Can I see your least obtrusive pond net pictures?

[Rashad]

My goldfish keep disappearing, most likely from some sort of bird. My wife is opposed to an obvious net but I think if the net was right at or under the surface of the water and unobtrusive I could convince her. Anyone have a setup like that?

 

[WaterGardener]

I'm not sure that set up would solve the problem. The bird could still stab the fish through the net if the net were that close to the water. It might not be able to take a fish with him, but it could still kill it.

I never even notice the net on my pond. It just isn't something I focus on.

 

[mrsclem]

Go with a large open weave net, 4-5" openings and suspend several feet above the pond and let it hang down. Keeps all the big bad birds out but frogs and insects don't get trapped. You can barely see the net.

 

[j.w]

All I can say is if you want your fish to be safe you will have to have the net up higher then water level or some use a wire screen like @Gemma and hers looks quite nice and it is lower down near the water and think the holes are too small for the bird to get his beak in.
Mine is way above so I can enter the pond to clean etc. Not that nice looking but saves my fish.

 

[poconojoe]

Or do what @brokensword did. Build a greenhouse over it. I think he has screening for the summer and plastic for the winter.

You could do a pergola or gazebo and screen it in. And the mosquitoes won't bother you when you're in there.

 

[j.w]

I love what @brokensword did w/his pond cover! It is to die for! He's not here anymore tho as he started his own pond forum. Won't post it on here tho as it might be considered an infringement of the rules or something. Anyone who want to know can pm me and I'll give you the link if that's ok to do?

 

[poconojoe]

I love what @brokensword did w/his pond cover! It is to die for! He's not here anymore tho as he started his own pond forum. Won't post it on here tho as it might be considered an infringement of the rules or something. Anyone who want to know can pm me and I'll give you the link if that's ok to do?

Oh yeah, I forgot about him setting up his own forum.
I have the link saved. I'll have to go over there.

 

[j.w]

Oh yeah, I forgot about him setting up his own forum.
I have the link saved. I'll have to go over there.

See you there sometime.

 

[cas]

I have a 3/8" mesh net over my pond. It's not too noticeable. I use small garden fencing around the edges of the pond where I need to raise the net for the plants. The blue heron have stood next to the pond with this net on and have not been able to take any fish.

 

[addy1]

I love what @brokensword did w/his pond cover! It is to die for! He's not here anymore tho as he started his own pond forum. Won't post it on here tho as it might be considered an infringement of the rules or something. Anyone who want to know can pm me and I'll give you the link if that's ok to do?

You can see it in the showcase, even though he quit the forum some of his pics are still there.

 

[addy1]

 

[Souper09]

My goldfish keep disappearing, most likely from some sort of bird. My wife is opposed to an obvious net but I think if the net was right at or under the surface of the water and unobtrusive I could convince her. Anyone have a setup like that?

I installed a device called the scarecrow motion detector, it’s a motion detecting sprinkler that fires off a shot of water that freaks out the intruder, herons, people or deer. My fish stopped disappearing. I don’t sell them, I don’t work for a company that makes them, I just know they work.

 

[Fishie Mom]

Probably not the least intrusive and I don't like them but I have gotten used to them and it's a small price to pay after losing several fish to birds and racoons. I haven't had an critters get past my nets. I built an unnetted minnow pond out front but the coons ate the minnows too so now that's my "wildlife pond" and I don't keep any fish in it.

 

[Fishie Mom]

I installed a device called the scarecrow motion detector, it’s a motion detecting sprinkler that fires off a shot of water that freaks out the intruder, herons, people or deer. My fish stopped disappearing. I don’t sell them, I don’t work for a company that makes them, I just know they work.

I Bought one of those but, unfortunately , it didn't keep the racoons away.

 

[GBBUDD]

i took a different approach i took away the flight path they need to fly away the can swoop in but they know theres no way they can fly out .