Author Topic: crazy fish (Read 2067 times)

flyhawk · « **on:** May 08, 2009, 07:12:44 PM »

so, ive been part of this forum for over a year, and i still havent posted, so today i decided to break tive had a pond for about 3 years, and its everything ive dreamed of.
Today i saw something crazy though. in my pond i have bluegill and a small bass. today i noticed the bass with two toad legs sticking out of its mouth! it ate a toad! i couldnt believe it!

marla · « **Reply #1 on:** May 08, 2009, 07:56:48 PM »

How big is your pond that you have game fish in it? Do you catch them and release, or eat them or just have them for fun? Hmmmmmm I didn't think fish ate toads, just frogs.

Indiana Karen · « **Reply #2 on:** May 08, 2009, 08:09:40 PM »

Welcome to the forum!

Your story reminded me of a similar problem in my pond a few years ago. I went out one morning to see our albino catfish swimming around with one of our biggest goldfish sticking out of its mouth. I spent quite a while throwing rocks and chasing it with a net trying to get it to spit it out. We netted the fish and relocated it.

About your name "Flyhawk". Is there a story behind that?

Karen

flyhawk · « **Reply #3 on:** May 09, 2009, 05:36:56 PM »

thanks for the posts!
our pond is about 14 feet by 20 feet with a 4 foot deep section.
It actually was a toad, i saw him lunge ate it. no disrespect, but i do know the difference between toads and frogs

besides, we havent seen any frogs around the pond for ages $:-\$
flyhawk-not much of a story- when i was young i loved red tailed hawks-still do!
they are my birth animal!
so when i was young, while i was playing a fighter jet game on the computer, i came up with the name "flyhawk"

tinkster · « **Reply #4 on:** May 09, 2009, 06:53:14 PM »

welcome!.. glad you finally decided to post! Thats what makes a site good and interesting I think if we all contribute. WE love pictures.. so if you can pictures please!

tink

RWinn · « **Reply #5 on:** May 09, 2009, 10:22:20 PM »

bass will eat just about anything especially when the water starts to warm up

Julles · « **Reply #6 on:** May 10, 2009, 07:45:51 AM »

Welcome, FlyHawk.

Well, I hate to loose a toad. But, after the thread about the bull frogs eating birds and other innocent creatures, I say it's fair game for something to eat a frog / toad now and then.

mcp · « **Reply #7 on:** May 10, 2009, 08:10:16 AM »

Great to have you post on the forum and WELCOME!

As Tink says we love pictures! Please post some!

As for bass I would expect they would eat any thing that would not eat them self first.

flyhawk · « **Reply #8 on:** May 10, 2009, 11:18:29 AM »

pic from 08 in the summer1

flyhawk · « **Reply #9 on:** May 10, 2009, 11:19:41 AM »

another

jw · « **Reply #10 on:** May 10, 2009, 04:42:03 PM »

Very nice looking pond

It's so lush looking. I wish I could grow all those beautiful plants but I am in a colder zone than you I'm thinking.

flyhawk · « **Reply #11 on:** May 10, 2009, 05:19:59 PM »

what zone?
im in zone 4.
all those plants are prairie plants, and can
survive low temps
and thanks for the remarks!!!!!!!

Rad Michelle · « **Reply #12 on:** May 10, 2009, 05:23:57 PM »

I have some bluegill in one of my ponds i call the 'cat pond' - they are so fun to feed. i have gotten the cats trained to eat from my hand, but the blue gill i gotta throw in worms that sink. though, i think they are hybrids of sorts... but really pretty none the less.

flyhawk · « **Reply #13 on:** May 10, 2009, 05:26:21 PM »

yeah, ive gotten the bass to feed out of my hands!

ill put a worm on my finger tips and he will come up and snap at the worm, and usually also bite my fingers along with it! it gives me quite a scare!

i do love my bluegill to!

Rad Michelle · « **Reply #14 on:** May 10, 2009, 08:04:15 PM »

aww too fun

the bluegill are spawning here and from the shore of the lakes around here you can see their spawning beds and how they hunker over them none stop... its fun to throw a line in there with a jig and wiggling it around their bed, watch them pick it up and move it outside of the area

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jw · « **Reply #15 on:** May 11, 2009, 12:07:32 PM »

Well then flyhawk I guess I can grow them. I am in zone 7. Thanks, Janice

flyhawk · « **Reply #16 on:** May 11, 2009, 04:53:28 PM »

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are you intrested in in growing prairie plants? if you are, then i can tell you some of what i did

jw · « **Reply #17 on:** May 12, 2009, 09:11:57 AM »

When you say prairie plants I am wondering if they like a lot of heat. We live here in the PNW where it is pretty wet and not very warm here except for a couple months outta the year. If you tell me their names I can look them up on the net and see what they need to grow well. I would be much appreciative and yes tell me what you did please.

Thanks

flyhawk · « **Reply #18 on:** May 14, 2009, 07:31:56 PM »

im sorry whats pnw?
most of these plants have large ranges
i have many grasses and forbs(flowers)that tolerate
many conditions

jw · « **Reply #19 on:** May 14, 2009, 07:39:13 PM »

Pacific Northwest..........Washington state................rain capitol of the country

Sunny and clear and 51* right now

flyhawk · « **Reply #20 on:** May 15, 2009, 05:15:28 AM »

thats a hard one, i dont know a whole lot of pacific northwest forbs
but i do have some that are native to your region that i have
little bluestem

side oats grama

nodding onion

western shooting star

some types of NATIVE(

) geraniums

harebell

stiff stem flax

wild bergamot

maximilian sunflower gets tall!

jerusalem artichoke(its not actually an artichoke)

Spotted joe pye weed(its not a weed

)

new england aster(one of the best!)

now if you research these, make sure you type in exactly the name i put in
there are closely related members to thses that wouldnt do so good in your climate
you can find pictures on the web or i can post pictures from my prairie garden, or the web

jw · « **Reply #21 on:** May 15, 2009, 09:36:24 AM »

Thanks for all the info and I will check out those plants and I will make sure I put in the right name. I've never heard of some of them but soon I will eh? I bet there will be pics on the net when I find them. I know I don't want any that will shoot seeds and spread where I don't want them so I wonder if this could be a problem? I bought some kind of brown type of ornamental grass once from Lowes and I'm still pulling it out of the veggie garden

Live and learn

flyhawk · « **Reply #22 on:** May 15, 2009, 01:32:10 PM »

i havent bought something from lowes
plant wise for over 3 years!
most grasses they sell are very aggresive
most of theses prairie plants are very
passive and wont spread much
except for jeruselum artichoke
and maximilian sunflower