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When a doctor helps the mother birth her baby, (s)he does not also offer a warranty on that mom's baby - how the baby turns out is up to mom.
I never put anything in our contract about fish, just like I don't put anything in our contract about pianos. We don't install pianos and we don't run fisheries or claim to be fish experts.
Your job is building the pond - their job is raising fish (or bathing in the pond, or whatever).
I would tell the client it was a mistake on your part to replace any fish to begin with, and that you won't be replacing any others, as they aren't your fish, you did not specify them, and you did not oversee their care. Protecting the fish from all predators is miles outside of the scope of your job. Heck, we have a client that stocks his pond with local perch and bass, just so he can watch predatory birds swoop in and eat 'em.
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