Well the first batch of Tadpoles are getting pretty good size. Starting to see legs in the back.
Mortality rate seems high, looks like maybe out of hundreds of tadpoles - I see maybe 20-30 are left and growing fast.
There is a new batch of Tadpoles - different looking than the first ones. These are really small, not much bigger than the lead of a pencil !!!!!
When the pond lights are on in the evening, I see what I belive are Dragonfly larva/nymphs swimming arround in the light!! I know they are too big to be mosquitos - so I assume thats what they are!!! And the ones I find on the skimmer mats look like they will be dragonflys!!
I also just bought 6 shubunkins!! They are tiny still about 1 1/2 inches long. Its cute watching them swim in a school behind the big guys(koi). At least these seem to be Friendly! They know I am FOOD!!! My Koi wont come out till I am gone, but they are ready and willing!!!
One of my Koi seems to not like the Daytime- I only see it in the evenings just before dark. It is a 6in Orange Koi. I am wondering if it just dont like the Summer Sun here in Northeast Texas. When we were having all those cloudy rainy days it was fine - now that it is Sunny and Hot he dissapears, I mean you cant even find him anywhere. I dont know where he hides, but I cant find the spot!!!
The other 2 Koi seem fine, they are white/black and orange/black. My pond does have some shady areas all day, so the pond is not always fully covered in direct sunlight.
Also when I checked my water the other day - which tested normal!!!
The cup of water was swimming with little tiny things!! It was swimming so much I decided to dump the water and get it coming out of the waterfall which was better for testing!!
I need to find someone with a microscope!!! I am just so curious!!!!
Well thats my pond rambling for the day!!!!
