Let’s hope so. I haven’t seen him since the 5th and there are no fish missing or new scales on the bottom of the pond or settling chamber. It’s a real PIA getting to the pond to feed the fish and clean leaves off the net – yes the leaves have begun to fall here. We’ve had a few very cool nights and the trees are getting a jump on autumn.<\/p>\n
The young goldfish – formerly fry – are growing like crazy. I think they’ve added 1\/2 inch in length during the past week. I’ve been feeding them 2 or 3 times a day to bulk them up for the winter. I’ve counted 6 shubunkin’s so far. There’s also about a dozen black comets who will begin to develop their orange color next spring.<\/p>\n
I’m still a little worried about Damn though.<\/p>\n
O.P.W.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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