worms

Questionmy question is about pond organisms, for the last 2 years now eveytime i clean out the filter on my pond i see these small brownish colored worms that are roughly a quarter of an inch in length. they are a l

Backyard Pond

QuestionOur pond is small, yet large enough to clean up and have it as a swimming pond for our kids. However, it has not been maintained in quite a few years. It is unlined, and has a lot of stuff growin

hot tub fish pond?

Questionwe are going to turn a old hot tub into a fish pond. what do you us to plug up the jet holes in the hot tub? we have had ponds for 8 yrs now and the pond we have now has a hole in he liner so we decided to u

Dying fish

QuestionI have a 5300 gallon backyard koi/shebunkin/goldfish pond. I have a variety of plants. I live in Northern Iowa and I keep my fish in the pond through the winter. My pond has been doing very

Pond water

QuestionHelp cloudy water pretty sure allege is ok. Water not green but on cascading waterfall my big rocks have a black coating over them. Ive used water clear, murk for cloudy water, alegicide, allergy cryst

i need a experts estimate a.s.a.p.

QuestionIF you clean about 100 pounds of algae out of a 3/4 acre pond and for 10 hours. that`s 10 pounds of algae an hour, but there was a LOT of algae, and its light so its hard for it to add up to 10 pounds. How m

How to raise pH?

QuestionIve built a small pond system (~2000 gallons, no fish yet, bio & UV filters, mostly shady area with pine & oak trees all around, NW Florida (dont know the temps yet, 3 feet deep) with waterfalls in the back

Worms in the pump

QuestionI used to get tiny worms on the back of a Buddha statue that was under the flow of an urn continually. I think they are nematodes as they are very tiny, brownish black, and continually moving in an S s

koi injurred

QuestionI have a small koi, about 4 long that went in my bottom drain, down 20 of pipe and into the filter basket upside down and was there for hours until I found him (this has been fixed now). And he was ali

Goldfish Pond

QuestionI want to build a Goldfish pond, but i want to know how deep and big is it supposed to be. Im more of a person that keeps fish in an aquarium but my fish are growing a lot and its going to crowd my 80g. I ha

outdoor pond

QuestionIs it ok to put white sand in my gold fish pond? Thank you AnswerHello Dawn! It is probably okay, but the sand will not stay white. It will turn green/brown/black in a matter of days. That is just a part o

red algea on pond/lake surface

QuestionHello, i am dealing with a pond/lake that is 75 meters by 50 meters. it has developed a red scum on the surface, this disappears with rain and comes back when left undisturbed. do you think this could be an

flashing

QuestionOur pond is 12 X 20 X 3. We have about 17 fish mostly Koi but we do have goldfish also. We had alot of flashing so we went to our Koi people and we put in something called Terminate, and thats what it did. I

Fountain/pond foam & sealant suggestions

QuestionI read a question and answer regarding foam from a new fountain and it sounded very similar to my situation. My employers have a water feature with a fountain in the lobby of their office building. &nb

female fish sloughing skin

Question My sick fish Hi Brigitte, Thank you for your answer.I have removed her and put her in my ten gallon hospital tank. I have been dosing her with Melafix and Pimafix. It seems to be helping as she is a little

dying koi

QuestionI have kept fish for many years, have an established 1000 gallon pond, koi dying weekly basis, had water checked, looks like type of fungus. Treated pond with 5 day fungal treatment ,is it possib

Yellow pond water

QuestionQUESTION: I have a small 200 gallon pond. I have about 5 goldfish and a catfish. It has a charcoal filter which I clean bi-weekly. I have been adding a clear water additive that is safe for the f

comet fish and bullfrogs

QuestionHi, We have a small backyard water pond with many comets; so many new ones we need to give some away! I have a friend who has a backyard water pond and I would like to give some to her but she is concerned b

bluegill with gold fish

QuestionCan i put a little bluegill about 3 inches long in with my gold fish and algae eaters, when the bluegill came from a local river, without wiping out all of the fish? AnswerHello Jacob! In general it is not

Pond Life

QuestionI have a small pond in my back garden. We have had newts in the pond, but no fish. At the moment we have these strange small squirmy things, which are even smaller than tadpoles, and arent very long. They do