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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2007 10:12:26 GMT
 ........ at feeding time ;D  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2007 10:31:05 GMT
...... and a few of my other youngsters   |
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Post by Chuckles on Feb 2, 2007 13:48:16 GMT
Crikey Rita  how many have you got, they are lovely |
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Post by blackrose on Feb 2, 2007 13:51:51 GMT
Now I am jealous, I did like your pond, after seeing yours that was what I wanted but have no room for it. Lovely though.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2007 14:25:45 GMT
Crikey Rita how many have you got, they are lovely Too many goldfish  - but only 3 Golden Orfe. ;D |
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Post by andy on Feb 2, 2007 15:40:11 GMT
I love orfe Rita....i have 9 at work and they're each about 18" long !!!
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Post by madonplants on Feb 2, 2007 17:34:34 GMT
I have a soft spot for golden orfe, as my one was my first pond fish I ever had. When I had finished my pond, rather than get more I got Blue Orfe, so I would always know which one Lucky was. Ahhhhh!
I have admitted I am a softie now, so can we now forget it! ;D
Keith
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Post by Susie Snowdrop on Feb 2, 2007 18:53:08 GMT
Fab fish Rita ;D. Lovely colours ;D I'll take a pic of mine when they come to the surface  , and Earl the Sterl is still going strong..............touch wood  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2007 20:08:59 GMT
Lovely fish Rita. Are you going to take then with you if/when you move ?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2007 10:20:16 GMT
No FA - it would be too difficult - especially if the house we move to doesn't have a pond. |
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Post by madonplants on Feb 3, 2007 15:03:03 GMT
No FA - it would be too difficult - especially if the house we move to doesn't have a pond. I did it Rita!! Could you not just take a few favourites and have them in a temporary pond, like Koi owners have? Then you can take your time and decide whether you want to build one or not. If not I am sure you could sale them. I may have to do this again, if we move again, so I Know how you feel. How about just the orfe, as you sound like you like them? Keith |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2007 23:04:14 GMT
I think the fish are happy here now, I would hate to put them through the stress of moving especially in the winter |
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Post by madonplants on Feb 4, 2007 11:55:16 GMT
Have you got a moving date then? I am hoping if we have to move, it won't be in the cold weather or I might have to have a re think.
Keith
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Post by andy on Feb 4, 2007 11:59:39 GMT
I think the fish are happy here now, I would hate to put them through the stress of moving especially in the winter Winter's the best time to move fish Rita....you're not giving the fish lots of food and they are pretty inactive so not giving off loads of ammonia, nitrite etc. It's like moving a plant when it's dormant. Most water authorities and people such as the national rivers authority move or restock fish in autumn or winter. |
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Post by madonplants on Feb 4, 2007 12:15:44 GMT
Cheers Andy, that is worth knowing. Keith |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2007 14:56:37 GMT
Then why can't we buy them in the winter then Andy? |
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Post by andy on Feb 4, 2007 15:06:03 GMT
Then why can't we buy them in the winter then Andy? Because no one is sitting out by their ponds in winter Rita.....and therefore no one's buying fish. And all the time the shops have livestock, they also have dead stock !!!! Many people love plants such as the smoke tree (cotinus cogygria). But because it's deciduous, it's not of a commercial value as bare stemmed shrubs do not usually sell. Now wait until the cotinus has lovely purple leaves and it'll go like hot cakes. It's purely from a selling point of view. |
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how many have you got, they are lovely 
, and Earl the Sterl is still going strong..............touch wood 