Operation Bull Frog

The other night we found one of the large frogs stuck in the skimmer in the pond. Of course, the frog was terrified and reluctant to come up. Fortunately, for the frog this spring the original pump went out and we got a new one. This new pump has a basket around the intake so the frogs that get into the skimmer are not sucked in. Requiring lots of patients, we were finally able to corral the frog into a net and release it back into the pond.

New Water Feature

My latest addition to the Koi Pond is a spitting frog. I thought it was a nice feature and it was easy to put into place. No electricity needed, tubing attached to the frog goes up to the top waterfall doe into the weir and the force of the water from the pump powers the frog! It adds additional oxygenation to the pond for the koi. I hope to be able to add more koi but have not been successful. The last fish I purchased were too small and did not survive the skimmer and the force of the water.