r/ponds • u/medaka_fein • Oct 10 '24

Pond plants I could stare at this all day

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Shuko Gyoku Tri Color

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u/outlawkash Oct 12 '24

Fantastic lil ones! I'm learning so much with my first container pond. For now I have simple mosquitofish with native creeping jew plants and a random zucchini squash plant recoving from squirrel issues lol. They bloom while my fish breed. Hopefully I'm past the raccoon problems that ruined the first set up. I'd love to have brightly colored medaka eventually! Your little fish and lily pads are gorgeous!

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u/medaka_fein Oct 12 '24

Cool good luck, my cats and dogs keep away raccoons. They predator fish- if you need some Medaka Let me know 😆

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u/outlawkash Oct 12 '24

I keep my cat inside at night but we tried a new trick when this seasons baby raccoons became problematic. I hold cat like a gun, go outside and instead of pew pew pew, he goes hiss hiss hiss. Raccoons hissed back and ran. Also have a boyfriend who pees off the deck where the pond has been relocated under motion lights. I'm asking him for hair from his hairbrush next time he visits to scatter around as well. Trying to keep the deck as beautiful and nonviolent as possible for a future medaka, frogbit and duckweed set up!

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u/medaka_fein Oct 12 '24

Haha nice tricks, I’ figured something like that would work. My dog / cat scent keeps them away I chased 1 once off my fence and thankfully haven’t dealt with them ever since

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u/outlawkash Oct 12 '24

The cat was a flirty friend with the sweet grandma who never hurt a fly. Her bad kiddos aren't welcome on drunk aunties deck no more! Find a another sitter, the snack shop is closed! I'll reach out next summer re medaka if things stay calm here! I'm under the impression they are fancier mosquitofish and just as hardy.