Do frogs eat baby fish in a fish pond?

Answer 1

i would think large frogs/toads could eat very small fish, but ya main worry is herrons! i see one every mornin at my pond looking for a snack!

Answer 2

Do Frogs Eat Fish

Answer 3

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Do frogs eat baby fish in a fish pond?

Answer 4

Not usually in the UK althought they might take very small fish. Frogs can do fish lots of damage.
The adult male frogs, which arrive in the pond before the females have sticky pads on their front "thumbs"
They will jump onto anything that moves, and will grab hold of goldfish, pulling out scales and lumps of flesh from the fish.
These wounds then become infected and the fish almost invariably die - I lost a lot of fish last winter to frogs, and this winter am going to try and keep them out by the use of a fine mesh net, securely pegged down all around the fish pond.

Answer 5

If you are unfortunate enough to have bull frogs, the answer is YES. They have been known to also grab birds and even a cat in Langley, BC, about 5 years ago. Other frogs, Red Legged etc, do not eat baby fish,they eat insects.

Answer 6

Yes they eat what are called fry. The very small fish that are almost invisible to the eye. Frogs will devour them at some rate.
Also some larger fish will also eat fry. That is a good reason for having oxgenating plants in a pond as fry will hide from predators such as frogs, in the weed or plants.

Answer 7

You may not need to do much. Mollie's and Platy's are prolofic breeders. As long as the frogs aren't decimating them, you may just have a natural backyard ecosystem. The frogs prevent the fish from becoming over-populated which helps prevent overcorwding and disease. As others' suggested provide a means for the fish to safely hide if the frogs are eating too many of them.

Answer 8

What I call NORMAL garden frogs don't, no.There are, as alway's, exceptions.Frogs and toads are carnivores -- that is, they eat other animals, typically bugs and worms. Frogs are beneficial to humans because they eat so many insect pests. Some large species of frogs, like the African bullfrog, will try to eat just about anything, including other frogs as well as small fish, reptiles, and mammals.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

I have a pond in my garden which I put 30 small fish in a few months ago , one by one I am finding dead fish in the morning when I go out to feed them but I have only just seen a couple of frogs , do you think they are my problem. "HELP".