wetland/aquatic plants care

Questionhey, I am going to add Chromium to the water. I want to know if the plants absorbed the chromium and why. Since I am going to place them in a environmental chamber/growth chamber. Do you think its ok if th

PONDLESS WATERFALL BLACK ROCKS

QuestionThis is the first season for pondless waterfall and the rocks in the strean are BLACK. I also have some string alge. What do I use to bring the rocks in the stream back to norman color? &nb

soap in pond

QuestionMy 2 year old daughter dumped her bubbles into one of my ponds. Ive been changing the water and scooping out the soapy bubbles but they just keep coming. Do you have any suggestions? Will my fish survive thi

leeches

QuestionRobyn, I have a friend that has a pond in his back yard we recently went fishing and cought catfish all were about 10lbs but all also had leeches on thier head and bottom of th

Winterizing my fish pond

QuestionHello Robyn This summer I built a fish pond. I have read many article about winterizing my pond and I have talked to some people that do have ponds. My pond is probably 20ft long and 15ft wide.

Winterizing Pond with Fish

QuestionWe recently bought a house with a small pond and waterfall. We currently have about 8 fish (gold and Koi). The pond is about 4 feet in diameter with the deepest part about 24 inches. I know

goldfish ponds

QuestionHi I live in Australia and we have a large pond, about a thousand litres, with some large goldfish, that have lived happily for years. In the last couple of weeks, pond went blackish, smelt very chemically,

Filter and foamy bubbles.

Question1. Filter. Im planning to dig my own pond back of my house. The pond size 9ft(L) x 2ft (W)x 2ft(D) . How to build a inside filter that actually works within the pond? If possible I thinking using one pump ra

Water clarity

Question-I dont think it is dirt. The is only one are higher than the pond and there is no runoff from that. The water is almost like weak tea. I am using field stone bought from the nursery, and using that as

fry

Questionwe have about 35-40 baby fish in our pond, they are all dark brown to black ranging in size from 1/4 inch to 11/2 inch. how can we tell what breed they are ? in our pond we have goldfish, koi,rudd,tench,carp

My goldfish...is it resting or what?

QuestionI have a white, with orange and black flecked two tailed, common goldfish. Ive had it for almost a year. Its not old, either. Lately though, Ive noticed that it stays near the bottom a lot! To describe a nor

common goldfish

Questioncan common goldfish live in total shade. my new pond has no sunlight at all. is that okay? AND HOW MANY GALLONS PER FISH. THEY KEEP HAVING BABIES AND I KEEP RUNNING OUT OF SPACE FOR T

indoor pond water quality

QuestionI have an indoor pond with two koi and five catfish one channel and other four bluecat. The pond is about 700 gal. and the water has become milky looking. There is a white slime covering the liner. What is t

dying fish??

QuestionI have a goldfish pond with 5 large goldfish. Yesterday when I got home I found my calico goldfish on the bottom of the pond on his side. He would move for short distance when I put a net close to him.

Goldfish Types

QuestionI recently moved to a house with a goldfish pond. Documents from the original owner indicate it is about 700 gallons. After doing some reading and looking at photos, Ive decided the fish are goldfish (not ko

fertilizing water lillies

Questiondo you fertilize water Lillies? if so what kind of fertilize do you use and how much per gallon. i have a very small Lilly pad pool and nobody has ever taken care of it and i dont know anything about them. t

run off in pond

Questionlast week the pond received and excessive amount of run off from culverts to yards back to the pond and the water turned dark then the fish started dieing, first the bait fish then the carp and bass then the

gravel in pond

Questionwhat type of gravel is found in a pond???what are the other types of soil that are found in a pond??? AnswerHi, depending on the type of pond some have gravel in and some soil but they both must be free fro

Water pumps and filters

Question ------------------------------------------- The text above is a follow-up to ...Thank you for your informative and prompt response. I hope you dont mind if I gleam more info from you. What size pump a

goldfish and cold weather.

QuestionIt is about 7 inches deep and 24 inches in diameter. There is a little waterfall that recycles the water. I read that I shouldnt feed them in the winter, is that correct? ------------------------------------