Lookin for goldfish population control

[Doctor mcboy]

i need a big top predator would a couple koi in my pond be good for this? any drawbacks to koi like will they eat all my water lilies frog bit ect.? i thought about catching a bass or shell cracker and using them but koi look way sexier. my pond is 50 foot by 50 foot by 3 feet deep.

 

[mrsclem]

Koi will not eat goldfish and they will breed with the goldfish! And they will tear up your plants. Not sure if a couple of bass will take care of that, bluegill will take care of eggs at spawning. Are you feeding your fish?

 

[Stephen Noble]

Call @bagsmom and get them to send over their 'population controller' to help out!

An unwelcome visitor!

I was thinking about putting up the pond net, since the leaves here are already falling like crazy. I put it off for a while, since it's so hot outside. Then yesterday morning, I looked out the window to see this booger eating my biggest fish! We put the net up tonight!

www.gardenpondforum.com

 

[BKHpondcritters]

I have a water snake you could borrow.....

 

[Doctor mcboy]

Koi will not eat goldfish and they will breed with the goldfish! And they will tear up your plants. Not sure if a couple of bass will take care of that, bluegill will take care of eggs at spawning. Are you feeding your fish?

i feed them some but not much. i read you do not have to feed goldfish and only put in some when i am at the pond. thanks for the reply

 

[mrsclem]

Maybe stop feeding them and then at least they will eat any eggs they lay

 

[Doctor mcboy]

I have a water snake you could borrow....

 

[Doctor mcboy]

this being a new pond i was wondering when all the predator's will show up. there is a bunch of green frogs getting fat. it looks like they have made a small dent in all the fry in my pond.

 

[EricV]

I put a few Orfes in my pond. Problem solved. Also, I used to have a population of Rosy Red Minnows. That's all but gone too. I don't think they eat the adults, but the fry are all sucked up.

 

[GBBUDD]

hmmmmmm i would add a blue gill or a sun fish and use only the males . they will gladley suck up the eggs and fry and if they get to agressive or big you can drop a worm on a hook and pull them out. i'm close to doing this to catch my cat fish in 4 years they grew from 3" to 20"

 

[cas]

When I have a resident frog, I do not have any baby goldfish.

 

[addy1]

I have a water snake you could borrow.....
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All three of my water snakes have gone away.

 

[BKHpondcritters]

When I have a resident frog, I do not have any baby goldfish.

Interesting... My frogs must be slackers, because I have numerous resident frogs & also a crap-ton of little baby fish.

 

[BKHpondcritters]

All three of my water snakes have gone away.

I think our second one moved on, because we've only seen the one for quite a while now.

 

[brokensword]

Interesting... My frogs must be slackers, because I have numerous resident frogs & also a crap-ton of little baby fish.

'crap-ton'; that some form of UK measure???