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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 12105"><p>I took some little bream from one of the ponds and put them in the tanks. Within a week they were gone. Did that a couple of times. One morning I saw a coon perched on the edge of the tank trying to catch the fish I had put in the day before. He fell in when I yelled but climb out and went up a tree. Within a week no fish left in the tanks. Now I just leave the algae grow and occasionally grap some dry grass ands scrub the sides. Cows don;t seem any the worse for it.</p><p></p><p>dun</p><p></p><p>> yeah there are stipulations for</p><p>> buying sterile grass carp in</p><p>> certain states. in georgia they</p><p>> are only 8-10$ per fish. they work</p><p>> well in ponds, i dont know about</p><p>> stock tanks. we had some and they</p><p>> really cleaned the weeds up and</p><p>> they live for years and get huge!</p><p>> someone said in some places a</p><p>> stock tank and a pond were the</p><p>> same thing but in georgia a pond</p><p>> is a hole in the ground with water</p><p>> in it and a stock tank is a trough</p><p>> filled with water. cows seem to</p><p>> like them both. anyway, ive heard</p><p>> of goldfish being used and the</p><p>> alkalinity keeps the algae from</p><p>> growing, but how do goldfish live</p><p>> without oxygen added to the water</p><p>> in the tank? ive heard of catfish</p><p>> being used, they will gulp oxygen</p><p>> at the surface when it gets low in</p><p>> the water but do they even eat</p><p>> algae? ive heard of copper wire</p><p>> being placed in the bottom and</p><p>> supposedly that works. cant you</p><p>> add a chlorine tablet like they</p><p>> put in pools but smaller? Heres a</p><p>> little trick i use-i empty the old</p><p>> water and scrub the tank with a</p><p>> brush and then refill it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 12105"] I took some little bream from one of the ponds and put them in the tanks. Within a week they were gone. Did that a couple of times. One morning I saw a coon perched on the edge of the tank trying to catch the fish I had put in the day before. He fell in when I yelled but climb out and went up a tree. Within a week no fish left in the tanks. Now I just leave the algae grow and occasionally grap some dry grass ands scrub the sides. Cows don;t seem any the worse for it. dun > yeah there are stipulations for > buying sterile grass carp in > certain states. in georgia they > are only 8-10$ per fish. they work > well in ponds, i dont know about > stock tanks. we had some and they > really cleaned the weeds up and > they live for years and get huge! > someone said in some places a > stock tank and a pond were the > same thing but in georgia a pond > is a hole in the ground with water > in it and a stock tank is a trough > filled with water. cows seem to > like them both. anyway, ive heard > of goldfish being used and the > alkalinity keeps the algae from > growing, but how do goldfish live > without oxygen added to the water > in the tank? ive heard of catfish > being used, they will gulp oxygen > at the surface when it gets low in > the water but do they even eat > algae? ive heard of copper wire > being placed in the bottom and > supposedly that works. cant you > add a chlorine tablet like they > put in pools but smaller? Heres a > little trick i use-i empty the old > water and scrub the tank with a > brush and then refill it. [/QUOTE]
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