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LMuha Mega Fish Posts: 908 Kudos: 1144 Votes: 183 Registered: 17-Mar-2003 | I have a 500-gallon pond with five goldfish (about 5 inches each). I don't have any plans to add more fish, but frogs have been moving in from the woods, and I'd estimate there are about 20 in there now -- plus, yesterday I noticed what must be at least 100 tadpoles. Maybe this is a dumb question, but I've never read anything about the impact of frogs on the bioload of a pond. Could I eventually end up "overstocked," thanks to all the amphibious additions? |
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:22 | |
jimg87 Enthusiast Posts: 175 Kudos: 431 Votes: 44 Registered: 15-Jul-2003 | im not positive but im pretty sure they are messy and can do major upset to a bioload! dont quote me on that though. -jim |
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:22 | |
cichlidae Enthusiast Posts: 294 Kudos: 191 Votes: 1 Registered: 18-Sep-2002 | You might want to consider relocating some of the frogs. considering you have 100 on the way :%). I would say that the frogs could pack a punch on the bioload, you might want to start thinking about more frequent water changes... |
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:22 | |
LMuha Mega Fish Posts: 908 Kudos: 1144 Votes: 183 Registered: 17-Mar-2003 | The problem with the frogs is that no matter how many I relocate, more show up to replace them. Last fall, we pulled out our 100-gallon pre-fab pond to replace it with the current 500-gallon liner pond, and found 14 frogs in it. (We transferred all of them to a larger pond on a friend's farm about 5 miles away, so I know the ones we have now aren't the same ones.) Anyway, this is the first time I've had tadpoles, and there are zillions of them. I just don't know what I'm going to do about it -- there are way too many to catch. Maybe I'll have to take the fish out if I start having bioload problems -- I've been considering a really large indoor tank for cichlids. I could always make it a 200-gallon goldie tank instead, and let the frogs fend for themselves outside! |
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:22 |
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