POND SNAILS

QuestionHi Jonathan Just a couple of questions regarding my pond which ive just built its about 1000 gals biofilter, waterfall and uv plus 4 koi water cemistry all within limits. ok now of the questions. 1 Do you r

identify a fish

Questionwe caught several small fish in a pond at our apartment complex they are clear with a silvery type of marking around the head they have an upturned mouth i hve tried several other sites and nothing would lik

New pond

QuestionI installed a 120 gallon pond last weekend, and spent this weekend laying natural rock and adding tropical plants. I have a filter/pump/waterfall set up at the moment. I went to my local pond specialty shop

Mosquitos in water feature

QuestionHi there, I am renting a house in Australia with a water feature which hasnt been used for over 1 year. The water collection container is 1.5 metre / 40cm . I have cleared the leaves and twigs f

fish pond algae cleaning

QuestionHow do I clean the green algae which is growing around the huge quantities of pebbles in the fish pond? AnswerYou can do 1 of 2 solutions: 1) Physically remove all of the rocks and scrub them all by

storage of water lilies

QuestionWe live in MI with cold winters. This year we want to take our water lilies out of the pond and store them, then drain the pond for the winter. How do we store the lilies? They are pr

pond water chemicals

QuestionWe were topping our Koi pond up with water from the hose pipe and got distracted. It was therefore left on overnight and the pond chemistry is now out of balance. Although we are going to put more chemicals

water pooling under liner/no hole in liner

QuestionQUESTION: I recently put in a small pond off of a new brick paver patio. The water runs off the patio into the yard and pond. It has been raining her for a week and I am the low point in the neig

Overwintering Plants

QuestionI bought some plants for my pond this year that I have not had before. One is watercress and the other Yellow Floating Heart. Both seem to have been damaged by the frost we had last night. The watercress is

feeding fish

QuestionI live in carrollton TX new pond owner my pond is 2 1/2 foot deep and is 165 gal when do I quit feeding them? Do I need to run the filter or just the bubbler? How do the fish survive all winter? Do I need to

Water problems -- fish distressed and dying

QuestionI live on Kauai in Hawaii. I have a 3,000 gallon, 2-foot deep liner pond which has been established for 4 months. Water quality is perfect -- Nitrates and nitrites are virtually non-existent, ph

saltwater/grass growth

QuestionHi, I am a middle school student named hunter who is researching the effect of saltwater on grass growth for a science fair project. I have a few questions about the growth of grass. In the range of 7

Oxygenating Plants

QuestionHi! I am a middle school student and I go to a Magnet school. I am doing my first big science project. My experiment is about how different oxygenating plants effect a guppys size (in length). Theyre all goi

pond questions, inc identifying fish, getting the balance right and how to move to new pond

QuestionTo set the context: I live in England and about six years ago we dug a pond in the garden (at max it is 12 foot in diameter, and 5 foot deep in the very centre, but there is a shallow shelf all the way round

Sick shabumpkin

Question Sick Fish I have a sick shabumpkin and was wondering if you could tell me what is wrong with it and if it is treatable. The fish is about 5 long. I have attached a picture of the fish, but basically its rig

winterize backyard waterfall

Question water feature I have a fake rock waterfall (Austrialian made;foam) with natural rocks below, water runs into riverrock bed over a six/seven foot longX20 to 25 inch wide, 15inch decending to 29 inch lined ho

how to grow minnow bait in farm pond

QuestionWhat are the steps I need to take to start a business of growing minnows as bait in a small farm pond? AnswerThere are a lot of extra steps you may want to take to start a business. These first steps

soil for water lillies

Questionwhat kind and were can I buy the soil for water lilies. what do you call it? I have fish so I dont want soil seeping out into pond AnswerYou can buy branded soil from reputed supplier is one option Second o

moving fish to a different size pond

Questionwe have 3 large koi fish and gold fish in our pond- when do we need to transfer our koi to a bigger pond? AnswerDear Joanne, Thank you for your e-mail. For Koi you need to consider that when they are large

koi & pond

QuestionAre there physical differences between Japanese and other koi? And how can I get information about is easily. Thank you! Kind regards, John AnswerDear John, Thank you for your question. Your first questi