Bloodworms, fishless pond

kleftiwallah
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Bloodworms, fishless pond May 14, 2019 10:43:21 GMT

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Post by kleftiwallah on May 14, 2019 10:43:21 GMT

Well, the pond now has a few oxegenators in it, (I apologise for the size of typeface, it's the eyes you know)!

At the pond shop they do not get a delivery of Daphnia untill Friday so we bought a little sachet of teeny tiny bloodworms. Upon checking with a popular web site all I can find about them is fish food, fish food, fish food. Are they of any other benefits these creatures provide in a small wildlife pond (SWP)??

Could anyone recommend the type of snails we should pop into our SWP?

Cheers, Tony.

Last Edit: May 14, 2019 10:49:08 GMT by kleftiwallah

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Bloodworms, fishless pond May 17, 2019 19:40:38 GMT

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Post by rowanberry on May 17, 2019 19:40:38 GMT

I've put ramshorn snails in our pond before- they seem to make it through the summer, but then I never see them again. The frogs might be eating them, I just don't know what happens to them.

I did find this article... and some others that mention snails as pests are usually fishpond websites. I might get some more ramshorns this year- can't do any harm, since the newts ate all the tads.

www.pondexpert.co.uk/pond-snails-inyourpond.html

I've made the typeface large for you! Computers are hard on the eyes, I know.

Last Edit: May 17, 2019 19:41:49 GMT by rowanberry

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Bloodworms, fishless pond May 18, 2019 10:38:38 GMT

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Post by kleftiwallah on May 18, 2019 10:38:38 GMT

Good morning rowanberry,

Whilst searching a 'popular shopping site' I encountered this..
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pond-snail-package-5-x-Pond-snails-5-x-Ramshorns-Hornwort-oxygenating-plant/171000954221?hash=item27d0737d6d:g:2ysAAOSwgJ1bZGK7

Makes yer think dont it?

Cheers, Tony/

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Bloodworms, fishless pond May 20, 2019 20:09:40 GMT

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Post by rowanberry on May 20, 2019 20:09:40 GMT

Over two hundred pounds... for ten snails and a handful of hornwort!!!

Ah-ha... I clicked on the "1,431 sold" next to the feedback link, and all the previous listings were for £22.49... so they've made an error when re-listing the price.

Even that's pretty steep- you could get ten strands of hornwort from an aquarium shop for about a fiver, if not less... and mine has survived the past five winters without any problems. I have to weed hornwort out of the pond about twice every summer.

Have you decided on what sort of snails you're going to get? I'm still considering getting some ramshorns, but I'm worried if they are too small the newts will make a meal out of them.

teasel Senior Member Posts: 299	Bloodworms, fishless pond May 21, 2019 15:53:55 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by teasel on May 21, 2019 15:53:55 GMT my newts and ramshorns seem to co-exist successfully I set my pond up before knowing not to transfer material between ponds, so went around a few locally and took weed, mud etc from them. Maybe that's how I got newts

kleftiwallah Full Member Posts: 141	Bloodworms, fishless pond May 21, 2019 16:23:18 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kleftiwallah on May 21, 2019 16:23:18 GMT Pretty pink/red Ramshorns and giant snails. Also bought Caltha & Potentilla Palustris. Cheers, Tony.

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