Re: [GSAS-Member] Mosquito fish - Mosquito Fish (Gambusia Affinis)

[haika@drizzle.com]

I have my ponds right up near the house. I've never covered them. If
you've got a boy dog like my male Siberian, he's marked all over around
the ponds and raccoons are much more afraid of large dogs than humans, I
hear (wink). I've had no evidence of raccoons in the yard but plenty of
evidence of their presence in my poultry pastures!

I keep large Rubbermaid containers (~ 30 gallons??) in my utility/laundry
room during the winter for goldfish and whiteclouds. I have a filter
going, and have a light strip over the containers. No heat, but it never
freezes in there anyway. I have a bunch of duckweed on top of the water.

I may not net out all the whiteclouds from outside, but I have enough kept
inside to get the population going again during the spring/summer. They
breed like rabbits!

Betty Goetz

> Thanks Tom and Betty, I'll look into paradise fish.  Cats will not go near
> my deck unless they want to be eaten by a Jack Russell terrier or a
> Shepherd
> mix.  Raccoons on the other hand could be sneaky and quite large.  Perhaps
> if I keep a net over when I am not there?
> Betty, I was considering setting up an indoor stock type pond in my garage
> with a heater for the winter months, so keeping  them indoors in the cold
> is
> an option.
>
> Thanks everyone!  I had no idea about Gambusia Affinis!
> Monica
>
>
>>From: haika@drizzle.com
>>Reply-To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member
>>chat<gsas-member@thekrib.com>
>>To: "Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat"
>><gsas-member@thekrib.com>
>>Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Mosquito fish - Mosquito Fish (Gambusia
>> Affinis)
>>Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:00:11 -0800 (PST)
>>
>>My small outside/above ground ponds have either goldfish or white clouds
>>in them to control mosquitoes. I bring them in during winter. I've never
>>had any problems with cats or raccoons because I have Siberian huskies
>>(shrug). However, Jovi did once catch one of my white goldfish (which
>>survived).
>>
>>Betty Goetz
>>
>> > Despite the low percentage likelihood that the fish will escape to the
>> > wild
>> > "life will find a way".  Dambusia are now found in the wild in every
>>state
>> > except Alaska.  They are tenacious survivors, don't use them.
>> >
>> > An excellent alternative would be paradise fish.  They can withstand
>>lower
>> > temperatures than most tropicals.They love to eat mosquitoes.  Like
>>their
>> > cousins the Bettas, they can breath atmospheric oxygen when it is
>>depleted
>> > from the water during warmest summer months.  They might even breed in
>> > your
>> > pond in late July and August if the temperature gets high enough.
>> Best
>>of
>> > all, it gets too cold here for them to over winter.
>> >
>> > I will warn you that such a small water garden will attract cats and
>> > raccoons.  Unless you take steps to protect them, your fish won't last
>> > long.
>> > Tom
>> > West Hyblos Creek Drainage
>> > Washington State
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Jeffry Rodin" <rowingrat@comcast.net>
>> > To: "Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat"
>> > <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
>> > Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 8:49 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Mosquito fish - Mosquito Fish (Gambusia
>> > Affinis)
>> >
>> >
>> >> Check with a local nursery which  has koi and pond supplies.  One of
>> >> the nurseries (Roadhouse) in Central Kitsap county  gave me some
>> >> small ones for free in past years.  I just had to catch them myself.
>> >> On Feb 27, 2007, at 4:30 PM, Monica H wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Does anyone here breed mosquito fish Mosquito Fish (Gambusia
>> >>> Affinis)?  I am
>> >>> hoping to start a 20-30g water garden this Spring/Summer and want
>> >>> to have
>> >>> these fish in it.  Thanks.
>> >>> Monica
>> >>>
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