And then there were none......

Now that I can visit my favourite microbrewery more frequently since they built a patio and can roll up the garage door type windows to the street, I had a nice conversation with a young guy.

He told me about the incredible fecundity of a few dozen regular goldfish that he put in his dad's pond.  They are reproducing like watery rabbits, which was not what he expected.  

The pond is about an acre and about 4 feet deep, so it's no surprise that the little buggers have no problem surviving over the winter.

I have gifted some feeder fish to a friend with a small pond that has a maximum depth of 2 feet.  They were less than 3 inches when I put them in there in late summer, and they were hunkered down over the winter with no problem.  They don't seem to have survived this winter, but I think they were probably poached by a bird or racoon in the fall.

We had to give a few 8 inch goldies to a neighbor because we had no room in the aquarium.  They made it with no problem through a pretty tough midwest winter, but my favourite orange beauty was snatched by a racoon as the family members watched from inside the house!  Yikes!

  If you would like to get a little more