I have a 55 gallon pond with fantails (they bred year before last), white clouds (breed every year) and a paradise (lost the other 2 years ago) the fish have been there 2 - 3 years have wintered outside never had a racoon problem the pond is right outside my sliding glass door cats never bother it ( I have 2) biggest problem I have is dogs use it as a water bowl and sometimes stand in it to drink and I have to refill it. Oh and the water hyacinths grow to well and cover the pond to fast so I send the extras to my mother. I also have summered guppies and danios in the pond the first year as midway had them mixed in the feeder tanks Elaine <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member