Heartbreaking Discovery

[LibraKoi]

I went out today for my water change and there was blood all over the skimmer cover. 4 fish gone. Nothing left but 2 scales. Sat right there and ate on the skimmer. What could that be? Raccoon, Skunk, Fisher Cat? What would go into the pond?

 

[Dave 54]

Otter amd they kill ,ore thn they eat sometimes

Dave

 

[j.w]

Wow that is awful and could be anything. My neighbor has koi and he has a net, electric wire and a fence. Nothing getting his fish anymore. I just have my net and a short wire fence that my net attaches to. Hope you can keep whatever it is out of there so it doesn't come back and finish them all off!

 

[Priscilla]

So very sorry to hear this.

 

[sissy]

sorry to hear but now you are warned so you really need to take precautions and protect your fish every way you can until you can find what animal did it .

 

[LibraKoi]

I have called a bunch of stores and all they have is the electric dog fence. Where would I purchase the low voltage wire?
Thanks

 

[Big Lou]

So very sorry.

 

[RobAmy]

I have called a bunch of stores and all they have is the electric dog fence. Where would I purchase the low voltage wire?
Thanks

Sorry for your loss, Tractor supply should have everything for electric fencing

 

[RobAmy]

As far as what it could be, it could be a heron also. They do not just catch and eat them, they can put them on the ground first and stab them again before eating them. This could of all happened on the skimmer. It could be all the above as you already mentioned.

 

[addy1]

home depot has electric fence stuff, at least here they do. Make sure you do not get continuous on, it kills critters, birds, rabbits etc. Ours pulses, so if something touches it , it can get away from the fence.

I have it just around flowers to keep the deer out of the nectar flowers, the pond just has a net.

 

[LibraKoi]

Yes I called my local tractor supply and was told all they had was the underground for dogs. I am very frustrated at this point. I live in MA, perhaps it's illegal?

 

[LibraKoi]

As far as what it could be, it could be a heron also. They do not just catch and eat them, they can put them on the ground first and stab them again before eating them. This could of all happened on the skimmer. It could be all the above as you already mentioned.

We had a heron a few years back, so we put a 3 tiered chained fence around the parameter and haven't had any problems. We also have a bridge over the pond and most of the time open the cantilever umbrella over it as well. I don't think their is enough wing span room for a heron. May be wrong.

 

[addy1]

Are you close to new hampshire? they have electric fence items, at tractor supply

 

[LibraKoi]

Are you close to new hampshire? they have electric fence items, at tractor supply

Hi, Yes I did call the tractor supply in Plaistow NH. They told me they only had the dog fence. Less the associate didn't understand what I was looking for.

 

[addy1]

Look on line, three different stores showed electric fence equipment, showing it available in the store, I just put in a ma zip code and got new hampshire stores. I bought most of mine on line.