Motorola Nursery Kinzo 8711252122885 Pond Protectors, Pack of 20, Protects Fish Against Herons and Cats, Black

Simple but sturdy. Having grappled for 20 years with nets tearing, dropping in the pond ( an inflatable beach ball under the middle of the netting does work if you like the look in the middle of the pond!) coupled with problems in maintenance of the pond, catching the net in planting, feeding etc. I decided to look at this product.It is not flimsy nor are the links supplied at all difficult to attach, as has been stated in some reviews. They float almost invisibly and can be simply connected to follow the outline of your pond so you can protect the whole perimeter. They cannot support cats or herons and deter any grab by claw or beak to reach the fish beneath. They do allow small wildlife like frogs to escape the pond rather than being caught up in the netting. I cannot recommend this enough. I have purchased 3 sets (3×20 pieces) and I will now keep the netting shut up in the shed! FYI my pond is approximately 11 feet by 5 feet with an irregular shore line.

This product looks better than I thought it would. Hopevulk6 it’ll do the job and keep the heron away. We didn’t get on with the little clips so used cable ties instead. We felt they’d be better if there was a hole on the corner that the clip could go through to keep more rigid. Really easy to put together and they went round our pond ornaments and plants really easily. Good price too.

Fiddly putting together but does a great job. Would definitely buy again.

I've bought 4 of these now. They are cheap but very effective but there are a few big buts.I have a modest, 6m rectangular pond and it takes 80 of these hex-pieces to go right around the pond at a depth of 4-5 hexes (minimum to frustrate the heron).They are incredibly fiddly to assemble. The clips are very stiff and there are way too few of them. Your fingers will freeze and you will snap some of the bars. They can be assembled to work around features such as fountains and plants which is very handy. If you have the patience and a pre-drafted plan of how to do this.You absolutely have to assemble them on dry land but as close as possible to the pond. If you have anything growing in or next to the pond you have to assemble them in sections. Then place each into the pond and finally connect them together.You have to either find a way of anchoring them or (better) make them form a continuous connected perimeter. Otherwise they will drift apart and that gap is a big 'hello sexy' to the heron.They float on top of the water but are still pretty unobtrusive. They do sink over time, but this is a good thing as they become completely invisible. My goldfish are smart enough to know that 'under the mesh' is safer than swanning about above them.They get messed up by water lilies. They grow under them and push that section up. The neighbouring sections sink like the other end of the see-saw. Eventually the lilies grow through the mesh and now you have them stuck in the same place all summer (which is actually a good thing). The lilies and mesh together form an even more effective barrier.[Miscellaneous]They encourage blanket weed. But then so would any other form of barrier and these are easier to clean.Moorhens hate them and will stop eating your floating fish food. Duck couldn't give a sh1t and will happily waddle all over them. This makes any effort to fit them neatly, totally redundant.

Very helpful keeping our fish safe

Thought initially this would do the job rather than netting but as many others have said it’s very fiddly to clip together and not enough clips. After a couple of weeks it started sinking which wouldn’t allow the fish to eat food on the top so have had to raise up now with canes! Visually it is a good idea but the sinking problem makes it unusable for our pond - Back to netting unfortunately !

We purchased this item to cover a pond. Unlike the pictures shown they did not float. Trying to join them together in any kind of order was like a jigsaw! They keep on falling apart and certainly do not do the job they were purchased for. After having them for almost a year we are replacing them and throwing them in the bin! A total waste of money.

It assembled quite simply. You need some force to push the plastic clips through the plastic mesh covers to attach each of the covers together. The mesh covers are flat open plates of very hard plastic. A man could do it easily with his fingers. You need quite a lot of force to push the clips through because the clips slit cannot be forced open. They are small oval very hard plastic clips which have just a tiny slit opening you cannot ply open. You have to push the hard clip at the slit opening through the hard plastic mesh covers, and you need force to do that. It was not complicated.