We now have 24 new 'pets'
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
United States
March 25, 2017 10:13am CST
At least we don't have to feed them or pick up after them...after all fish are self-sufficient!
We went back to the 'fish farm' and got our 24 bream. They are bigger than we thought they would be. Some are 5-6 inches long. They were very active - but when they saw the muddy pond they are going to live in they weren't impressed.
Ruby, on the other hand, was fascinated by them! I thought she was going to stick her head in and get one!
Bream are members of the European Cyprinidae family of fresh water fish. They are, oddly enough, related to goldfish and carp. We have two huge grass eating carp in the pond, they are at least three feet long. I hope the bream don't get that big!
Oops, I just looked up more information on bream and our little 6 inch fish will grow to be 1-2 feet long (or more) and it sounds like they are fun to catch.
Photo is mine.
The word "bream" primarily refers to the "common bream," a member of the family Cyprinidae, which is a European freshwater fish related to goldfish, minnows, and carp. In the United States, "bream" is also used as a catchall term for...
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
25 Mar 17
Yes they will - hopefully they all survive.
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
25 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill I hope so too. Are they to clean your pond?
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
25 Mar 17
@infatuatedbby No, they are to have fun with. ....fishing. The two grass eating carp we have clean the green stuff out.
@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
26 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill I knew that catfish eat smaller fishes, those you bought seem big enough to be safe.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
26 Mar 17
@LadyDuck I think they will be fine.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
26 Mar 17
They sure were active! My husband asked the guy about catfish eating other pond fish. He said they would eat very small fish like minnows. He said the fish we just bought they would not eat.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
27 Mar 17
@Asylum you don't clean s pond like!E this.
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@LeaPea2417 (36451)
• Toccoa, Georgia
25 Mar 17
That is amazing how big they become.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
25 Mar 17
I think they packed their bags and went back to the fish farm, no sign of them!
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@Juliaacv (48448)
• Canada
25 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill That is actually a good sign. Every time we introduced new fish to our pond, they would play hide and seek, and do a really good job of it, for the first few days.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
25 Mar 17
@Juliaacv the pond is so muddy we can't see!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
25 Mar 17
It took two trips and several hours but we got them.
@celticeagle (159068)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Mar 17
They will be long and related to gold fish. Interesting.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
27 Mar 17
I hope we can catch one soon to see is they grew.
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@celticeagle (159068)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill .....And it is just catch and release?
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
27 Mar 17
The were moving so fast I doubt the cat could catch one.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
27 Mar 17
I hope they do well in the pond, and am amused at Ruby there!
