Water Lillies and worms

QuestionI have a water lilly plant 2 year old and this year the pads are appearing brown and delaying, attached to the underside and all up and down the stems are what look like clear slug like things? What could th

Newbie Question

QuestionWe have recently installed a pond in our back yard. We did this with the intention of making it the perfect environment for fish. We did a lot of research on the subject, learned everything we co

pond liner

QuestionI am in the middle of redoing my parents pond. because of the shape of the pond, we had to get 2 separate pieces of liner, The place we got the liner at said the best place to join would be the waterfall- wo

water pond

QuestionHi Jonathan, Ive got a pond/waterfall. Its about 8ft long, 6ft wide, and 4ft deep. I just ordered a new liner for it. The old one seemed to have a leak. A couple of questions for yo

chloramines added to water

QuestionQUESTION: We have a pond-2700 to 3000 gallons that has been in place for 3 years. This year starting mid-May, our rural water will have chloramines instead of free chlorine added to the water. We have a auto

pond for ducks

QuestionI have 4 roune ducks that need a pond, they have out grown the kiddy pool..Haha...Ive down some looking around and found some pond kits..but people keep telling that my water will be green and nasty with the

Pond not getting enough air

Question Pond Hi, Ive just had two fish in my pond die and I assume its due to lack of oxygen in the water. Pond Facts Size 9m x 4m x 1.8m (possibly deeper at one end (I cant remember) volume approx 60,000L 13

Water Lilies

QuestionI recently was spreading Ronstar, some got on my water lilies and now they are all rotting on the top of the surface and seems as if they are going to die soon. Can I save them and how? I have a

Yellow Taro Colocasia esculenta

QuestionI bought this pond plant Saturday and its was standing up straight. The tag says level 1/2 so i put it in the pond and now it is flopped over. Should I plant this on the outside of the pond????

fish losing enthusiam for food

QuestionHi Jonathan, I have an outdoor water feature/waterfall. Top section is about 4 deep and 4x5 rectangular. Bottom section is 1.5 deep with same rectangular dimensions. I have 2 koi and 6 gold

pond clarity

QuestionI have a pond which is about 5yrs old 12x10x4. Last yr I emptied it and scrubbed down the liner and refilled. I have a good filter and backwash on a regular basis I have fish but feed very rarely. I have wat

Water Lily pads are looking skeletal

QuestionOur pond is approx. 500 gallons. There are no fish in it, yet this year. The lily pads are getting eaten up and only the veins are visible. Something I read said it is probably snails or la

Rust coloured gunge

QuestionQUESTION: Dear Raf My mother has a small garden pond in which she has a number of standard goldfish. The pond has been very healthy for 20 years but this year a rust coloured gunge has appeared across

Rust Coloured Gunge!!??

QuestionDear Jonathan My mother has a small garden pond in which she has a number of standard goldfish. The pond has been very healthy for 20 years but this year a rust coloured gunge has appeared across the s

hardy water lilies

QuestionWhy do hardy water lilies seem to not grow in my spring fed pond? Is the PH an issue. I have tried it several times and they just die on me. The water is very cold and stays that way all summer long because

Spots on Koi

QuestionI have a small backyard pond with 6 koi in it. The fish are young and only measure 5-6 inches. The pond is 6x6x3 and is in sun for half of the day. It has an upper pond with a waterfall. It

Too many Bubbles

QuestionHI My problem is we just built are first pond outside,the problum we have is we have a lot of bubbles like form on top of the water.What could this be,we have water coming off flat rocks is the water

Goldfish and Wild Goldfish

QuestionOur 3000 Gal Pond has Koi and a couple of large Goldfish. After last years spawn the baby fish turned out to look like neither. They lack the barbels around the mouth as is common in Koi and wild carp. The b

Missing catfish

QuestionWe have had a vacation home in the Catskill Mtns. for 25 years. About 12 years ago we dug a pond 60 long by 25 wide. It is 10 at its deepest. Its fed by natural spring water, supplemented in the summer by wa

green koi pond water

QuestionOur pond is @1,000 gallons and 1 year old. We have 7 koi and 4 plants. Our ponds gets allot of sun. I treat the pond once a week for string algae (we had a problem with string algae last ye