RE: Native Killies

[George Trumbull <george_trumbull at yale.edu>]

Hi everyone-

Thanks for the great replies, particularly RE: F. diaphanous (Bruce 
Stallsmith and others) and local suppliers in the area (Ron Schulz). The 
pond is quite deep and may, already, have fish in it; however, we recently 
had to rebuild the dams and remove silt, so I'm assuming we've disturbed 
it enough that it will need restocking.

Thanks again - this is a great list!
-George

 On Tue, 3 Jun 2003, Tranquility Base wrote:

> Hi George,
> 
> There are native fundulus that would fit the bill. But it concerns me that
> there are no fish in the pond now. Sunfish and bass eggs travel via air on
> the wings and feet of waterfowl. If the pond could support fish life they
> should already be there. If the pond freezes solid in the winter it will
> kill everything you put in. Therefore the depth of the pond is critical in
> determining what you can raise in it.
> 
> I read somewhere that there is supposed to be one minnow that can survive
> freezing solid. It is native to the North East. I forget the name but it may
> be protected in some places. If the pond is shallow you will need to find
> that particular minnow. Maybe someone on this list or one of the native
> groups might be of assistance in recalling the name of the fish.
> 
> Peace,
> 
> ~RJ~
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-killietalk at aka_org [mailto:owner-killietalk at aka_org]On
> Behalf Of George Trumbull
> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 12:03 PM
> To: killietalk at aka_org
> Subject: Native Killies
> 
> 
> Hi everyone.  I need to stock a small (1/4 acre) old ice pond
> (stream-fed, but still develops ice in winter- i.e., not stagnant but not
> fully flowing either) with something that will eat mosquito larvae.  The
> pond is in northwestern CT, in the hills, so it gets cold (zone 5).  Any
> killies native to the area that will do the job? If not, does one of the
> NANFA people have a suggestion (feel free to email off list, so as not to
> generate non-killie traffic).  I obviously have no plans of introducing
> non-native fish.
> 
> Thanks much,
> George
> 
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