Winter koi fish loss

QuestionWe have a 10,000 gal./9 ft deep pond with a rubber liner that we just established last spring/summer 06. We had six koi fish, the largest being about a foot long in there that had 14 babies last summer. I to

sickfish

QuestionThis winter we kept our fish in our pond as usual-the temperature got to be about below zero.We have never lost fish before,but this winter all have practically died. There seems to be like a white fuzz subs

Sick Comet

QuestionHello, My 8 comet has been struggling for 6 months now. It began with it having difficulty swimming below the surface and it was usually floating upside down. It has gotten worse this week and its belly look

killing worms in small pond

QuestionI have a small pond in my back yard. There are worms (or critters that look like worms) clogging the filter, and seem to be living on the bottom of the pond. How do I kill them? I dont want fish. I dont want

golden orfe dying

QuestionQUESTION: In the last two months 4 of our orfe have died they were all over 7 years old,appeared in good condition and were about 12-15 inches in length. There are 50 plus other fish in the pond of various k

Goldfish seriously injured tail!

QuestionHi, Im wondering if you can help me? We have a large pond and today we noticed one of our fish, a comet/goldfish, was stuck in a filter by her tail! We pulled her free, but her tail is quite badly injured! I

worms in my pond

QuestionI have a small pond and dont want fish. I have a small waterfall and fountain. The problem is the worms keep plugging up the head of my fountain. Is there anything that I can do to get rid of them? More ligh

muddy waters

QuestionI bought a pond setup from Walmarts, 100 gals, added a water lilly, an oxygenator plant, two decorative plants and 4 Koi, water turned muddy when I added the plants which contain i believe aquatic clay...fil

mud in fish pond

Questionhow often do I clean mud out of my ponds? AnswerHi, it all depends on what you want if you want clear water you will have to clean it out on a regular basis if you want a natural pond and all th

Water Lotus Seeds

QuestionQUESTION: Have you grown lotus from seeds before? I recently recieved seeds for several lotus plants from Amsterdamn. I have drill a small hole in the round section of the seed and am now soaking them. Once

gold fish pond

QuestionMy backyard pond is about 8x 4 and 3.5 feet deep. I live in Ontario. I have about 12 gold fish about 4 to 5 long. In this size of pond how many gold fish can i put in and how big can or will they

Our Koi is a prime suspect

QuestionHi. We have or had two goldfish and a Koi since they were very small early 2004. Well, we have a 65 gallon tank, and recently the smaller goldfish buddy has come up missing..... Where could he have gone, we

Pond Alkalinity

QuestionWe put a 3500 gallon pond in last year and watched the alkalinity and hardness drop as the year progressed. I just took my first sample of the year and found the pH @ 7.5, but the GH is 40 and the KH i

pond plant protectors

QuestionI have found many floating plant protectors and lily protectors ( nets to protect roots from fish) on various websites but none for Canada. I cant seem to find a company that will ship to Canada.  

Too soft water

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, this is my first full year with my new pond. Its roughly 2800 gals with a waterfall and almost entirely 3 ft deep. Living in NC and having well water, my water is super soft (about

Pond filters/pumps

QuestionHi Robyn, For the past three years Ive used a submersible pondmaster pump and filter. When I enlarged the pond, my five pond fish rewarded me with 30 babies. The filter disintegrates when I clea

Novice needs advice on Spring maintenance

QuestionLast December, I moved into a rented house, which has a small pond (approx 12x5ft, approx 4ft. deep). The pond has about 15 carp who, according to our landlord, need no maintenance. However, he o

Fish safe adhesive

QuestionI was wondering if you could tell me what I could use to glue rocks to the side of a preformed pond that would be safe for fish? I would just like to cover a little of the black showing so it doesnt lo

goldfish in phx, az

QuestionI have an outdoor pond on the east side of my house. It has been there for 2-3 years. Prior to that location it was under the overhang in full shade. It now receives full sun for about 4 ho

Is our pond too shallow?

QuestionHi, We recently reconconstructed an old pond.Weve made it into a wildlife pond and do not intend to keep goldfish etc.As we also wanted it child friendly, weve kept in shallow.Also small creatures can get in