fry spotted in pond

[kilty55]

hello all,,im after some advice i have a medium sized pond with a mixture of fish amongst them,,goldfish,perch,one koi,shubunkins,orfe,rudd,tench,mirror carp 3 weeks ago i spotted some fry swiming amongst the weed.i think these are rudd fry and have also spotted mirror carp fry,,brown goldfish fry and also saw some 1 inch fry which are orange and white mixed today so it seems i have alot of diff fry,,the pond is 2 years old and hasnt been fully cleaned out yet. i was going to empty it this week before it gets colder and also catch the fry and move them to a tank in garage where its warmer is this advisable to empty the pond just now and is it advisable to remove the fry also? cheers guys any help appreciated:coolgleema::banghead3:

 

[DrDave]

Kilty
Are you in Scotland laddy? Please post your Location in the UserCP at the top of this page.

We can then, better help you.

 

[koikeepr]

wow! fry at this point? Yeah, tell us where you live. I can only assume it is in a warmer zone...what do these fry look like? I would have to assume its not koi or goldfish at this pond, but one of your other fish...

 

[kilty55]

hi guys,,yes im in scotland,:biggrin: yep the fry i have seen and caught are mostly half an inch long and i assume are this years fry,,i have a few orfe fry,,what seems to be 1 shubunkin fry and maybe 10 brown goldfish type fry,,clearly not a lot of fry and i assume most have been munched i do have lots of goldfish and orfe in the pond which i have seen chasing thefry should i remove them and tank them for winter to feed them on

 

[DrDave]

How cold does it get there? Will your pond freeze?

 

[kilty55]

hi dr dave yes the pond freezes the pond itself is 3 and a hlf foot at deepest,,fish have all survived both winters so far a part from 1 shubunkin died. at coldest prob minus 6 or 7

 

[koikeepr]

ah, so it's not brand new fry just born. That's what I thought you meant. If they are 1/2" long they are already maybe a one or two months old?

I would personally remove them from the pond if they are that little and put them in a tank indoors. I'd be really afraid of them dying once the cold hits.