repairing of rubber matting in pond.

QuestionHi,I have recently purchased a property with a large pond which has a leak.I would like to know which product is environmentally safe to use to repair the damage which I assume is in the rubber matting liner

cat fish

QuestionHELLO, my cat fish are turning white all over. I have checked the water and its okay.I need a solution please, i have spent a lot of money in bringing them up. AnswerHi Kenny: I would try a water chan

white spot

QuestionI have a 12 or 13,000 gal Koi pond. I have a solid black small koi about 5 inches long. When we first got him, he was 2 inches. We noticed a white spot near or on his eye about a week ago, it is not getting

koi babies and winterizing

QuestionMy husband put in a Koi pond for me in March of this year. We waited about 2 weeks before we put 4 Koi that we bought locally from a pet store and then he went bought 2 more because he loved the way they loo

Mystery fish

QuestionHello. We have a pond with many koi fish in it. All but two are still fairly smaller and the two bigger ones we have only about a year. Yesterday we found a small baby fish in the pond and we are not sure

Koi dying due to high PH

QuestionQUESTION: We have lost 6 Koi ostensibly due to high PH. I have run some tests in our 200 gallon outdoor tank without fish and without chemicals, and I have found that the PH rose from 7.2 to over 8.2 within

black bugs in pondw/lilies

QuestionI have thousands of black bugs(looks like grains of dirt) in my pond with my water lilies and fish. What to do ? I have had my pond for about 8 years and never had this. AnswerHi Patricia ... they could be

50% of koi have died within a 12 hr. period

QuestionMy pond is above ground and approximatley 200 gallons. All of the koi have been in this pond for 4 plus years and not a single incident the entire time. I noticed most of the koi were on the bottom and not m

Refilling pond with city water

QuestionHow long must we let the water set in our pond prior to adding back our fish, after filling with city water? We would rather not add any kind of chemicals to clear the ones added by the city supply. A

Goldfish pond in the winter

QuestionThis is my first pond. I am planning on using a Rubbermaid simulated pond in my basement starting soon to keep my fish from dying - suggested to someone else on this site. Outdoor pond is only 100 gallons an

Pond in New Home

QuestionI just purchased a new home which came with a pond in the backyard. Its beautiful: waterfall, rocks, plants, and even Koi. The problem? I have no idea how to maintain it nor did the previous owners! Th

Lilly Pad Roots

Question I recently removed my Lilly from a large pot in my pond. It was very root bound, but had few lillys. Can a lilly with its root, float on the water, or myst it be planted? If so, do I thin the roots? Fir

ph level

Questioncould you please tell me how to adjust the ph level in my pond which has koi? also how do you keep it at the right level? thank you, shanna sammons AnswerHi Shanna pH has to be adjusted very carefully in a

fish

Questionwe have a small outdoor pond, added 12 feeder fish to it, and winter is a coming! we live in mass., we also have 2 indoor aquariums with tropical fish. wondering when to take them out and hopefully winter th

orfe

QuestionCan I put orfe in a man made pond (approx 200 gal.) I do not consider growth to be important. Where can I buy small orfe? 2-3 Display open to public with many children. Koi were to big. I moved them to a lar

natural spring maint.

Questionhello, was wondering if you might be able to help me. i have a natural spring that runs through my back yard. i bought the property this spring and quickly realizing that this is going to be quite a maintena

Keeping fish alive in outdoor pond

QuestionQUESTION: My pump/filter in my small outdoor pond just died and the weather is getting colder here in Ohio. Can I go without replacing the pump until Spring as long as I keep a pond heater in the pond

wintering Koi fish

QuestionWe have a very small plastic insert pond in which we keep koi, but since we live in upstate NY it freezes over. We tried keeping the koi in the pond, but it died. This year we brought it in and used the pond

treating a fish w/a red sore @ Popeye

QuestionI saw large white dots on some of my fish, @ ick on one fishes dorsal fin. I did an 80% water change @ treated the pond w/Melaflex. All look good now expect one of the baby goldfish. I moved him last night t

Re-potting pond plants

QuestionAll my pond plants are busting out of the pots and are covered with alge. What can I do to clean these up. Do I use dirt or something else to re-pot? AnswerHello Karen! Regular dirt or potting soil will add