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Today I walked out to the back patio and it was eerily quiet. No waterfall…no fish. It also meant no birds coming to bathe or get a drink. No fish to feed at 5 o’clock. No filters to clean in the morning and evening.
Pond drained
It is literally a shock to hear nothing and to see algae covered rocks in what was once a thriving eco-system. I imagine with time I will get used to it. I am looking forward to the construction of our pool with another waterfall. The next step will be to start totally dismantling the pond and the landscaping surrounding it.
Netting the fish
Anita and Sebastian, from Koi Rescue, came and took the fish today. They were gentle with the fish and very professional. They had all the equipment they needed to take them. In all, they took 31 fish. One tragedy occurred, however. One of the Koi, apparently very frightened, would not leave the cubby under the fish shelf and so we missed collecting it. After the pond was drained, we discovered that fish who by then, had succumbed to the lack of water.
I’ve included some photos of the now drained pond, the collection process and some of the fish in the bins ready for transport.
In bin ready for transport
Almost as large as the bin
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