sachool pond

QuestionWe have a pond in our school, the pond is situated in an enclosed enviroment (walled on all four sides) It was considered a nature area in the late 80s, but it is only used for pond dipping now. We would lik

koi carp

Questionive just bought a koi carp today and i have just been out and it is floatin upside down however it is still breathing can u please tell me if they is anything that i can do or is it dying many thanks alan A

Orph unwell!!

QuestionI have had 4 Orphs and 5 gold fish in a pond in my garden for the past 3 years with no problems. However, I recently bought a tank and brought all the fish inside. I have noticed that one of the

green film on my koi pond

Questioncan you tell me why i have a green film on the surface of my pond water, any bubbles that form are also green, however the water below the surface is not green. i put my hand in the pond water the other day

grass snakes and fish

QuestionHi,This afternoon I spotted a Ghost Koi floating in my pond with a small grass snake (head about the size of a thumb nail)attached by its mouth to the Kois fin, On inspecting the Koi which was about 10in lon

Pond size / size of fish

QuestionHello, I have a 50-gallon pond with a PondMaster 190 filter. I have two goldfish, approx. 8 each, and one random 5 shark-looking fish (came with the pond when we moved in). The pond gets a lot of

All my Koi died with in 2 weeks after 5 years

QuestionI have 3 Koi in a 2400 gallon pond. I purchased 2 new ones from a local pond store. After aclamating them to the water, one of the new Koi, I never saw again. A week later the second Koi disapeared then a fe

pregnant goldfish?

Questionhi robyn, we have a small garden pond to which we have some goldfish, and 3 baby frogs. 4 of our goldfish look pregnant (swelling on underside near tail fin?) i am not sure what to do. do i separate them fro

New pond construction

QuestionQUESTION: Hello, I am in the planning stages of my pond and would like some advice from someone NOT trying to sell me something. I planning for the pond to be 5 1/2 feet square and 3 feet deep. I

Golden Orf

QuestionMy new pond is approx 8 weeks old and I had 6 fish from my old pond and two are Golden Orf nearly 5 years old. On Saturday I found recently added fish 1x shubunkin and 1 x Yellow comet dead upside at bottom

koi in a 300-gallon pond

QuestionI have four koi fish. they live outside all year long. they got through the winter fine, but all of a sudden one of my koi is laying at the top on a ledge and is very sluggish. I am really

parasites

QuestionHi, I have just built a small pond and whilst i am letting it cycle i have noticed loads of tiny worm like creatures swimming around (approx 4mm long)they look similar to tadpoles in shape and they swimm wit

atrium pond

QuestionI bought a house with an atrium and pond. Now dont know what to do with either, but specifically the pond. Would like to add plants, but there is no dirt, just the plastic liner. I tried floaters and a lilly

Bugs in my pond

QuestionQUESTION: Came home tonight and my pond is covered with what looks like extreamly fine grains of black sand but when you collect it is some kind of bug that jumps off like a flea. Do you know what they are,

pregnant fish?

QuestionHi john, I have no knowledge on breeding, but a couple of our fish look pregnant. I am not even sure what they would look like! Also we are finding it really hard to keep the pond clear/clean. After a water

Evening water loss

QuestionI have recently experienced a problem of water loss during the night. I have a 35 gallon pond, which is in ground. I have lost about 10 gallons in a single night. It is not from evaporation or splashing from

Koi fish help

QuestionHello pond ethusiests!!! I have a pond with koi and goldfish one fish i noticed one of my koi has a bump growing on its side looks like a tumor. I am wondering if I should quareantine the fish and treat wi

pond ich treatment

QuestionHello, I have a small goldfish pond. It is approximately 200 gallons. I added some fish after I quarantined them. I quarantined them for a week (which I have since learned is not long enou

shubunkin fry

QuestionDo you know approximately how big shubunkin fry should be before they are released into the pond with the adults without the risk of them being eaten!? AnswerIt depends on what animals and predators are in

pond fish acting strange

QuestionI have had my outdoor pond for 3 or 4 years with pretty good luck. but lately my goldfish and one koi seem to be hang by the sides of the pond, under rock outcropping in the shallow bog area, not swimming ar