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wongchoy
I want to put a pond in my backyard but I'm in the city and it would be a swimming pool for rats...
OneFakePoint4U
gingersrule
My neighbour lost all his Koi to a heron. Left the netting off one afternoon during cleaning
jodiethegeek
There's those plastic herons you can buy to go by your pond so that they already think one is fishing there. Not sure how effective they are
insertsupercoolusernamehere
I know someone in WA that spent thousands on koi only to have a pond that's too shallow. Happy happy raccoons.
NotPatches
Netting is kind of a pain and doesn't always work. We solved this by just providing plenty of places for the fish to hide.
SgtFatAss
Same thing happened to my dad. Now the pond houses frogs instead. Sorry OP.
BlackPengu
I laughed so loud my roomie is prob awake now. Wholesome AAA+ post @OP
TheCaptainSteve
Same thing happened to me last year except i had a snapping turtle move in.
EJust
Get a plastic heron and put it next to your pond. They are very territorial and not too bright.
metalfoto
Ouch
blckhm
ZOOP, fucking great herons.
purplemona
I laughed at this. Sorry OP
Mmbear
Fake owl statue works well. We got one with a moving head and it scares most other birds of prey away. That and add blue dye.
Mmbear
The dye tricks birds into thinking its not a real water source so they won't bother trying to hunt in it.
BigTunaPamwich
My dad spent 100's of dollars on koi and they kept disappearing. We put a camera out there and caught a snake eating our fish.
BigTunaPamwich
Not only that when the winter would come around and freeze the pond and every spring it would melt and the fish would still be alive. Haha
manedfox
Get yourself 2 dogs. My dad's got a small koi pons he made. No animal dares to go in the yard. They have killed many of things even birds.
bomboy23
We have one, but it came at night
mycatToastwasafatasshole
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InternetLawyer
don't worry, if raccoons found it first, you would have made a 5 star buffet for them instead
MissDashLisa
Bonesy84
Carpedicks
Time to go check my Magikarp. Thanks for the reminder friend
Buttholium
My family used to have a koi pond when I was a kid. If you want to keep the herons out but don't want to set up an ugly net, put poles in
Buttholium
the ground, then tie fishing line around them so that it's about 1 to 2 feet off the ground. Also it helps if your pond doesn't have shelfs.
mmmnougat
Herons are territorial. Put up a heron statue and they will fly on by.
vanella
Herons are dicks, I was out running and didn't notice one almost right next to me, it spread its wings and almost knocked me into the lake!
CarbonMantis
Replace herons with raccoons and you've heard my version :(
DigitalMau
what no pic of the pond?
RudeRobby
Stock the pond with pirahna, electric eels, and alligator turtles. Bird try to eat fish, fish eat bird.
thatsnotflyingitsfallingwithstyle
Ooh, heroin buffet
mellino19
I'm glad we all read that incorrectly.
powwerbottom
Good observation, that snot flying
ProfDrDrSpiderpig
Me too
Snutch11
Your comment made me think of Cannibal Buffet
HiggsBosonYoFace
All you care to shoot heroin?
lindatwoboobsbelcher
Me three
FussyZeus
That's what I read it as the first time too
zirrah
Me too lol
JaromirAzarov
HavocJester
Free heroin you say?
SalvoZero
In what world are buffets free
GoldblumNoises
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ProfDrDrSpiderpig
Found the German
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ProfDrDrSpiderpig
Eher das 'BusfahrerOtto' aber deine Grammatik hat es auch verraten :P
00ImBatman00
Are you ok man??
BusfahrerOtto
Sure Iam not part of the party never been and that´s what she said when i asked her about being on smack since two weeks again.
JohnBigboote74
Sucks,but at least your fish actually got eaten by a heron. Mine got yanked out of the water by some trashy bird and left to die on the bank
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JohnBigboote74
Trash panda decided to go for some surf'n'turf?
Justaweirdbitch
Mine were carried off my a hawk
realmdweller
OurLordAndSaviourHarambe
Came back to upvote
Genini
This is 37% better when you realize a trashy bird is a skanky lady.
UnrulyGhoulie
strangledbyaturtleneck
Now I'm hoping it actually is a lady and not a bird.
mephiston
Next time, motion sensor + air horn.
TracyAllenParks
Until the neighbor’s cat comes passing by...once...once.
NihonJinLover
bomboy23
It comes at 4am
PeacefulWarfare
Sounds like me
pillagebeforeyouburn
I have motion sensor sprinkler to keep the neighbours cat from shitting in my garden
youwintheinternet
Install motion activated flamethrower then. Make the heron YOUR dinner
mandadadada
K, make a heron buffet at 4 am
MLUdrea
Motion sensor and railgun
MistressLyda
Bright light?
Treblaine
Air right and night vision scope?
Ihaveafork
Don't back out now. Air horn!!!
bamcockseverywhere
between code violations and creating public disturbance I'm pretty sure this is one of the most efficient ways to give the courts your money
WhatUsernameShouldIChoose
But at what cost? You need to save the fish. He definitely needs the air horn. A train horn would also work.
ImHereToExplainTheJoke
What about one of those Halloween decorations that sing when you stand in front of it. Big one. Turn down it's volume and you're good.
ImHereToExplainTheJoke
Plus, 365 days of spoop
DougDeNasty
Add sprinklers, await Batman.
mephiston
spring loaded scarecrow
unknownmale
I'm only lacking the actuator and the scarecrow... one can be bought on ebay and the other made quite quickly :D
SmellOfMonkey
For when thw neighbours come round to complain about the air horn.
Xerubay
This is my favorite comment today!
restos
LincolnSiixEcho
This man has all the answers!
ImHereToExplainTheJoke
As long as they involve spring loading
drunkenbuffoon
d0nni
this is why ya put a net up over the water. have seen people in england getting all their prize fish ate by otters etc.
lostpenny
otters etc? when have you ever seen land otters? narnia?
MegaMetal
I know someone that did this. Stopped heron from eating them awesome. But didn't stop heron from impaling them in an attempt to eat.
Massxacceleration
Prize fish. The fuck
KNIVESY
For an English person I would've though you'd know it's "eaten"
mwoodman
My neighbor in Colorado spent 10K on a koi pond and water feature landscaping around it. Mama bear and her cub ate them all a month later.
TemporaryUzername
seems like it defeats the purpose of making it look real nice in the first place. "It's beatiful... NOW ENTANGLE IT IN A NET!"
bomboy23
Agreed, which is why we left it off (until now). The net was originally for keeping leaves out during fall
kikiatari
Yeah my aunt had her koi carp eaten twice caus of otters. They eat everything but the skin. Basically leave a fish sock in your garden.
TeeMee123
don't forget prize racing pigeons eaten by falcons, or prize chickens eaten by foxes
DrDoomRoom
Otter ponds? Seems better than a fish pond to me.
T976
That is an otter type of pond completely.
NeatoBuilds
Except when they rape and murder your family
NeatoBuilds
http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/animals-can-be-giant-jerks/
d0nni
haha still need the fish there to keep the otters about though eh
daggaxa
*aboot
puddinhead2U
Hell yeah
Acera
Only problem is the otters leave after :(
bomboy23
We had one, but took it off because the lilly will grow through it and get all tangled. We thought the plant would be enough. It covers 2\3
skeerrrtt
Make a little fence(probably taller than the lillies)around the pond then put the bet over it!
isaidworstcase
Hmm. Maybe submerged net, at the shelf level? 1/2-2/3? Not sure ..
waxwingslain
Get a fake heron by the pond, we had one when I was a kid, seemed to work, because their territorial I think.
Amissingmouse
For us that attracted a heron.
axpersic
herons will not land when there is another heron eating. buy a fake one and move it every week
dovebair
Op, get a heron statue. They have preferential hunting rules, and will not disturb another Heron in the process of fishing.
d0nni
nightmare. birds will generally see water and think fish though. hard luck :/
CentaurForDiseaseControl
Make sure there are rocky overhangs for your fish to hide under when that happens.
wickernerd
I've heard from customers that herons are territorial & if you get a statue that looks realistic, no more herons.
zsefvgb
Fishing line in surrounding trees.
thefatb0b
@OP If the pond is deep enough (more than 4 ft) and there is some kind of hiding spot at the bottom fish will naturally hide from predators
bomboy23
3 feet or so, and I thought they'd hide near the pump and such at the bottom, but I guess it wasn't enough
Assfullofbread
Buy geese. Males are extremely territorial. My mom has a a couple. The male protects everything around the pond. (1/2)
poweroverwhelming
Stupid question but would they eat the fish too?
Assfullofbread
Not stupid, but no geese don't eat fish
Cashmeoutsidehowboutdat
Saw 1 eat a canned tuna so yes they do
Assfullofbread
He even attacks dogs that get too close. They help clean the pound a look beautiful too. (2/2)
KingMurdoc
Yeah but then you have satanspawn in your pond
Assfullofbread
True. Lol sometimes when I go over it attacks my truck, fucking assholes
Assfullofbread
Also eggs are delicious
Jellybeanslave
Was gonna suggest get a goose. My grandma has 3 and they were better guards than her dogs..