Oranda Goldfish hiding in plant

QuestionI recently bought three fantail goldfish (two ranchu and one oranda). My oranda is usually very active, eats when food is put in the tank and interacts well with the other two. However, a few times I have co

removing baby goldfish

QuestionHi - I have a Koi pond and made the mistake of letting my parents give me some of their extra goldfish from their pond. Now I have about 50 babies in my 20 x 30 pond. I would like to get rid of t

Inheriting A Small FIsh Pond

QuestionHi! We are moving into a house where ther is already a fish pond, I can send you a picture. We found that there were some small orange fish in there, some 5 long, some smaller, some had black speckles

White spot/Ich

QuestionQUESTION: I have three new goldfish (ryukin, commet and oranda). I have been monitoring the Ammonia, Nitrites and Nitrates as my tank didnt cycle prior to the fish being introduced. Ammonia has stayed below

dead frogs in my very large pond

QuestionI have a pond about 60x60 x 13 ft deep. it is lined and in a oak forest. many frogs die and line the shore late winter early spring my wife cries and i need to figure out the deaths. Is the ph from the oak

betta fish

Questioni have two betta fish,one from each sex.ive had them for about two months but the male wont seem to make a bubble net.is there anything i can do so it can make it or should i just wait it out? AnswerI too h

sick fish & frogs

Questiongood morning Robyn, we mov ed into our house 2 years ago and inherited a nice ornamental pond, ive no idea how many gallons of water it holds but its 8ft in diameter, the shallow point around the edge is ab

half wine barrel

QuestionHi There, Im want to put together a half wine barrel pond, for plants and fish, How deep should the barrel be that I purchase? I notice that they all seem to be different. Thank You for the help

carbon in pond & water lilies

QuestionHi Tom, I have 2 questions actually. I live in So. California. I have a 2000 gallon koi pond that is covered about 75% by a redwood trellis. When it rains I get red colored water from the trellis. Although I

back yard fish pond

QuestionI have had a gold fish pond in my back yard for about 15 years. Not located in the best possible location as it is in an area of a lot of shade. However - the fish seem to do well. I have b

stunted growth

QuestionIm thinking about setting up a small aquarium. Id like 1-3 koi / goldfish. Ive been told if the aquarium is small it will stunt their growth. Is this harmful to the Koi / goldfish. AnswerWhat normally happe

outdoor fish in for the winter suddenly dying

QuestionI brought in 6, 4-inch goldfish and 10 babies from the outdoor pond for the winter. They have been fine for over three months but now they are dying suddenly. Im down to 3 babies and 2 larger one

salamanders

QuestionHi, i wanted to get a salamander. Can you tell me how big they grow and if they need dry land or not? I have a 40 gallon tank containing the following: 1 blood parrot cichlid, 1 yellow lab cichlid, 1 firemou

frog mating with my goldfish?!

Questiontwice during the last week i have seen one of the larger frogs astride my 5 inch goldfish. First time along its back half, this time on its head and front half. i have tried to prod the frog but it wil

frogs

QuestionI have an outdoor pond. We have approx 16 fish and now have a fast growing toad (frog?)group of at least 17. Is there a safe balance of numbers for the fish. I think some of them are missing. Wou

frogs fish

QuestionMy outdoor pond is approx 2.50m x 1.25m. We have 16 fish and now appear to have 17/18 toads (frogs?)and increasing. How many toads should I allow? I want to add a few more fish. Regards AnswerFi

Bloated Goldfish

QuestionI have a very fat, bloated goldfish who can no longer stay the right way up. I pretty sure its not dropsy as the scales are not lifting like a pine cone. It still trys to swim and has been like i

A 3 barrel iwskey barrel pond

QuestionQUESTION: Well online I was looking around at whiskey barrel ponds since I am very into plants and am starting on keeping fish. So I thought of doing a pond but with 4 siblings and one more on the way(Im 15)

Ponds&Lakes

QuestionI was wondering what kind of animals lived in ponds and lakes. My class has a project and we got the biome Ponds&Lakes. I wanted to know what kind of animals and plants lived in them. Also I need to know how

frogs killing goldfish

QuestionDear Robyn i have got a pond that has been established for about 5/6 years there was a goldfish of about 6-7 inches that had been living in the pond since it was set up & looked very healthy. The pond is ho