragonfly larvae, as did Jan. Now that it's mentioned twice, it could likely be that. He said it looked almost as if the fish tried to eat something, and the something turned around and tried to eat it back. The GF was a fantail, maybe 3.5 to 4" SL (excluding the tail). Not the biggest, but certainly not a wee one. Lilly matrix j wrote: Eyes gouged out usually means some kind of bird.....either after it was killed or when it was killed..was the fish still pretty fresh? ...seen it a lot of times while fishing..after a bird gets a hold of a fish it usually eats the eyes first..jmo |
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Jan, my friend mentioned the dragonfly larvae too. Fish was 3.5 to 4"
SL. He'd gone out under cover of dark w/flashlight to check on the fish and discovered the GF. I haven't seen it, he froze it so I could see. Will probably get to inspect it this weekend. |
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On 30 Jun 2005 08:37:40 -0700, "Lilly" wrote:
Jan, my friend mentioned the dragonfly larvae too. Fish was 3.5 to 4" SL. I know some dragonfly larvae can get very big. Kathy, know anything about how big some get? ~ jan ~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~ |
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Well, I finally got a peek and some pics of the goldfish. It definitely
looks like something that he ate disagreed with him. From the inside out, a la the movie Alien. Be warned, if you're eating or have a squeamish tummy, don't look. Pic 1, http://www.flickr.com/photos/95599065@N00/27127863/ Pic 2, somewhat humorous, http://www.flickr.com/photos/95599065@N00/27127864/ I'm definitely thinking dragonfly larvae. Anybody else? Lilly |
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On 19 Jul 2005 09:37:50 -0700, "Lilly" wrote:
Well, I finally got a peek and some pics of the goldfish. It definitely looks like something that he ate disagreed with him. From the inside out, a la the movie Alien. Be warned, if you're eating or have a squeamish tummy, don't look. Pic 1, http://www.flickr.com/photos/95599065@N00/27127863/ Pic 2, somewhat humorous, http://www.flickr.com/photos/95599065@N00/27127864/ I'm definitely thinking dragonfly larvae. Anybody else? Lilly Dragonfly larvae gets my vote. ~ jan ~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~ |
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"Lilly" wrote:
Well, I finally got a peek and some pics of the goldfish. It definitely looks like something that he ate disagreed with him. From the inside out, a la the movie Alien. Be warned, if you're eating or have a squeamish tummy, don't look. Pic 1, http://www.flickr.com/photos/95599065@N00/27127863/ Pic 2, somewhat humorous, http://www.flickr.com/photos/95599065@N00/27127864/ I'm definitely thinking dragonfly larvae. Anybody else? Lilly I don't know what would do that, but I don't think it's a dragonfly larvae. How big is(was) the fish? San Diego Joe 4,000 - 5,000 Gallons. Koi, Goldfish, and RES named Colombo. |
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Abut 3.5 to 4.0 inches SL. Not a big one, but not itty bitty either.
I had forgotten how big, and mean looking, those dragonfly larvae are. Saw one in a pond the other day and it was only half grown. Mean pair of chompers on those bugs. The other two continue to ramble around the "lake", happily munching their way through Summer Camp. It seems that they have enough to eat without our intervention. In their glass house, they gobbled whatever I offered, in the pond they could care less about what hits the surface. Oh they'll check it out, maybe snack a little but it's different. I can't wait to see how they look when they come back in. And the tropicals I put out there should be extra nice looking too (Cherry Barbs and Pearl Gourami). |
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What do dragonfly larva look like???
I'm a worried man "Lilly" wrote in message oups.com... Abut 3.5 to 4.0 inches SL. Not a big one, but not itty bitty either. I had forgotten how big, and mean looking, those dragonfly larvae are. Saw one in a pond the other day and it was only half grown. Mean pair of chompers on those bugs. The other two continue to ramble around the "lake", happily munching their way through Summer Camp. It seems that they have enough to eat without our intervention. In their glass house, they gobbled whatever I offered, in the pond they could care less about what hits the surface. Oh they'll check it out, maybe snack a little but it's different. I can't wait to see how they look when they come back in. And the tropicals I put out there should be extra nice looking too (Cherry Barbs and Pearl Gourami). |
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"///Owen\\\" wrote in message news:sDaEe.12699$5V4.2477@pd7tw3no... What do dragonfly larva look like??? I'm a worried man ===================== They remind me of small scorpions. -- McKoi.... the frugal ponder... EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED. My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o http://www.hyphenologist.co.uk/killf..._troll_faq.htm |
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"///Owen\\\" wrote
What do dragonfly larva look like??? http://www.critterzone.com/gallery/b...ph_gallery.htm ~ jan ~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~ |
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~ jan JJsPond.us wrote:
"///Owen\\\" wrote What do dragonfly larva look like??? http://www.critterzone.com/gallery/b...ph_gallery.htm ~ jan ~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~ Thanks, guys. |
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