My pond is well stocked with Yellow Perch, Smallmouth Bass, and Channel Cat's and today I tossed in some pellet food to see if the Perch were interested. They were!

I know there are decent sized 14" bass in the pond as I caught and released one a few days ago.

I have a lot of Eastern Red Spotted Newt's. All around the pond I can see them coming to the surface for a sip of air and slowly drifting back down to the shallows.

So why does it seem the Bass aren't eating them? Are they toxic to the fish? The way they act, just free floating in the water column, makes me think they don't feel threatened. Just curious, are salamanders on the Small Mouth Bass's dinner menu?

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