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Alien abduction?

My goldfish, Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob, Frank and Dave have all disappeared overnight.  I'm assuming, tragically, that they have become somethings sushi dinner but what I can't work out is whodunnit or how...  At least 80% of the water surface is covered by floating plants (primarily to protect from a local Heron). The water level hasn't dropped, there's no sign of plant disturbance. If it was the fox what dunnit, I'd have expected a scattering of plants and a lot of water displaced (it's a raised pool).If it was human fish-nappers I'd have expected them to also empty the potting shed of goodies en-route.

So I'm concluding aliens did it image

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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618

    humans, stealing to order.

  • Oh no, thats really sad, and frustrating! Horrible aliens!! Seriously though, would someone steal goldfish from someones pond?image

  • It's too depressing to contemplate.  If it's an animal it's annoying but 'natural'.  Much harder to accept the idea someone's done it deliberately.

    The saddest part is that I am three weeks into building the fish a super new des-res. I was a bit worried about them getting through the winter in the small pond so had started construction of a much deeper, larger home.  Now I've completely lost heart about finishing (though I'm not sure what else I can do other than fill the hole back in) because when I think about Frank, Dave and the Bobs never getting to enjoy their new home I literally want to cry.  How pathetic is that? image

  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618

    I lost all my goldfish in the last hard winter. The frogs, newts and toads have flourished, and we have had a lot of dragonflies this year.

  • Yes carry on with your new pond. You'll have better luck with a deeper one.image

  • Thanks for the kind words.  I know I will finish and ultimatelyenjoy the pond but suddenly all the enthusiasm has gone.  I was determined to get it finished well in time for winter but now I might leave it until spring.  Particularly since I need to set a lot of concrete and the weather isn't particularly reliable at the moment.

    The new pond will be long and narrow but 4/5 foot deep at its deepest end, specifically to give the fish a safer place that would withstand a very cold winter and a very long necked heron!  The hole is already dug but I'm putting a retaining wall at the far end since it's on a slope - so to be 'flat' it needs to be raised up three feet at one end.  At this stage it's just a big hole one end and a big pile of dirt on the other.  Oddly just the perfect depth and width to permanently 'lose' my husband in as I told him this morning when he failed to be sufficiently sorrowful about the abductees image

  • SalinoSalino Posts: 1,609

    ...I'm just posting this to see if the forum has been abducted, as it doesn't seem to be working correctly...image

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    I'm afraid humans aren't deterred by nets or anything else when it comes to stealing fish. Ours were all taken when we put the house up for sale- (the ponds were a big feature of the propert)  2 huge koi and 4 big golden orfe and then 3 more young koi from the small pond which was netted- and they put the net back. They dropped one koi amongst the nearby planting,which was then partialy eaten. They use some kind of 'probe' to stun them and get them out. There's no other way they'd have got ours- the pond was around 60/70' by about 30/40' and waist high depth in the middle. As you say- easier to deal with if it's a natural theft. We wondered if it was one of the young foxes which were in a different part of the garden at the same time but when we were unable to see any fish after a week or so we knew it wasn't them.

    I hope you don't get disheartened McC - but it's sad how some people are isn't it? Post some pix if you can so that we can see your progress. image

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Sorry to hear about your loss Last year we thought all of our goldfish had been taken, and then at beginning of spring one of ours suddenly appeared perhaps you will have similar luck!

  • hi macavitythecat - I've sent you a message?

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