max head height

Questionhi there Im an artist preparing my degree show in June, Im making a sculpture with 65 liters of water in the plastic bin approximately 60 cm high, 4kg heavy 40 cm diameter hollow stainless steel sphere flo

Goldfish Behavior

QuestionI have four Goldfish,the second year they came out of hibernation with no problems about 2 months ago. Last week all four hid at the very bottom for about two days. One by one they came back up b

pond filters

Questionhello i am building a new pond and was looking for a filter. and was wondering what the difference was between a uv filter and a uvc filter or are they the same. thanks AnswerHey Robin a uv filter is a filt

Goldfish and Carp

QuestionHi Eric Thank you for your quick response. The fish have not come to the surface now for over a week, they just stay at the bottom huddled together, I know my neighbour saw aq heron last year flying ov

goldfish/koi behavior

QuestionI have a similar problem to Sues. Two days ago the 14 fish in my pond disappeared instead of coming to the surface to feed when they heard or felt footsteps. One or two flit about anxiously from

goldfish with ghost koi

QuestionI have just recently purchased two baby ghost koi, aprox 2 inches long. the pond that they are in is 5x4 and 20 deep. and they dont come to the surface during the day only at night. My other question is c

Koi died while floating

QuestionI recently build a small pond in my basement. I filled it with water from my larger outdoor pond. Then proceeded to bring some of my smaller koi indoors. In total I brought in 8 koi. I floa

Koi and water lilly blooms

QuestionWe are in our third year with a 2000 gallon pond. For the first time our koi are attacking and eating the water lilly blooms. I am feeding the koi oatmeal in the morning and as much koi food as they can eat

simple questions

QuestionHi Brigitte I just have a few simple routine questions about pond setups. First off the only fish you can put in a pond is goldfish and koi right? Not enough oxygen circulates for regular tropical fish as w

goldfish and bottom feeders outdoor pond

QuestionQUESTION: I have just set up a copper fantail gold fish pond outdoors 3 long 15 wide 9 deep. I have two fantail goldfish and some water hyacinths and an arrowhead plant in it. I was wondering if I need

Snake in Pond

QuestionI would like to know how to go about getting a water snake out of my goldfish pond. Having lots of plants in which to hide, I have had trouble trying to get the snake out with a net and usually end up

one fish dead

Question I have a 150 gallon pond with koi,shobunkin and comets,2 feedings daily,chem. test is ok. appropiate filter,alomg with a spitter for circulation.Woke up to find one dead fish.if only one fish is dead,would

My big fish are dying

QuestionI have had a fish pond for almost 10 years. Everything thrives in it. There are fish and frogs of all stages. The pump hasnt run for several years. I finally got the pump and umbrella-like fountain going. Ev

Koi Ulcer Disease

QuestionHello Brigitte, Thank you in advance for your great service! Im having a frustrating spring with my pond & I hope you can help. I have a 750 Gallon pond with 6 small 6 koi and about 10 goldfish the pond ha

My Large koi died today not sure why?

QuestionI live in Florida and it has been very hot in the high 90s. Yesterday I had a koi at the top of the water gasping for air. I put some fresh water in the pond and added two small air aerators and he see

garden pond pump

QuestionI am considering a small pond with a liner and 3 ceramic containers that will drip into the liner. I want the hoses to come up into the containers. How do I install 3 hoses with one pump? AnswerHello Bill

Koi pond question

QuestionHi i am a newbe in ponds this year is our first . we have a 270 gallon pond with 2 filters one is 300gph Spring filter and the other is 330gph and pulls water out into tank and comes back in through a double

making a fish and goose friendly pond.

QuestionI have two Chinese Geese and Four Coy fish, how can I make a pond friendly for both and decorative? AnswerHello Rose! It will be difficult to make a functioning pond with that combination of animals. Both w

Garden pond fish and extreme heat

QuestionMy large Koi and tench are constantly hanging under the waterfall in pond for the last day or so and they dont appear to be very hungary is this down to the heatwave or is there a problem? AnswerHello Helen

size of new koi pond

Questionhello, I am interested in building a koi pond and I am trying to gather as much information as possible,before I start digging. I was thinking about buying a prefab pond. that comes with the filter and