Fish rescue

Now that our dug out has become a viable ecosystem Rob and I took on a rescue project. We have rescued not one, not two, but thirty feeder goldfish. Gold fish that without our intervention would have become food for a bigger fish, or would have been squished into a tiny bowl to have its growth stunted and its poor little fishy life shortened.

Instead these lucky fish have now been set loose in a giant pond, with mosquito larva, duck weed, and other scrumptious edibles.

Of course we likely won't see them again for while...not the most sociable creatures, but apparently they can grow up to a foot long, so hopefully we will one day see them again...and hopefully the birds don't find them and eat them before they get to grow up.

I was amazed at how quickly they seemed to adapt to the "wild", particularly considering that they were raised in empty tanks and would never even have seen so much as a fake plant....yet as soon as their baggy went into the pond they swarmed towards the green.

So if you are ever bored, go hang out by the pond and look for little orange fishies...just don't fall in!

Karen