Koi Pond advice needed...

taku · Kickflip Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 2868 City: Central FL

This is totally the wrong place to ask for help but maybe someone here has some advice for me.

I have a small koi pond in my backyard with about a dozen fish... a couple of them are really unique colors and friendly fish and I would be really sad if they were eaten by this stupid white heron bird that hangs out at the pond sometimes.

MURDERDEATHKILL

My most favoritist koi was already eaten recently and the bird left a giant white splatter-turd on my patio as it's calling card when I got home from work that day. Sad day for me for sure.

I'm not trying to hurt that bird (I think it's protected?) but I'm looking for any way I can keep it the hell away from my koi while I'm at work? ideas?

kornhouse · Posted: Jul 10, 2009 10:53 am Post subject:

Nothing fvcks with a lion. Laughing

You could get chicken wire framed to the shape of your pond and lay it on top every day you go to work, it'd be a hassle but it should work.

Timebomb · Posted: Jul 10, 2009 12:04 pm Post subject:

My mom had the same problem. The people that she got the fish from gave her a net. it sits on top of the water, you can see through it pretty well so it's not too bad. You just have to leave it on there until the bird stops coming.

The heron at my mom's ate all of her fish the first time around. She had something like 14.

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Jul 10, 2009 1:02 pm Post subject:

Are they scared of owls? I know alotta people get those owel statue things to keep various birds away from stuff.... worth a try.

Timebomb · Posted: Jul 10, 2009 1:11 pm Post subject:

Check this stuff out. It looks kinda gross but i'd just put it out to keep the birds away. They'll stop coming eventually.

http://affiliatetracking.com/macarthurwatergarden/a/629?redirect=http://www.macarthurwatergardens.com/dalen/dalen-pond-netting.shtml

taku · Kickflip Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 2868 City: Central FL

Wow thanks for the suggestions everyone!

I'm thinking about going with the net idea. As much as I don't want to look at a net, this morning before I left for work I checked on the pond and one of my (least favorite colored) koi jumped out last night and committed suicide. My garbage can should smell pretty ripe and awful by the time I get home tonight.

Thanks again Very Happy

edrex · Backside 180 Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Posts: 1020 City: NorCal

If your fish are committing suicide, maybe the bird is not the problem here. Just saying... Laughing

TommyC · Posted: Jul 10, 2009 2:53 pm Post subject:

taku, I think that -=AlexXx=-, has the right idea..I see those plastic owls on all the docks around here to keep the gulls and pelicans away...Not sure about herons/egrets/cranes though? I dont think it will help with the suicidal fish like the net will

Mr. Top Hat · Dead Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 5818

Lk.APK BuTTa · Pop Shuvit Joined: 21 Nov 2006 Posts: 218 City: Apopka

What we do to keep herons out (besides blasting it to bird hell) is to hook it a motion sensor and a pressure switch from a sprinkler to a waterline that runs off the circ pump for the waterfall.The bird will set off the sensor and turn on the water and it sprays water into the pond like a gigantic pissing statue and freaks the bird out.It works better than the owl,the stupid heron would fly in and land right on the owl.

Steven M · Posted: Jul 11, 2009 12:55 pm Post subject:

shoot it and be done. leave the carcass as a warning to other birds.

burn · Posted: Jul 11, 2009 4:59 pm Post subject:

taku · Kickflip Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 2868 City: Central FL

tjmac · Backside 180 Joined: 08 Nov 2007 Posts: 780 City: valley

id go with the chicken wire idea. and the lion...... haha