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[Closed] Sad news for the rivers.

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One of the Hogsmill koi carp has died.


 
Posted : 03/02/2018 11:08 pm
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Thought this might have been about the Am.


 
Posted : 03/02/2018 11:13 pm
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He's not dead, he's just resting.


 
Posted : 04/02/2018 12:34 am
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The good news is that they are still there. I used to see them regularly but not for over a year now.

Dead ones excepted.


 
Posted : 04/02/2018 7:14 am
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Forgive me for seeming mean, but Koi Carp in a British river? A bit out if place surely?


 
Posted : 04/02/2018 7:51 am
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"Forgive me for seeming mean, but Koi Carp in a British river? A bit out if plaice surely?"

Ftfy


 
Posted : 04/02/2018 9:18 am
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Posted : 04/02/2018 9:57 am
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http://www.southeastriverstrust.org/river-club-weir-removal/


 
Posted : 04/02/2018 10:01 am
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RIP none native fish.


 
Posted : 04/02/2018 11:55 am
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Well I fink it’s tragic.


 
Posted : 04/02/2018 12:18 pm
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RIP River Phoenix.


 
Posted : 04/02/2018 1:22 pm
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Don’t weird help oxygenate water?  I always thought that was positive for river life...?


 
Posted : 04/02/2018 1:41 pm
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If that was a Koi, it was worth a lot of money! More likely a regular goldfish (carp) that been released and interbred with a wild carp.
I’ve seen a couple of fairly large goldfish in the Avon in the centre of Salisbury, it’s fairly common I believe for people to get tired of looking after a goldfish and sneak it into a nearby brook or river and let it take its chances in the wild.
Surprised a heron didn’t get that, or a passing Osprey!
And before anyone questions that last, one Saturday afternoon a couple of years ago I was stood on the Sustrans bridge over the Avon on the outskirts of Chippenham and I saw an Osprey fly past close enough for me to identify the large Chubb it had in its talons!


 
Posted : 04/02/2018 5:30 pm
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Here's his mates.


 
Posted : 04/02/2018 5:37 pm

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