Guppies In A Pond?

[wombat1100]

has anyone tried to put guppies in a pond in Melbourne?
i tried the other day and they lived for a few days then disappeared, dunno if they died or the birds got them?

[sharkybubba]

has anyone tried to put guppies in a pond in Melbourne?
i tried the other day and they lived for a few days then disappeared, dunno if they died or the birds got them?[/b]

have you tried stirring the water up to see if any come to the surface? if they're dead they'll float to the top shurely, if nothing comes up i guess you could assume they been eaten!

[joz]

Maybe wait till summer,when the temp stays warmer on a regular basis.
Melb is not ideal for this but it maybe worth a try.

Quite a few years ago during a big renovasion at home I moved all our cichlids into a sunken bath in the back yard.
It was heated and filtered.Over the top I made a light timber frame covered with a few sheets bubble wrap.
This insulated really well.
When I finally took the fish out they had grown huge and multiplied.

This summer I may also try something in our outdood fountain/pond.

[helenf]

There are a lot more predatory birds in Melbourne at the moment than usual. They've been driven into the city by the drought.

A kookaburra got my parents' goldfish from their planted pond in inner Melbourne (kookaburras in the city - lovely, though not lovely for the fish).

I think it may be a worse than usual year to try this.

[joz]

I just caught up my excess baby guppies and into the pond they went :)

[wombat1100]

Let u sknow how they go Joz.

[joz]

so far so good !

i'll keep you posted :)

[v3t6g4n]

Hi Wombat, I had a customer around the other day and said his friend had a dam full of guppies. He brought home about 1000 guppies, though they don't have much colour. He's advertising them as feeder fish, so yes they can survive.

[wombat1100]

Thanks for that, we have some in our local rivers and dams around my place that look like guppies but i dont think they are , all look like the females, no colours at all.

[volenti]

They'd be gambusia (mosquito fish)

[joz]

Exactly whast I though Volenti,they'll make short work of any guppies if placed with them.

[joz]

Let u sknow how they go Joz.[/b]

They're still there,though I should catch up as many as I can before it gets to cold soon.