from tank to pond?

[melissa]

hello,
having installed a pond in the backyard, i am wondering how the fish
will take the adjustment. there are plants and hiding places, a pump
and an aerator sp?. i have treated the water for chlorine etc.

will they die due to being outside since they are inside fishes? (i
hope not)
thanks for your advice or opinions!

[Ken Russell]

When you buy fish from an aquarium they are usually kept in tanks indoors,
and they survive the transition to a pond, at least in my experience. I
guess it depends on the difference in temperatures. Maybe not a good idea
to do it in the colder weather.

Ken Russell
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"melissa" > wrote in message
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| hello,
| having installed a pond in the backyard, i am wondering how the fish
| will take the adjustment. there are plants and hiding places, a pump
| and an aerator sp?. i have treated the water for chlorine etc.
|
| will they die due to being outside since they are inside fishes? (i
| hope not)
| thanks for your advice or opinions!
|


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[Geezer From Freezer]

Definitely don't move from a warm aquarium to a cold cold pond. If your aquarium
is
say 20oC, then wait until the early summer when the pond temp is the same. You
could
use a large bucket (clean of course) and half fill with aquarium - place fishie
into
it, then slowly fill with pond water (to adjust) - just an idea.

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wait for that pond to go green and "ripen" first. get the temp of the water in the
pond and tank within 4oF, then just move the fish out. they will love it and thrive
going to summer camp. when you bring them in fall, however, you need to do a
"cleanup". Ingrid

(melissa) wrote:

>hello,
> having installed a pond in the backyard, i am wondering how the fish
>will take the adjustment. there are plants and hiding places, a pump
>and an aerator sp?. i have treated the water for chlorine etc.
>
>will they die due to being outside since they are inside fishes? (i
>hope not)
>thanks for your advice or opinions!



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[Geezer From Freezer]

wrote:
>
> wait for that pond to go green and "ripen" first. get the temp of the water in the
> pond and tank within 4oF, then just move the fish out. they will love it and thrive
> going to summer camp. when you bring them in fall, however, you need to do a
> "cleanup". Ingrid
>

Ingrid,

How do you suggest a cleanup? Salt bath?

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Geezer From Freezer > wrote:

>
>
wrote:
>>
>> wait for that pond to go green and "ripen" first. get the temp of the water in the
>> pond and tank within 4oF, then just move the fish out. they will love it and thrive
>> going to summer camp. when you bring them in fall, however, you need to do a
>> "cleanup". Ingrid
>>
>
>Ingrid,
>
>How do you suggest a cleanup? Salt bath?



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.