[Killietalk] Pond Update

["George & Melanie Caruso" <caraway1 at centurytel_net>]

Last summer  I put several adult Aphanius danfordii soysali in my outside pond. It is a small pond, just 55 gal. which we have mainly for the birds thru the winter. I put a submersible pond heater in it which keeps the water from going below 32 degrees and freezing. There is a small pump in it which circulates the water up into a couple small pools and then back into the main pond. With our weather getting into the upper 60s and low 70s now I was pleasantly suprised to see several small fish and several larger fish flashing about in the pond. I have a hardy water lily that I keep in the pond and then add acouple of water hyacinths in the summer. I am sure it will not be long now before I see fry swimming about as well. Here in Northern Ohio we had a pretty cold winter with a lot of snow so the Aphanius did pretty well I think.
George
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