Re: Goldfish color.. questions...


"Mr. Gardener" <mrgardener@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:9pul221ie178johctu7fil6nm0ah4ph3c2@xxxxxxxxxx
On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 21:51:59 +0100, Gill Passman
<gillnospamat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Koi-Lo wrote:

"Gareee©" <gareee-no-spamm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks for the replys, guys.. and yep, most are 3" or longer.

Wish I knew of a farmer that could take them, but if the pond looks
overstocked by the end of the year, I supposed releasing the extra in
a nearby man made lake would be acceptable.

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Yes, people do that here as well. We have a large man-made lake where I
have SEEN people pour out a bucket of either goldfish or small orange
colored koi. They stock this lake with largemouth bass and there are
huge catfish there as well. I'm sure most end up dinner for these
predators but it's better than tossing them on a compost pile (and one
man I know does that as well) and die a lingering death by suffocation.

I think that you have to be very careful when considering releasing
non-native fish into the environment whatever predators are out there....

1. They could go native and destroy the eco system
2. They could be diseased and kill off the wildlife preying on them or
preying on the fish that eat them.

I don't know the answer for those of you who are overly successful in
breeding your fish but I don't think releasing them into the wild is the
right way....

Gill

Amen. And one good flooding storm can send those goldfish into the
next waterway and from there to who knows where.

-- Mister Gardener
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If I hear of koi and/or goldfish naturalizing in the local lakes or rivers here I'll sure let you know. There are so many people keeping ponds now that there are more fish being produced then people can find homes for. Remember the common veggie called a Zucchini? People were sneaking them onto people's porches and in their cars just to get rid of them in one neighborhood I lived in. The local green grocers wouldn't take any more from us. Neighbors locked their doors when they saw neighbors coming with grocery bags full of the veggie. It was the neighborhood joke to see how many we could get rid of before they swamped our garden, our dinner plates and our compost heaps.......
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