My family has a little pond in the backyard and we want to buy some goldfish for it. My backyard, however, occassionally has frogs or toads in it… sometimes swimming in the pond. Is it frogs or toads that can swim? And will that pose any danger to the goldfish?
I think if the fish are smaller then the frogs, yes the frogs would eat them. Just get bigger fish then the frogs then you should be fine. Like someone else said, frogs are the ones that swim. You can tell the difference between a frog and a toad because the toads ears look like potatoes. Well good luck w/ ur fish!
Do frogs/toads ever eat goldfish?
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No. Not unless the fish are smaller than the frogs.
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Yep. And it’s frogs that swim. Not sure about toads but don’t think so. Get "feeder" goldfish at the petstore- you can get a bunch of them for a dollar- and test them in your pond before putting in other fish. If they’re small, though, they’re definitely dinner. Oh, and raccoons LOVE a well-stocked pond…!
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Also, if you live in an area with Water Moccasin (also known as the cotton mouth) they may eat them as well.
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Grandmother had fish in a small pond.
Fish began disappearing until around a week later when we caught the culprit, a moccasin.
I think if the fish are smaller then the frogs, yes the frogs would eat them. Just get bigger fish then the frogs then you should be fine. Like someone else said, frogs are the ones that swim. You can tell the difference between a frog and a toad because the toads ears look like potatoes. Well good luck w/ ur fish!
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