re: RAIN

Oliver T Massey CFS (massey@hal.fmhi.usf.edu)
Fri, 20 Jan 1995 09:48:13 -0500

> A follow-up on the thread about keeping mosquitos out of rainwater barrels.
> "Whiteclouds", available at tropical fish stores, are little minnows from
> China that survive even when the surface of the water freezes over. They
> love mosquito larvae. I used to keep some in an outdoor pond and never had
> a problem with mosquitos.

HA! What an idea, and one more reason to never let those water trays
completely dry out. - But do they fertilize the water?

Tom in Florida, looking for whiteclouds