Sometimes friends are not behaving in your best interest. Often they have selfish motives. Tell them to get their own pond to mess with.
FHM will use floating objects or most any firm underwater surface in shallow water or floating. I have seen FHM spawn on the underside of marker floats of a swimming area. Sometimes undersides of lily leaves have a slime or gelatinous coating and FHM will not use them for depositing eggs.

Last edited by Bill Cody; 02/15/10 11:35 AM.

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