lillies

Questiontype not known,very small pads, marginal depth in pond, why has it never flowered ? in the last 10 years ????? AnswerHello Pete! Very small leaves can mean one of three things: 1) It is not real

Waterfall flexible rubber tube leaking

QuestionThe flexible rubber tube that carries water from the bottom of my waterfall to the top has developed tiny little holes. About the size of a pen point. What could be causing this? I found it after I had

leeches in my pond

QuestionHi Brigitte: I live in Alden, MI on the west side of the state near Traverse City. I have a lined pond of about 15,000 gallons with a circulation pump that keeps the water moving. I intended it to be some

New fish I didnt put in my pond

QuestionI moved into a new house with beautiful pond and waterfall 2 years ago. 20 goldfish have been thriving. Last summer I noticed 2 different fish in my pond that were brown in color. T

pregnant koi

QuestionThere has been worm like things coming out of our pregnant koi fish and we want to know if she has worms or if it is just something to do with her eggs? If it is worms what should we do with her and wi

Drastic measures to save fish

QuestionHi, I inherited a fish pond when I bought a house recently and have no experience whatsoever with how to take care of fishes and fish ponds. The fish (koi, I think) were doing well but tonight, I came

Water Lillies eaten by turtle

QuestionI bought a beautiful healthy water lily from the garden store. It was full of leaves and had a flower budding. It is now totally ravaged with no leaves or flowers only some damaged stems dangling. &nbs

Koi Fish and Gold Fish

QuestionI just recently bought 4 baby goldfish and 2 Koi fish. I really want them to start breeding. What do I do? AnswerHello Alice! There is really nothing you need to do. They will breed on their own as long as

Koi and Gold Fish

QuestionI have 2 Koi Fish and 4 Gold Fish. I do not know their gender and what type of koi fish/gold fish they are. How do I take care of them? (They are all recently bought and are about 3 months old) Answer

koi staying in shallow water

Questionout of all my fish I have one that has been staying in shallow water with its back out of water.. If I touch it he swims away like normal. I have tested the water, where it is only one I was wondering if it

How to cure dropsy

Questionhow do you cure a shubunkin that has dropsy? I went to the pet shop and asked. The shopkeeper said to feed it green peas that are peeled. I did that but wouldnt eat it. I have other shubunkins and goldfish b

Heron speared koi

QuestionOne koi was speared today in its chest by a Heron. I brought it in the house and have it in a small plastic container with an airstone and I added salt to the water. If alive tomorrow I will put it in a larg

90 gal. pond

Question pond i have a 90 gal.pond i was wondering what kind of fish i should put in it.would koi,comets,or large gold fish be to big? if not what would be the max i could put in it?here is a pic of my pond

Koi babies

QuestionI have a few large Koi and some mature Rosie Reds. Then I ended up with a lot of babies. About 2 dozen. But some of the babies are orange and a few are black. Do Koi interbreed with other fish??

Liner flooding

QuestionI have purchased and dug out a 90 Gallon prefab pond. Tried to measure exact and back fill with sand. Problem 1 first rain pond rose out of ground 8 inches. Drained water from around pond dug out loose soil

HELP! Im completely incompetant!

QuestionQUESTION: I have a watergarden with goldfish and koi. Recently I noticed that the fish were sluggish and lay at the bottom of the pond - some have died. I have a 75 gal(approx) pond with 2 carbon filters bot

fish hiding

QuestionMy pond fish have been hiding in a deep well for about a month. Ten or more large goldfish are gone. We suspect a heron in that occasionally see them but have not taken fish in the past. Th

crossbred??? goldfish/koi fry are dieing

QuestionI have a large outside pond 26 X 13 X 7depth. I stocked it with goldfish and koi. Apparently someone has spawned and I ended up with hundreds of fry. These babies are from 1 to 2 1/2 long,

orange-brown pond water

QuestionWe have a pond, approx. 1200 gal. which was installed in the early spring. It was fine at first, but we have had never ending problems with the water clarity. It seems we initially had algae, which we treate

well water into pond

QuestionWe have a large pond/lake behind our house and I want to know if we pump well water with high mineral counts into the pond, to replenish the water, if it will affect the ecosystem of the pond. AnswerGet you