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If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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I haven't noticed any new ribbons for a week or more now Cecil. I'm feeding a little bit every night and seeing some good activity, I suspect my water has warmed up enough that all spawning is done. Add to that I cleaned 11 fish last weekend and found no evidence of eggs or milt.
Also I took a bit of egg ribbon and hatched a few larvae in a glass gallon jug on the kitchen counter, very cool. The water got a bit cloudy after a couple days and the larvae were so small I'd no idea how to change it, so I released them.
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Since they don't make nest a nest, does the male follow the female around and fertilize the eggs as soon as she drops them?
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Since they don't make nest a nest, does the male follow the female around and fertilize the eggs as soon as she drops them? Yep, generally it's more than 1 male.
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Nope none here. But then again I don't have any YP in the pond! 
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I had three more this morning! Of course I have a few hundred females in the .61 acre pond!
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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Found first ribbon two days ago. Now with all the rain we have received the pond wont clear up enough for a couple days to see any more
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Found first ribbon two days ago. Now with all the rain we have received the pond wont clear up enough for a couple days to see any more My ponds don't muddy up regardless of how much rain I get. I have a very good grass turf around them though. How old is your pond, and perhaps it has not been there long enough for a good thick turf to develop?
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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The pond is four years old and I am still doing some landscaping, but normally it doesn't cloud up. We rec'd three inches though so I am not too concerned about a little cloudiness after that much rain.
I should be able to look around some more this afternoon
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