sick fish

Questioni have a large gold fish in my 1200 gallon pond and i have one large goldfish that lays on its side on the bottom of the pond but when i get close to it it kinda swims away but ends up going to the bottom ag

Japanese Koi

QuestionHi.a I live in Richmond VA, We have had snow on and off for 2 months now. I have 27 Koi, ranging between 8-12 inches long and 2 black catfish that are 24-30 inches long. I have had these fish for

white foam

Question foam Just finished a new pondless waterfall, a two-tiered waterfall that empties into a large concrete bird bath, overflows into a lined area of small rocks and empties into the underground reservoir that c

Toads

QuestionHi My son has recently bought a house and inherited a pond with it, there are some lovely fish, some quite large, about 14 long but all I think just goldfish. Today I noticed a mass of spawn and then s

Animals drowning in the pond

QuestionHi, I set up a 250 gallon pond last summer and I had a serious issue with animals dying in the pond,it was moles and squirrels.Can you please let me know how to avoid it this year? The pond is below a large

Injured koi

QuestionI have a 10 yr old koi that was attacked by a blue heron. It has a stab wound on the top of its head, and it is now laying on its side in our pond. When we nudge it, it swims away but seems confu

Carp vs. Flora

QuestionMy 1000 gallon pond is about 21 years old. The three large Ghost carb which command the depths are around 24 years old. I had to build a bigger pond to accommodate them! For many years, I struggled to contro

koi pond - fish loss

Question Koi Pond in Progress - I live in Northeastern Ohio, near Cleveland and currently I have 2 Koi Ponds.There is a smaller shallow pond that I took out of operation for the winter, for fear of serious fish loss

goldfish and frogs

QuestionI have got a selection of different fish in my pond, twice I have seen a frog holding on to the goldfish can you tell me the reason for this, the fish are healthy, is there anyway of stopping this happening

continuous water circulation without the aid of a pump

QuestionHi, Id be grateful if youd help me. Im replacing my pond liner(which was torn by ice) with a rigid plastic container that holds 250 gallons. It is circular in shape, diameter 69 inches and 22 inches in depth

worms in water

QuestionI just started to clean out my pond and there are a whole bunch of worm carcasses on the bottom. ALso it smells. 1st what do I have to do to clean the pond, and how do I keep them out.? Tha

leaping fish

QuestionQUESTION: After a long hard winter my pond is now hosting dozens of mating frogs. My fish -- two goldfish, two koi and one shubinkin, all 15-20 cm long -- are gathering at the opposite end of the pond to the

my koi are dying

QuestionWe moved into our home last June. There is a 6x8x2 pond in our backyard that when we moved in had several good size koi and many goldfish. Over the winter the plants covered the surface. In

Pond Eggs

Question Pond Eggs? Can you tell mne if the attached photo is of some kind of egg or algae? If it is eggs, can you tell me what kind they are? Thank you, Linda AnswerThank you for including a picture. It a

koi disease

QuestionSome of my Koi seem to look like they are losing their orange scales and now have white skin in that place. One I found dead in the pond.They seem to still swim around as they are fine but I know this is not

one koi dying?

QuestionHello, we have a 9 x 16 pond with a 9 waterfall. We have a total of 25? fish, about 6 of those are gold fish and about 12 more are babies from last fall. We have 3, 14 koi and most of the rest ar

harsh winters

QuestionBefore the Herons QUESTION: My local Pond Store,(and only store in my area), as they change employees, keeps giving me different info for winters. I have had my pond since 2002, it is about 2800 gallo

my goldfish spawning

QuestionI have and outdoor waterfall pond with 6 goldfish in it. I drained the pond to clean it when I noticed eggs all around the edge of the pond in the rocks. I didnt wash around where the eggs were and filled th

Pond Weeds

Question Pond Weeds Can yout ell me what kind of weed this is in the picture. Is there any way to get rid of it? We lowered the level of the pond last fall and dug much of it up. When the sun shines on it whe

Downsizing pump & fountain

QuestionQUESTION: I have a pond in my yard that is oval, about 6.5 x 12 feet. It currently has a large fountain in the center, and one spitter critter at each end. It has a Tetra PV-2500 filter. The pet