Just saw some eastern black nose dace fry swimming around in my juvenile terrapin pond. I didn’t think the dace would reproduce in the pond even though I did try to mimic their natural habitat at least a little bit when building the pond.
Also, one of the Johnny darters in there is looking kinda chubby, so it could be carrying eggs and getting ready to spawn, as well.
Would take pics, but the fry are maybe a 1/4” long, so not much to see. One of the reasons I enjoy ponds is you get surprises like that. May need to rethink the juvie blue gill and catfish in there, now.
Also, one of the Johnny darters in there is looking kinda chubby, so it could be carrying eggs and getting ready to spawn, as well.
Would take pics, but the fry are maybe a 1/4” long, so not much to see. One of the reasons I enjoy ponds is you get surprises like that. May need to rethink the juvie blue gill and catfish in there, now.