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Pond insect ID

rachel.knoxrachel.knox Posts: 25
in Wildlife gardening
Does anyone have an idea what these guys are? 

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  • SandygardenSandygarden Posts: 119
    Loo looks like mosquito larvae 😟
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited June 2019
    Think they’re baby mozzies. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • rachel.knoxrachel.knox Posts: 25
    Oh really? how do I get rid of it? There's plenty of tadpoles in there and we will be introducing fish in the next couple of weeks, should they eat them or is there something else I should be doing?
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    They'll eat them for you 😊 
    The fish will probably eat the tadpoles too ☹️ 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • rachel.knoxrachel.knox Posts: 25
    Good stuff, thank you :)
    There's plenty of nooks and crannies for the tads to hide so hopefully the fish won't scoff the lot! 
  • JellyfireJellyfire Posts: 1,139
    Depending what fish you get they will get scoffed up in no time. As will everything else. If you want to keep some of the wildlife then apparently shubumpkins are the best bet for coexisting with tadpoles, dragonfly and the like, they eat mozzies still though 
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