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All of the mosquito fish disappeared again a few weeks ago. The pond is crawling with bugs destroying the plants. So I went to a bait shop and bought half a pound of shiners. I put them in the pond yesterday. Today there was one dead one floating in the pond, and I can't find a single other one. These were relatively big fish, sliders have deep bodies and were at least 3" long.
The pond also stinks today. So, I think it's possible that Al ate all of them this morning, but still surprising. I would be very surprised if he ate the mosquito fish; it's been 17 years and he would never eat any of them. I guess I will try to get some more mosquito fish. Maybe I need to set up a separate tank or tub to breed them in.
ETA: they're alive! I went out in the night with a flashlight and saw several very active shiners. Two of them were even leaping into the air to chase insects, which was cool to see. The pond was crawling with insects last week and tonight there is already a huge difference.
The pond also stinks today. So, I think it's possible that Al ate all of them this morning, but still surprising. I would be very surprised if he ate the mosquito fish; it's been 17 years and he would never eat any of them. I guess I will try to get some more mosquito fish. Maybe I need to set up a separate tank or tub to breed them in.
ETA: they're alive! I went out in the night with a flashlight and saw several very active shiners. Two of them were even leaping into the air to chase insects, which was cool to see. The pond was crawling with insects last week and tonight there is already a huge difference.