Yesterday, I made the sad discovery that my goldfish suffered a probable heron attack. It looks like the heron got about half of my 30+ goldfish. The survivors are all spooked (naturally) and won't even come up for food. Some have scrape marks on their bodies where it looks like they escaped the...

I have a 20,000 gallon (17'x47') lily pond which is spring fed. It filled up in 2 days so the flow is good. The spring water's temperature is 50 F. The pond's temperature is up to 65 F. When first filled with water, it quickly covered over with string algae but the string algae is beginning to...

I bought a underwater light at Lowe's that connects right into my Malibu l/v set up, it is however (per the box) solid copper....does anyone know if that will have any adverse effect on the water quality or fish....It seems to me I read somewhere it might, what do you think?

I have an area around my skimmer where I am thinking of putting in a perennial of some type. I live in Minnesota Zone 4. What plants like to grow into a pond? I was thinking of a water melon vine I know it is an annual but I have seen watermelons floating in a spring.

I was out driving and happened upon a natural pond or possibly large puddle. There were 3 pot plants (marijuana) looking good right in the middle of it. Makes me wonder....

ok, i have ALOT of iris. they grow naturally everywhere by me. i have a problem with my pond. i dont know if any of you saw the pictures ( http://www.thehvscene.com/pond/ ) but would adding iris in pots in the pond make a difference or have an effect on the clarity of the water, help get rid of...

The cost of the skimmer and filter box are expensive ~$500 or more. Has anyone seen plans to build one? Any special concerns?? Thinking of using either external quality (CDX) or marine grade plywood and then covering with liner......comments. Expect the pond to be 6 ft x 8 ft or so and 18-24in...

Hi, Is there any way of over-wintering water hyacinths here in the UK? Thanks, DW

Anyone have any idea what this guy is? And JMK, if you say, "A frog". I will come over there and beat you with one of your koi. http://www.darofamily.com/jeff/files/2004/may/batch2/p1010012.jpg BV. P.S. Had my first lily flower today.

I think so anyway. While searching for something else I found: http://www.arborman.com/ check out the pond and koi links. --

I know that it is a strong fast goldfish with a double tail which is a good pond fish and and the most common goldfish pondfish in Japan and China. It has a magnificent tail with a wider than normal goldfish body and it can easily hold its own with the comets and the standard goldfish at feeding...

My Koi are still looking a bit wide in the butt, so I don't think they have spawned yet, but we noticed yesterday...hundreds of fry. We're not sure if it's the minnows, the Koi, the Goldies or some mix of the aforementioned group. We'll just have to wait and see. Still no frog or toad eggs. BV.

I am building a waterfall. Do I cover the hill with liner before placing rocks? Any tips on how to do this and on placing rocks appreciated as this is a first time project.

thanx to everyone who has been helping me along the way. i took new pictures today: http://www.thehvscene.com/pond The pond hasnt cleared up yet.. still looks green. I put in a veggie filter, but dont have too many plants in it yet because i havnt bought them.. Im looking to hear any tips from...

Hi, I recently cleaned up my water lilies from last year and "sunk" them into the pond in a pot with aquatic soil and now they've grown up to the surface nicely. I also purchased a pot from Home Depot filled with aquatic plants. My question is this: both pots have the heavy, dark,...

My biggest goldfish, about eight inches, has lost some scales on her sides. This happened when she became quite large from being full of eggs and got stuck a few times squeezing through small passages. My question is this. Will a goldfish grow back lost scales? Thanks, Glenn

Hi, I really feel sorry for all these "newbies" in any hobby or interest. There is so many unnecessary gadgets and gimmicks out there for them to spend money on. I have been involved with the pet industry since around 1971. In the beginning I as a "newbie' wasted money on gadgets and...

Any of you have creative ideas for netting around tall plants that are sticking out of my pond? Right now I have a container from Home Depot of various pond plants at the edge of the pond, and kind of have the netting go across the pond and stop where the container is, but this leaves gaps...

Here is a design from someone I know. Use the basic idea and go from there. Mine is simplified. http://users.abcs.com/bauguesh/FILTER.HTM Thanks Mike -- Grab your pig’s feet, bread, and gin, there’s plenty in the kitchen. I wonder what the poor people are eating tonight? Albert J."Fats" Waller

Hi, I've never in 10 years had a problem with them. I guess it depends on your pond, fish load,debris falling in pond etc. I know of numerous people that use them successfully. I guess as with the lava rocks it depends on the variables and conditions of your pond. That's the fun thing about...