FruitBooTeR
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Registered: 18th Jan 07
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Originally posted by J da Silva
I've got a mini lake  it more or less runs itself nowadays, I have allsort in there, bream, tench, all the carps, barbel, small ones like roach and perch (keep the population down a bit), I have some colourful ones too but they have bred with the stillwater fish and made some weirdo's, the main problem for me was the death toll as the pond was turning more and more wild, but they have their own food chain now and every now and then I'll treat them and throw strawberry hemp in or sweetcorn, sometimes if I've been fishing and I've got some maggots or casters left over, I throw the lot in.
Piks?
sounds like youve got a nice one 
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Kerry
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
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they can jump out when they try to spawn
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DannyB
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Registered: 6th Feb 08
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My auntie used to keep them, she still has some. A lot of them die from jumping out, she lost loads that way.
[Edited on 01-04-2009 by DannyB]
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DannyB
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Originally posted by Kerry
they can jump out when they try to spawn
Spawn killing ftl.
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will_doyle
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
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quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
quote:
Originally posted by Kerry
they can jump out when they try to spawn
Spawn killing ftl.
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MarkM
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Registered: 11th Apr 01
Location: Liverpool
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Originally posted by gavin18787
One of my Chiclids jumped out of my tank when I was cleaning it once. after chasing it around the floor it got put back in 
been fine for 5 years + now 
I have quite a few cichlids...what do you have?
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drunkenfool
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Registered: 7th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Drives: Audi R8 V8
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Originally posted by Matty G
do ponds take much looking after? lots of maintenance required or not?
A well set up pond is easy to maintain, however filters need regular cleaning. Something like a Nexus Eazy 200 though provides an all in one solution and is very easy to clean, however you are looking at around £900 for the filter.
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drunkenfool
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Originally posted by DannyB
My auntie used to keep them, she still has some. A lot of them die from jumping out, she lost loads that way.
[Edited on 01-04-2009 by DannyB]
If a lot of them jump out it could well be due to poor water quality, tell your anty to check her water parameters!!
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DannyB
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She's been keeping them for years now, 20-30 years. I would say she has lost 10-15 over that period from jumping out, it's just something they do.
[Edited on 01-04-2009 by DannyB]
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Cheese Man Chris
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Registered: 25th Sep 07
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quote:
Originally posted by Kerry
they can jump out when they try to spawn
Bit early for spawning..
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