Frogs

[craig mason]

they were called golden trout

[poledark]

I was given a couple of tiny trout by a schoolteacher who used to raise them from eggs each year (to educaate the kids) They used to eat each other and so this year he gave me the last two.

I put them in my little pond which also had a pumped stream about 10ft long connected.

Some time the next year I looked out and saw one of the trout attempting to migrate upstream in about One inch of water.

 

Fish kept doing this for weeks and so in the end I ate it.

 

It came to me about 3inches long and grew to almost a foot long.

 

Den

[Guest Ferret1959]

How can you eat your pets you 'orrible man?

[Ed Matysiak]

poledark:

Some time the next year I looked out and saw one of the trout attempting to migrate upstream in about One inch of water.

Den

That must have been good to watch!

Cheers Craig. I will go down the shop and ask about them.

[Ed Matysiak]

 

Now that is a nice looking trout!

[Guest Ferret1959]

Don't forget Trout are preds and will eat all your fry if you have any.

[Ed Matysiak]

No fry but there will be loads of tadpoles and frogs soon!

[allanC]

Beware the dreaded trout. I was given 3 fingerling rainbows about 2 years ago. They are now 24" long and must weigh between 6 and 8lbs.

it was nice to watch them leaping and darting about when small, but now they upset the tranquillity and harmony in the pond. The Koi don't get a lookin at feeding time because the trout are too fast for them, and they eat and eat and eat. I hate the thought that they may have to go, but they are becoming a bit of a handfull. I would think twice before adding trout to any garden pond.

[corydoras]

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Originally posted by Ferret1959

 

How can you eat your pets you 'orrible man?

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Easy. Have you ever tried guinea pig? Delicacy in Peru and Chili too I think. Whole thing is skinned, gutted, dipped in batter and deep fried.

 

Finger lickin' good! :cool:

 

Corydoras

[Ed Matysiak]

allanC:

Beware the dreaded trout. I was given 3 fingerling rainbows about 2 years ago. They are now 24" long and must weigh between 6 and 8lbs.

it was nice to watch them leaping and darting about when small, but now they upset the tranquillity and harmony in the pond. The Koi don't get a lookin at feeding time because the trout are too fast for them, and they eat and eat and eat. I hate the thought that they may have to go, but they are becoming a bit of a handfull. I would think twice before adding trout to any garden pond.

I did think about that. Trouts behaviour is very erratic compared to koi etc.. When they get big, i guess they will have to go. I wonder what golden trout tastes like.