turtles and goldfish

QuestionI just bought 2 turtles for my kids - is it okay for them to be in the same aquarium tank??? Someone told me that goldfish have ammonia and it isnt good for the turtles to be in there with them... Thanks &nb

old pond

QuestionI have a 15yr old pondthat has almost straight sides. I built it b-4 they started slanting them. what is the cheapest way of making a shelf or slant? And who should I get materials from? I have a new dog and

Pond leaches

QuestionWe have a back yard pond (S.W. Florida) with goldfish, plecos and 2 turtles. We have discovered a problem with leaches on our turtles! We have been picking them off my hand using a little salt an

Trees & healthy fish

QuestionI would like to install a pond for small fish in my back yard. I seem to remember reading that Japanese Maple tree leaves were toxic to fish. Is this correct? Do you know of any trees I sho

cross breeding

Questionwe have in our pond two 12inch golden orfs two six inch red goldfish and one 7inch white goldfish. in the summer of this year on of our 12in golden orfs became very fat. we assumed that it was eggs. several

after 3 months fish dying

QuestionI have a small appproximately 75 gallon outdoor pond, I have worked and worked and worked, it got to the time I put fish in, I bought regular gold fish, and two koi, I had about 24 total fish, now three mont

spagetti snake ????

QuestionWell Robyn the limestone falls are gone, and a new granite falls is in place. it took 3 gallons of sulfuric acid to get the PH down to 8.8 . Still green hopefully once it cools down and kills the algea over

Fat goldfish

QuestionI have a 6-7 gold/white goldfish that is swollen right below the tailfin area. It has been that way for about 6 weeks or more. Is it going to have babies or is it sick? It will stay at the

water loss in pond

QuestionHello Brigitte, I work for a small natural history museum and we have a small pond behind the museum. The pond seems healthy (and is very popular with visitors) but since August or so I have had to refill

sick (and dying) goldfish

QuestionThanks, Tom, for all your effort concerning my problem. As Ive recently changed the water so frequently, Ive found an area along the rim of the pond that is low so when the water is high, the ground ge

over wintering koi

QuestionI have a pond about two feet deep and 15 by 10feet. I have a waterfall. I have been told to turn off my waterfall in the winter because the koi need undisturbed water in the winter. I was told that the

Winterize pond with fish

QuestionWhat do we need to know about winterizing a pond with waterfall that contains fish? AnswerHello Candise! Winterizing a pond is a bit of a lengthy subject, too long to cover here. I can direct you toward a g

Hyacynth in a recirculating pond

QuestionBrigitte, What kind of growth or plugging problem can I anticipate with adding Hyacynth to my Koi pond. Secondly, would waater lilies be a better choice and why? Would like to have your advice t

pond water stays green

Questiondear Brigitte,i just purchased a pond from a friend and i cannot seem to keep the water from turning green once the rain water hits it. what can i do from stopping this annoying task? AnswerHello Tammil! Al

Number of goldish

Question ------------------------- Followup To Question - We have a pond thats 6.5m x 2.8m x 0.8m and started with about 30 goldfish from somebody elses pond. Natures had its way and they must have so far h

stoping raccoons and Herons from eating my fish

QuestionHi; I just bought a house with a nice koi pond. The koi where stolen or eaten as we were in the process of buying the house. Ive bought some small fancy gold fish and now some reg cheap gold fish just to hav

adding rocks to a pond

QuestionDear Carlo, I am working on building a small pond in my retaining wall with a waterfall going into it. I have a black plastic pond in the ground so far. I want it to look natural though, so I have put rocks

Losing Water

QuestionI have a 3600 gallon pond with a water fall. In the last year or so I have been loosing large amounts of water. Some times when I refill it will stay full for months and other times it will be low the next d

channel catfish color change

QuestionI have had two catfish in my central florida pond, 300 gat approx., for about 3 years. Each are about 24 one black, one albino. As of about a week ago the black one has been steadily fading from black to gre

Help - Too much Algea

QuestionWell good morning Tom, oh, and Happy Thanks-giving. Our location is Ontario, right near Lake Erie.I think they classify us as zone 4 (for plants). Our weather can go from a summer consisting of 90degrees to