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lol, i love when froggies go coutring. but they cna be sooo loud lol.
with the mosquitoe fish you could definatly get away with more than 4, for almost 30 gals id probably go wiht a min of 10, they fdont get very big and do like to be in larger groups
and im sure someone would take the extras off your hand (heck id take em if i was close enough lol) they do a very good job
i love the swimming ponds when they are done right they are soooo nice especially with a natural bio filtration system like the bog, would LOVE to see pictures
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Originally Posted by kinkytoes
Hi Foxy, you little wench, you! It turns out there are some mosquito fish native to the US...and they overwinter. The only problem is that the pet stores in my area don't seem to carry those fish. I found an online store, but I'd have to make a minimum purchase of fish...but I'm going to do it anyway. I can probably give some of the fish away... I only need maybe 4 of them...but I have to buy like 20.
Thanks for the info about the "bubbler." I know I needed something for that part of the pond, but L if I knew what it was called. I do have a bog filter. I designed the pond like swimming pond/bio pool (you can read about these if you're interested). So there's a bog area with plants and I siphon the water from the main section into that area. My design is not perfect, but I'm learning a lot about what to do with a bigger pond. I have the water lilies in the non-bog part of the pond. I also have hornwort and a couple of other native plants.
You know, I did have a frog/toad house and I had one toad...but once I put in the pond, my frog/toad decided it was time to call friends! There are three of them. I still haven't seen them, but they "court" every night. I went out to clean off the lilypads and there are what I believe are eggs underneath some of them!
Mosquito fish are a great option. They are really tough fish, will not require care and they ravenously devour mosquito larvae. I would rather do that than mosquito dunks for a hippified pond.
Mosquito dunks are your best bet...especially if your pond is too small for goldfish. If you don't already have an inexpensive fountain in there, I'd suggest picking up one of those. Not only does it add a wonderful sound, but it keeps the surface of the water moving, which helps to keep those horrid little buggers at bay! I love my ponds! LOL So much so that we just added a 500 gal koi pond to our large greenhouse/outdoor living room. We gave up on the koi in the outdoor pond, because critters kept getting them. They are now danger free and we can enjoy our little friends.
Everyone has covered what I was going to say except, the mosquitoes may not be coming from your pond. Several varieties can breed just in water collected in tree hollows and leaves.
Try the dunks, I'd put a couple goldfish in. The fish are what I have. Pond is @250 gallons. I also have a solar filter/pump.
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The tip about spitter did the trick! There are still 'a few couple' larvae in the pond, but not as many as before. The lives of many fish have been spared. FoxyW wanted to see a pic of the pond, so here it is. LOL it's more of a "water garden." :P You can't really see the bog part in this pic (my new camera SUX by the way), but it has the horsetail in it.
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