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Delurk with chocolates and a question
On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 22:42:31 +0100, "Bob Hobden"
wrote: There is one fish that I know is a strict vegetarian and will eat lots of greenstuff and that is Grass Carp. The problem is they get huge and will eat anything green starting with your choicest plants first. So don't even think along those lines. Ah no, we can't do with anything huge in it. On thinking further, whatever you choose it may breed and the young get washed back into the river so it may be best to use local fish from the stream not buy in something alien. The outlet to the gully is too small for anything but the smallest fry to escape from, and they'd die before they'd get to any kind of water where they would be able to survive. The gully that the pond drains into is dry most of the year and only carries water in the foulest of weather, like the downpours we had earlier this year. So anything I do get would be contained in asmuch as it wouldn't stand a chance outside the pond unless it also happened to be raining like there's no tomorrow. Still, I like the idea of getting naturally occuring fish, because it just seems to fit better with the surrounding area and the type of garden we have. "My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night but ah my foes and oh my friends -- it gives a lovely light" |
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