New pond, feeding question

[Harry Boswell]

I've recently finished a small garden pond, about 9'x5', deepest part
is about 2 1/2 feet. I've got one water lily, a few water hyacinths,
and a couple of other small plants in it. Also 10 small (3")
goldfish. I've got to go out of town for a few days later this week,
and I'm wondering what to do about feeding the fish. My wife has some
of the weekend aquarium feeders for her classroom aquarium; we've
also got an automatic daily feeder (one of those revolving things) for
her aquariums. Would one of those be a good idea? Do I need to worry
about feeding them while I'm gone? It's hard for me to believe that
they could find food for themselves in the pond.

Thanks,
Harry Boswell

[Charles]

On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 20:53:50 -0500, Harry Boswell
> wrote:

>I've recently finished a small garden pond, about 9'x5', deepest part
>is about 2 1/2 feet. I've got one water lily, a few water hyacinths,
>and a couple of other small plants in it. Also 10 small (3")
>goldfish. I've got to go out of town for a few days later this week,
>and I'm wondering what to do about feeding the fish. My wife has some
>of the weekend aquarium feeders for her classroom aquarium; we've
>also got an automatic daily feeder (one of those revolving things) for
>her aquariums. Would one of those be a good idea? Do I need to worry
>about feeding them while I'm gone? It's hard for me to believe that
>they could find food for themselves in the pond.
>
>Thanks,
>Harry Boswell


Don't worry, don't feed them. I routinely let mine go for a week or
two, sometimes a month or two. Longest was for two years, but the
pond was established. I had cat problems and wanted the fish to get
out of the habit of coming to the top whenever anything came around.


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- Charles
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-does not play well with others

[Old Man]

Go, they will find something to eat, bugs, moss, and your plants.
"Charles" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 20:53:50 -0500, Harry Boswell
> > wrote:
>
> >I've recently finished a small garden pond, about 9'x5', deepest part
> >is about 2 1/2 feet. I've got one water lily, a few water hyacinths,
> >and a couple of other small plants in it. Also 10 small (3")
> >goldfish. I've got to go out of town for a few days later this week,
> >and I'm wondering what to do about feeding the fish. My wife has some
> >of the weekend aquarium feeders for her classroom aquarium; we've
> >also got an automatic daily feeder (one of those revolving things) for
> >her aquariums. Would one of those be a good idea? Do I need to worry
> >about feeding them while I'm gone? It's hard for me to believe that
> >they could find food for themselves in the pond.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Harry Boswell
>
>
> Don't worry, don't feed them. I routinely let mine go for a week or
> two, sometimes a month or two. Longest was for two years, but the
> pond was established. I had cat problems and wanted the fish to get
> out of the habit of coming to the top whenever anything came around.
>
>
> --
>
> - Charles
> -
> -does not play well with others

[Harry Boswell]

Thanks!

On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 22:02:35 -0500, "Old Man" >
wrote:

>Go, they will find something to eat, bugs, moss, and your plants.
>"Charles" > wrote in message
...
>> On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 20:53:50 -0500, Harry Boswell
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >I've recently finished a small garden pond, about 9'x5', deepest part
>> >is about 2 1/2 feet. I've got one water lily, a few water hyacinths,
>> >and a couple of other small plants in it. Also 10 small (3")
>> >goldfish. I've got to go out of town for a few days later this week,
>> >and I'm wondering what to do about feeding the fish. My wife has some
>> >of the weekend aquarium feeders for her classroom aquarium; we've
>> >also got an automatic daily feeder (one of those revolving things) for
>> >her aquariums. Would one of those be a good idea? Do I need to worry
>> >about feeding them while I'm gone? It's hard for me to believe that
>> >they could find food for themselves in the pond.
>> >
>> >Thanks,
>> >Harry Boswell
>>
>>
>> Don't worry, don't feed them. I routinely let mine go for a week or
>> two, sometimes a month or two. Longest was for two years, but the
>> pond was established. I had cat problems and wanted the fish to get
>> out of the habit of coming to the top whenever anything came around.
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> - Charles
>> -
>> -does not play well with others
>