Do fish fall from the Heavens into ponds?

Question

Where do all fish in a pond come from?
I have seen dry ponds getting filled with rainwater and then fish.
How is it possible when there are no drains going into it?
I don't think their eggs stay alive for that long.

Yeah, I have heard a country bumpkin's theory about the tornadoes a few days back when I was going to consult a 'psychic' over Ivy League.

Answer 1

Floods every time a river floods and then recedes it leaves ponds behind with fish these fish coat their eggs in thick gels that can survive years of drought. Even the smallest amount of water will reactivate the eggs and after a brief mating period the cycle starts again and more floods refreshes the gene pool.

Answer 2

You never hear the saying; "It raining cats and dogs"? Well, it rain Fish too. There are several ways. Sometimes Fish eggs on a bird from it bathing then it stop at the pond. Sometimes the Fish during a heavy rain make their way up stream to the pond, we have them in our Ditch from the River. Sometimes it does actually Rain Fish!!!!! Tornadoes pick them up from lakes and Drop them, some fall into the ponds, but, you would be able to guess this pond Stocking as there be fish laying around on the ground too.
I add one more for you; I watched a Documentary on an Arid Region in Africa. It was usually very dry, but, when the Rains came "Briefly" they filled shallow lakes. These lakes then had fish!!!! What they said was; the fish actually buried into the mud and in a way Hibernated! You can try this at home with a Cheap Feeder Goldfish! Put it in a fish bowl and set it in the Refrigerator. When the water cold enough (Not Froze!) the fish will lay on bottom like it dead. Then, remove the bowl and allow it to warm on its own to room temperature. The fish will swim again!!! It weird! But, it happens.

Answer 3

Pond fish are very clever survivors. They are genetically designed to survive droughts and to use flooding to send eggs along the flowing water. Remember that fish lay millions of eggs and coat them with a gelatinous sticky substance. Those eggs bubble and radiate with energy. The vibrating patterns allow them to trap dirt and debris--similar to a magnet. The process allows storage and protection from lizards and other reptiles. Some fish actually bend their fins and hop on them like legs if the ponds where they are are drying up. Whenever large birds swallow whole fish that are laden with eggs, as they pass out excrement, some eggs will be protected in the bird mess and survive until the next flood. Pumps and transplanted pond flowers also assist fish to ensure survival of their species.

When people report seeing fish fall from heaven, the occasional fall could be from a bird that was taking food to its young. However, large amounts could be flung from tornadoes and waterspouts--that has actually happened. There is nothing spooky about that.

Boaz.

Answer 4

http://www.boingboing.net/2006/06/05/the_demon_fish_of_so.html
I read a stroy about that before (click above). Personally I have never seen it happen. I have a pond and I have had the same 9 fish in it for the past 2 years. No new ones have just appeared. The only thing I can think of logically is a predatory bird may have dropped them in. I have seen this before, but it wasn't a fish. I was outside of a customer's house digging a trench to bury their cable and something fell out of the sky into the bushes right next to me. I went to check and see what the heck almost hit me and there was a little kitten with bloody claw marks on it's head. A hawk must have grabbed it and then lost it's grip. I put it in a towel and took it to the local animal rescue. One of the workes there took it home....happy ending.

Answer 5

often property owners will stock ponds with fish but I have heard of the phenomenon where tornados or storms can pick up fish, eggs, tadpoles, small frogs, etc, and dump them in a storm somewhere else. I don't know how common this is but I am told it can happen. Also there are some fish and eggs can live in a dried up ond if there is a small amount of moisuter and some fish can even bury themselves in the mud until the pond is replenished

Answer 6

their are ponds in desserts like the Sahara,that can fill up once every 50 years
these only have water for a limited time ,and they are full of fish,frogs salamaders etc,
eggs can lay dormant for many many years ,and these species devellop very fast to complete their reproductive cycle before the ponds dry up again.

as for the rain,
there is a atmospheric layer (Lyal Watson-Heavens Breath)
where froggs and all kinds of insects can be found 2 kilometers up in the sky,including fish eggs .
intense evaporation and strong up drafts from very hot air ,have put them there ,they can travel the globe .and on the odd occasions it really has rained frogs

I had just cleaned a pond from everything to fix a leak in the cement
,returned some water plants but no fish
after a few months to my suprise it became full of baby fish again.
I think that the eggs must have been in the plants .
it had not rained for a long time

but there still are mysteries ,that is for sure

Answer 7

They have come up with so many theories as how fish find themselves in ponds and small body of water no matter where they prop up. From water spouts to birds or planes dropping them and hitting the spot where water is to eggs laying dormant until rain comes are all so far fetched. It's one of the mysteries of life. Perhaps God put them there to give the animals in the desert a chance to live. When I hear of things like these or see it myself, all I do is thank God for the wonders He showed me and know He is there.

Answer 8

Fishermen stock many ponds, and the mountain men filled many of the lakes in the North and West, but the culprit you are looking for is indeed birds, wading birds get fish eggs stuck to themselves and they fall off in new water fill. Crazy huh?

Answer 9

Birds eat fish eggs then they fly to other ponds and poop them out, the eggs hatch the pond has fish. Some ponds are also stocked by wild life services.....

Answer 10

sometimes the eggs of fishes moves large distances through the help of birds, thunders etc. which helps in migration of fishes.but it is limited to a particular very tiny size small eggs of small fishes.
but it happens.


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