Why do fish have to be so difficult?????

17 years ago

I have a Savio Skimmer in my pond. For those who are familiar with these skimmers know they have a basket that catches large debris and a place where you place a media filter. I clean mine out 2-3 times a week. Well this week, the largest fish in my arsenal, one of my gold orfes decides to keep swimming into the basket. In four years, it has never gone in the skimmer. Once inside, the fish cannot get out. So for the past week I have been helping the orfe back into the pond. Finally, two nights ago, I not only find the one orfe in the basket but another also. So I get aggravated and place a fishing net over the entrance to the skimmer so they canÂt swim in.

Today, part of my normal maintenance routine I started cleaning out the skimmer especially since the water pressure coming out of my waterfall seemed down somewhat. Well I found out why it was so interested in the basket and why the pressure was down. There had to be 2000 eggs in there. It was loaded.

Now if you have seen a picture of my pond, there are plenty of places to lay eggs. Why must she go in the skimmer? Just another mess to clean up.

-Mike

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troy_l
17 years ago
Did you put the eggs in the pond or did you end up tossing them? I would love to find an orfe for my pond.

Troy
mikemerk
Original Author
17 years ago
Well, it isn't as easy to just put the eggs in the pond. I took the basket and shook it as hard as I could over the water of the pond and with the exception of a few eggs, the rest were, well let's just say glued on. There were a few leaves in the basket and they had eggs on them so I put them in a separate tank (50 or so eggs). I tried to scrape some off the basket but it has little holes everywere and it just turned into a pain in the butt. I finally got tired and blasted them with the jet option on the garden hose.

If even 20% of the eggs that I saved hatch there is no way I can keep them in my pond. Orfe get fairly big and I already have 4. Let's see what happens over the next week or so.
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frogman4_gw
17 years ago
I have Orfe also, although mine are too young to spawn as of now, that is the habit of Orfe to spawn in a steams and then return to the pond. I guess you better get used to it cause it's going to happen every year now they are adults. If you really want the best chance for the spawn to hatch they should be placed in a tank with moving water. Surely someone will want the young if you can't use them. What a fantastic fish for a large pond.