Pond Fish Offspring vs. Tadpoles

QuestionHi Tom. I have a 100 gallon pond in my backyard full of goldfish and a few shubukins. I have had a huge problem within the last three months with tadpoles. Frogs would lay thousands of them in the pond and t

green water in duck pond

Questiontom i have a 220 gallon duck pond with on fish in it you told me to try barley bales to prevent greem water how often do i change the bales how long do i leave them in do i pull them out as long as the water

Can I use synthaproof as a liner for my pond

QuestionHave built a plant only pond of concrete blocks 21 long x 28 wide x 16 deep with a 4 concrete base. Can I use synthaproof to make it water tight? I really do not want to use a plastic or rubber liner. Answe

Nasty green water

QuestionI have about a 300 gallon pond( 7x4 and about 20 deep). I went and bought feeder fish cause I was told that an Eco system was needed to build up before I put any koi in. Well its been about 3 weeks and I sti

Goldfish Mysteriously Dying in Established Pond

QuestionQUESTION: We have a well established pond in our backyard for approximately 3 - 4 years now. We have many goldfish and were doing well until this summer. In the past 2 weeks our largest 6 goldfis

my fish are acting strange

QuestionHi - over the past couple of weeks I noticed 1st (after heavy rains) that my koi werent eating as enthuastically as normal - but my goldfish were acting normal - but lately my goldfish are staying to the edg

suddenly all fish disappeared from the pond.. within 3 weeks

QuestionQUESTION: I have two ponds...with about 70 fish.. lost of water lillies and lotuses. Most of the fish is golden fish in the pond for last seven years.. it was very healthy and even reproducing for last many

Pond Leaks

QuestionDo you know of Koi Carp, or Sturgeon causing holes in black beutile lining? The water drops all of a sudden then levels out and is topped up, then might be alright for some days, then it drops again. There i

fish behaviour

Questionthis morning, all the fish are at the top of the pond looking like theyre gasping for air....even the orfe, who usually stay down below, once grabbed their food.....they usually feed as soon as food is put o

Goldfish suddenly all swimming at top of acquarium

QuestionQUESTION: I have five fantail goldfish who were all happily utilising the whole of my large aquarium and for two days now are all swimming at the top. I fed them tonight and they dont seem interested i

koi carp chemicals

Questioncan you put koi carp into an pond with tap water to the size of 15,000 galon and do i have to add any chemicals i have about 1000+ so its quite important Ive upgraded my pool and Ive been also told by expert

my fish died

Questioni had a large ghost koi in the region of 24 inches long i have found it dead today , but i have also discovered a large number of baby fish in the pond and wonderer if it is likely that the two were related

Reflection pools

QuestionI love the modern and serene look of reflection pools along with the added interest of the reflection that they offer. My question is in regards to the dangers of still or standing water specifically being a

RedGoldfish turned white

QuestionHi Tom I have mega concerns with my Redfish Goldfish Kintaro. My fish always chill out under a rock in the barrel but one day I saw My Redgoldfish Pure white no other colour but white. At first I thought it

Black Moor Goldfish

QuestionI purchased a black moor. I have only had him for 24 hours and I noticed that he sits on the bottom like hes sleeping. At first I thought he was ill, but he gets up and swims for a good while and

cloudy water

QuestionI installed a pond about 4 weeks ago and after a week I put 5 baby KOI in it, then I noticed Tadpoles in the water. Shortly after they appeared the water started to get cloudy. I clean the filter every other

koi frys

QuestionWe were blessed! But what are they? Parents, red and black, and the other white with black. Some look like our koi, but most look silvery? It is not a matter of size. The colored fish are the red, black, w

Fish Seem Depressed

QuestionHi. I have two sarassa comets in my 100 gallon pond. I know they will slow their eating and prepare to hibernate in the fall but they already seem kind of blah. Isnt it too early for them t

~30 gal pond: dying floating plnts, fish, other plants OK

QuestionI have 3 questions, all related. Q#1: I have a large, antique washbin approx. 30 gallons, that Im using for a water-garden. It is galvanized, but appears to have sprouted a couple of rust spots this year. Fo

hail and pondfish

QuestionI have had a pond (1000 gal)for about 7 years. Most of the time I have had very healthy goldfish and koi. About three times in the seven years we have a had a big hail storm--this pretty much wipes out my ko