Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations How did these fish arrive ?

This is an old topic, but one that I found very interesting. But since it refuses to die, I thought that I would answer the question once and for all and put her to rest.

aliens tranfer the fish. Crop circles occur when aliens acquire too much gas from the dentist and miss the pond in trying to land their "fish truck ufo".

Ever wonder why some fish have antenna? (we call them whiskers)

Ever wonder why the most transferred are mud cat (with antenna) or GREEN sunfish? Hmmmmmmm!!!

Aliens come down in little flying SAUCERS. (are you thinking tarter sauce?) and serve fish into our ponds. These GREEN, scaley creatures, grow in an environment where man cannot live. But they can, because they have GILLS. and bugged out EYES.

But we humans are smarter. We devise baits that they will bite and we catch and eat the aliens.

That is why they only come at night.

Well, the gas is wearing off now, so I will shutup.

Its interesting to look back at old topics and read who posted what. The oldest post I've found is one by Cecil in April 2002.

Many names come and go, but a few of the same characters are always here. I was a lurker early on before finally out of desperation having to ask a question...now I can't stop.

Great board with great folks! Just happy to be here.

Torchy,

I was wondering how my pond suddenly become populated with black crappie. About a year after the problem arrived; my wife's uncle asked me if the crappie he put in my pond survived. For revenge, I often put turtles and large snakes in his pond, he is deathly afraid of snakes. My bet is on the neighbors or friends.

Also, I have heard of tornados draining ponds and I assume thusly spreading fish and fish eggs. My Mother-in-Law said their 2 acre pond was completely drained by a tornado that also took their wheat bin and the roofs from their barn and house.

A lot of possibilies, good luck with the detective work.

I recently had an instance of a snake almost making me wet my britches. I'm curious about that matter. What would make a water snake pack his bags and move overland to my place? Now, I think it's a nice place but why would a snake travel overland, face the dangers of hawks, owls, coyotes and other possible predators? How does it know it will find water? My wife says I need to stretch it out on the ground and ask it.

The bird theory of fish egg transport deserves more study. I suggest everyone with an interest in ponds go out and kill 100 Water Turkeys and check them for fish eggs. Of course this is illegal but sometimes you must sacrifice for the pursuit of knowledge.

I know some will chastise me for suggesting something illegal, mostly those that do not have a sense of humor. By the way, is a water turkey edible?

I grew up in west texas and observed fish appearing in stock tanks under wind mills. There was no way that the fish could have swam into the tanks during a heavy rain because the tanks had three foot sides. We were told that birds brought the fish eggs into the tanks by a local biologist. The fish that were in the tank were too small to have been caught with a rod and reel and then put in the tank. This leaves only two possible causes A.)someone put small minnows in the tanks by catching them with nets B.)Birds brought them in.

James, is that Gainesville, Texas?