Our Koi and Goldfish video

[RobAmy]

I took some video yesterday of the fish. I think the ducks where jealous

 

[addy1]

great looking fish

 

[Dave 54]

Looking very nice indeed however I wouldn't have ducks on a pond as they can be your main vector of disease ;(

Dave

 

[Lisak1]

Love your videos - the combination of the music and the fish is like watching a ballet!

 

[Lisak1]

Looking very nice indeed however I wouldn't have ducks on a pond as they can be your main vector of disease ;(

Dave

I see people saying this frequently and wonder why ducks get a bad rap - ducks are birds, birds are all over our ponds... so what's the problem with ducks? Obviously you wouldn't want your pond to be home to an entire flock of ducks, but what's the fear with a daily visit from a nesting pair? We sometimes have 30 or more birds of all kinds in our pond and falls at one time, bathing, drinking, pooping... couldn't they just as easily introduce disease into the pond?

Just curious... maybe I'm missing something!

 

[RobAmy]

Looking very nice indeed however I wouldn't have ducks on a pond as they can be your main vector of disease ;(

Dave

Thanks for the input Dave. I agree there may be a risk but the ducks are welcome anytime as long they do not bring all there friends I actually have more risk with all the birds that come to the stream, I even had a squirrel jump from the tree and landed in the pond and had to swim out. I have deer drink out of the swim etc. So the ducks will not be the only issues IMHO. Let's hope you are not back here saying I told you so

 

[RobAmy]

Love your videos - the combination of the music and the fish is like watching a ballet!

Thank you very much

 

[RobAmy]

I see people saying this frequently and wonder why ducks get a bad rap - ducks are birds, birds are all over our ponds... so what's the problem with ducks? Obviously you wouldn't want your pond to be home to an entire flock of ducks, but what's the fear with a daily visit from a nesting pair? We sometimes have 30 or more birds of all kinds in our pond and falls at one time, bathing, drinking, pooping... couldn't they just as easily introduce disease into the pond?

Just curious... maybe I'm missing something!

I agree with your comment here 100%

 

[Big Lou]

I am very envious. Beautiful fish!

 

[j.w]

Lovely fish and I see one goldfish that looks like she is full of eggs, quite plump or maybe she just has a full figure

 

[crsublette]

I see people saying this frequently and wonder why ducks get a bad rap - ducks are birds, birds are all over our ponds... so what's the problem with ducks? Obviously you wouldn't want your pond to be home to an entire flock of ducks, but what's the fear with a daily visit from a nesting pair? We sometimes have 30 or more birds of all kinds in our pond and falls at one time, bathing, drinking, pooping... couldn't they just as easily introduce disease into the pond?

Just curious... maybe I'm missing something!

Nope, I think you got it...

For fish, I am not sure... Although, one of the main reason why birds bath in water is to knock off the parasites that grow in their feathers. However, don't know if these transmit to cold blooded fish.

For humans, the concern is the increase of transmitted diseases between warm blooded species, which humans are warm blooded, due to the waste in water increases various E.Coli concentrations. I have actually seen small man-made lakes post warnings saying, "Caution : Swimming not allowed due to high E.Coli concentrations", which is mostly due to after huge flocks of duck and geese resided on the water for a period. This is one of those biological security control points when wanting to use your pond water to irrigate a vegetable garden; in other words, if this wants to be done, then there are recommendations of having an awning over the pond with netting, which the netting can be almost hidden, that prevents birds from bathing and pooing into the water and basic low intensity UV clarifiers can also kill the E. Coli and even Salmonella (sp.) concentrations, that is the same common device used for algae spore eradication, which is a device with a rating of around 22,000 µWs/cm² or lower. Separating streams, from the pond, into its own loop is often recommended as well if there is a desire to allow birds a place to come bathe. Personally, I don't know how much of this to believe that actually harms us, but it is often a consideration for the EPA and food & health safety agencies when retail selling vegetable products except most of the contamination occurs at harvesting and processing.

In context of snails, there are cases of parasitic transmission between cold blooded to warm blooded due to how the parasite mutates in snails, such as what is called the Liver Fluke, that is Fasciola Hepatica.

So, to the harm of fish... I don't know... To the potential harm to us, possibly.


Welp, there ya go. Your happy thoughts of the day brought to by your favorite Coyote and the letter "U" for "ugh".

 

[RobAmy]

I am very envious. Beautiful fish!

Thanks Lou

 

[RobAmy]

Lovely fish and I see one goldfish that looks like she is full of eggs, quite plump or maybe she just has a full figure

Ha Ha you wanted to see her last year even a little bigger, I think she is just a full figured fish. She trimmed down over the winter. I acquired her like this so not sure of the reason, but has been very healthy and normal acting since we have had the fish.

 

[RobAmy]

Nope, I think you got it...

For fish, I am not sure... Although, one of the main reason why birds bath in water is to knock off the parasites that grow in their feathers. However, don't know if these transmit to cold blooded fish.

For humans, the concern is the increase of transmitted diseases between warm blooded species, which humans are warm blooded, due to the waste in water increases various E.Coli concentrations. I have actually seen small man-made lakes post warnings saying, "Caution : Swimming not allowed due to high E.Coli concentrations", which is mostly due to after huge flocks of duck and geese resided on the water for a period. This is one of those biological security control points when wanting to use your pond water to irrigate a vegetable garden; in other words, if this wants to be done, then there are recommendations of having an awning over the pond with netting, which the netting can be almost hidden, that prevents birds from bathing and pooing into the water and basic low intensity UV clarifiers can also kill the E. Coli and even Salmonella (sp.) concentrations, that is the same common device used for algae spore eradication, which is a device with a rating of around 22,000 µWs/cm² or lower. Separating streams, from the pond, into its own loop is often recommended as well if there is a desire to allow birds a place to come bathe. Personally, I don't know how much of this to believe that actually harms us, but it is often a consideration for the EPA and food & health safety agencies when retail selling vegetable products except most of the contamination occurs at harvesting and processing.

In context of snails, there are cases of parasitic transmission between cold blooded to warm blooded due to how the parasite mutates in snails, such as what is called the Liver Fluke, that is Fasciola Hepatica.

So, to the harm of fish... I don't know... To the potential harm to us, possibly.


Welp, there ya go. Your happy thoughts of the day brought to by your favorite Coyote and the letter "U" for "ugh".

Well Charles no more skinny dipping for me Thanks for your input I think

 

[Priscilla]

As you know, I love your fish! You know I love the yellow one, because I always throw out an I LOVE your yellow koi! Lol! BUT for the first time I am seeing your black and white guy - LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!! I have a soft spot for black and whites.