Cleaning Stock Troughs with Goldfish - Brilliant!

We have decided to trial goldfish to clean our stock troughs. The idea of cleaning our stock troughs by emptying all the water didn't sit well with us and thought there must be a better way. Using goldfish may be the answer and apparently all farmers do it. The goldfish will eat all the insect pests such as mosquito larvae, water borne bugs and the algae especially in the summer. This will save the water volume being emptied, but most importantly the enzymes from the camels saliva which aids in protein nutrient absorption that we want to transfer to the cattle. What could possibly go wrong?

[@Ytrousdell]

Been doing this in Ireland for a few years. Works brilliant. They get big.

[@bushcraftingmuslim]

Very interesting. Can't wait to see the follow up results.

[@FatCowFarmTatong]

Hey Bushcraft, yeah! looking forward to see what happens over the summer months. Thanks for watching cheers!

[@lesboucher542]

Bugger! That means, that you are going to have to feed the Camels on the blackberries so that they will have something to pick the goldfish out of their teeth... LOL

[@FatCowFarmTatong]

Hey Les, yeah i thought about that also. The vegetarian stock may get a shock. Dont tell the greenies. Cheers!

[@homebrewznz3482]

Gidday Les. The fish swim to the bottom when the stock come over, so they dont get eaten. Weve kept fish in our cattle troughs for years to keep mozzy numbers down. Cheers

[@cryptofink5834]

Would like to know if there is an option to use native fish? I know you said it’s not near any water sources but goldfish essentially equals carp.

[@ausieman]

What do you mean you have never kept fish before, I can remember you coming into where I worked.

[@FatCowFarmTatong]

Hey David, hope your well. Cheers

[@j.r8213]

Hi new to your channel. You have me in stitches couldn't think that women in the pet shop was looking over at the goldfish saying " nobody's buying goldfish this week " and in you walk.

[@FatCowFarmTatong]

Hey JR welcome aboard! For a small pet shop in Benalla it was certainly the sale of the day. I'm glad you enjoyed and thanks for watching. Cheers!

[@Ckktopa]

Good luck, interested in your thoughts in 12 months

[@FatCowFarmTatong]

Thanks CK, hopefully we have some male and female and we can split the schoal for the other water troughs. Thanks for watching, cheers!

[@doreenarnold5765]

Follow up video ?

[@FatCowFarmTatong]

Hey There, They little guys are doing well. I'll post a short video shortly. Cheers

[@Mr.Engineer.]

How is the hydro install going? :D

[@FatCowFarmTatong]

Hey there, with all the rain we are getting at the moment most of the larger projects are on hold until it eases off. I cant wait to move forward on it. We just need some sunshine.

[@ScotchIrishHoundsman]

Is that a catahoula? 😳

[@FatCowFarmTatong]

Hey there, sure is. Not many people know what a cat is. He's a rescue dog from North West NSW Do you have one?

[@gregmills609]

Such a stupid idea. People have done this in Australia and spread the stupid things into our Rivers. Please don't do this. Use only native fish. Very selfish and short sighted. Should be huge fines for this.

[@mannurse7421]

How are those fish getting out of his stock trough and into the river?

[@FatCowFarmTatong]

Hi Greg, thanks for your concern. The stock troughs are in the middle of paddocks. There are 100's Mts if not Km's to the the stream. There's no possible way the gold fish could reach the creek. Cheers