Do you have a rain barrel? (19)
I live on an Island and our water is collected in tanks. I have a stream at the bottoms of my property which has been blocked off so the stream no longer runs. Its really just a quiet non-moving pond now. It attracts plenty of mosquitos in the Summer. would a goldfish work the same way in a stream?
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I have one in my backyard. My hamsters have swimming lessons in it plus my budgie and cockatiel have water fights 
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ooby_dooby: Rain barrels are getting kind of popular for use for a multitude of things, watering a garden, flushing a toilet, providing water for pets and livestock like chickens etc. The problem with rain barrels is they get filled with water which gets stagnant and algae forms which is bad enough but the biggest problem is that Mosquitoes just love to lay their eggs in any source of stagnant water. A rain barrel can hold a lot of Mosquito larvae. You could throw some larvacide into the water which will kill them but it makes the water unfit for animal consumption. Well, if you don't like to get eaten alive by Mosquitoes then I have a solution which I have conceived and tested this past Mosquito season which works 100% of the time to eliminate Mosquitoes from your rain barrel.
I remember when I was a kid I spent the summer on a farm which was also the home of a camp for kids. There were several rain barrels under the gutters of the dormitory and main house and the barns etc. In all I guess there must have been at least a dozen rain barrels around the place and every one of them was teeming with those wiggling Mosquito larvae. Being kids we thought they were kind of neat to look at but we had no clue what they were. Nor it seems did the grownups.
So what's the solution?
Simple!
Put 1 goldfish in each rain barrel. Problem solved! You wont even have to feed them. A goldfish is able to live off the Mosquito larvae and whatever else happens to land on the water including adult Mosquitoes in the process of laying their eggs. You'll be doing the whole neighborhood a favor by not breeding Mosquitoes.
I remember when I was a kid I spent the summer on a farm which was also the home of a camp for kids. There were several rain barrels under the gutters of the dormitory and main house and the barns etc. In all I guess there must have been at least a dozen rain barrels around the place and every one of them was teeming with those wiggling Mosquito larvae. Being kids we thought they were kind of neat to look at but we had no clue what they were. Nor it seems did the grownups.
So what's the solution?
Simple!
Put 1 goldfish in each rain barrel. Problem solved! You wont even have to feed them. A goldfish is able to live off the Mosquito larvae and whatever else happens to land on the water including adult Mosquitoes in the process of laying their eggs. You'll be doing the whole neighborhood a favor by not breeding Mosquitoes.
I'd patent it.
Actually, it's a good idea...
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If you have an open container of water and don't want to breed mosquitos just put a teasoon of cooking oil in the water . The mosquito larva are air breathing organisms and they must go to the surface to breath . the thin film of oil will keep them from doing that and they will drown . No larve no new mosquitos .
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Frankinstien: If you have an open container of water and don't want to breed mosquitos just put a teasoon of cooking oil in the water . The mosquito larva are air breathing organisms and they must go to the surface to breath . the thin film of oil will keep them from doing that and they will drown . No larve no new mosquitos .
Would this work in a stream? I guess it would take more than a teaspoon.
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Here on the island water is as precious as gold. All of our potable water is produced using a system called reverse osmosis where we pump sea water through a series of filters. It's quite expensive. Every house here is built on top of it's own cistern and rain water is captured for personal use. If your sister runs dry, you have to have water delivered to your home. There isn't really any type of public water supply system. When it rains, we call it "pennies from Heaven".
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Jeeepers: Here on the island water is as precious as gold. All of our potable water is produced using a system called reverse osmosis where we pump sea water through a series of filters. It's quite expensive. Every house here is built on top of it's own cistern and rain water is captured for personal use. If your sister runs dry, you have to have water delivered to your home. There isn't really any type of public water supply system. When it rains, we call it "pennies from Heaven".
Same goes for us. Hi Jeeeps:
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whowhatwherewhen: Same goes for us. Hi Jeeeps:
Island life...ain't nothin' like it ! 
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Yup my trash can.
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No, I have no rain barrels, but my neighbor has a whole bunce of them, probably 100 gallons each, very profesionally made. They have a screen on top to keep out the mosquitos.
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I use an umbrella ! 
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whowhatwherewhen: I live on an Island and our water is collected in tanks. I have a stream at the bottoms of my property which has been blocked off so the stream no longer runs. Its really just a quiet non-moving pond now. It attracts plenty of mosquitos in the Summer. would a goldfish work the same way in a stream?
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SniperWolf_74: y es we got a rain barrel
I share mine with the rest of Glasgow:
MILLIONS OF GALLONS,,,,
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*UPDATE*
I gave my goldfish their freedom a few days ago. I couldn't find anybody that wanted them, so I put them in the creek behind my house. They seemed to take to their new environment pretty well. We got a very heavy rain the other day so most likely they got washed into the pond downstream.
I gave my goldfish their freedom a few days ago. I couldn't find anybody that wanted them, so I put them in the creek behind my house. They seemed to take to their new environment pretty well. We got a very heavy rain the other day so most likely they got washed into the pond downstream.
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ooby_dooby: Rain barrels are getting kind of popular for use for a multitude of things, watering a garden, flushing a toilet, providing water for pets and livestock like chickens etc. The problem with rain barrels is they get filled with water which gets stagnant and algae forms which is bad enough but the biggest problem is that Mosquitoes just love to lay their eggs in any source of stagnant water. A rain barrel can hold a lot of Mosquito larvae. You could throw some larvacide into the water which will kill them but it makes the water unfit for animal consumption. Well, if you don't like to get eaten alive by Mosquitoes then I have a solution which I have conceived and tested this past Mosquito season which works 100% of the time to eliminate Mosquitoes from your rain barrel.
I remember when I was a kid I spent the summer on a farm which was also the home of a camp for kids. There were several rain barrels under the gutters of the dormitory and main house and the barns etc. In all I guess there must have been at least a dozen rain barrels around the place and every one of them was teeming with those wiggling Mosquito larvae. Being kids we thought they were kind of neat to look at but we had no clue what they were. Nor it seems did the grownups.
So what's the solution?
Simple!
Put 1 goldfish in each rain barrel. Problem solved! You wont even have to feed them. A goldfish is able to live off the Mosquito larvae and whatever else happens to land on the water including adult Mosquitoes in the process of laying their eggs. You'll be doing the whole neighborhood a favor by not breeding Mosquitoes.
I remember when I was a kid I spent the summer on a farm which was also the home of a camp for kids. There were several rain barrels under the gutters of the dormitory and main house and the barns etc. In all I guess there must have been at least a dozen rain barrels around the place and every one of them was teeming with those wiggling Mosquito larvae. Being kids we thought they were kind of neat to look at but we had no clue what they were. Nor it seems did the grownups.
So what's the solution?
Simple!
Put 1 goldfish in each rain barrel. Problem solved! You wont even have to feed them. A goldfish is able to live off the Mosquito larvae and whatever else happens to land on the water including adult Mosquitoes in the process of laying their eggs. You'll be doing the whole neighborhood a favor by not breeding Mosquitoes.
That's a brilliant idea. I would try thatbut we have animals around here who would eat the gold fish. My kitty cat always trys to take my drink. Tonight I made him his own ice water. The only problem is that sometimes I forget it was the cat's and drink out of it.
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Ive got one ,
And when its full i empty it down the grid .
And when its full i empty it down the grid .
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Witchaywoman: That's a brilliant idea. I would try thatbut we have animals around here who would eat the gold fish. My kitty cat always trys to take my drink. Tonight I made him his own ice water. The only problem is that sometimes I forget it was the cat's and drink out of it.
It might be safer to drink after a cat than some humans. Aint gonna happen! The goldfish will go deep to avoid the cat. Even if the cat manages to get hold of a gold fish (doubtful) you will know that this scheme wont work. Goldfish are very fast and will flee as soon as the cats paw touches the water. My cat hates water and wont go near my rain barrel for fear of falling in.
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I remember when I was a kid I spent the summer on a farm which was also the home of a camp for kids. There were several rain barrels under the gutters of the dormitory and main house and the barns etc. In all I guess there must have been at least a dozen rain barrels around the place and every one of them was teeming with those wiggling Mosquito larvae. Being kids we thought they were kind of neat to look at but we had no clue what they were. Nor it seems did the grownups.
So what's the solution?
Simple!
Put 1 goldfish in each rain barrel. Problem solved! You wont even have to feed them. A goldfish is able to live off the Mosquito larvae and whatever else happens to land on the water including adult Mosquitoes in the process of laying their eggs. You'll be doing the whole neighborhood a favor by not breeding Mosquitoes.