I am a very new ponder here in Zone 5 Ohio. Put in one of those 90-gal. preformed kits in the spring, and we love it! Here's my question. I really didn't feed our two 4-5" goldfish (one comet and one something else -- all orange!) all summer. Now we have at least nine, maybe more, babies. The...

I need some advice from the experts. We've gone from summer into winter here in Idaho (zone5, used to be 4.) I've successfully wintered over the fish for 3 years using a couple of airstones. This year I decided to use a bit more, 2 airstones, an Oase pond aerator and a small 300gph pump for some...

Anybody know the difference between these 2 products, besides the coloring of the bottle buck or so difference in price? The maker, instructions, and benefits are nearly identical. TIA, Fred Rose Oceanside

This place really slooooows down for the winter. ;-)

Ok, I have a question. I have a measly little 70 gallon preform pondlet and some of you must know what they look like....This year i stacked bricks in four places for the toads to get out. (All i cared about was making it toad friendly from the beginning. I got toads but time and time again they...

Hey folks, I ment to post this link before but then forgot. On this page you get a report with lots of pictures as how it can look like when doing a PP treatment. It may be of some help for people wanting or needing to do this treatment for the first time. I know I always shied away, but this...

Where might I find some info addressing duckweed and other topics on large farm ponds?TIA y'all

saw this on another group! Halloween Safety Tips I'm sure that you've all seen these rules before and really, they're just common sense. But since we're coming up to that time of the year, I think it's wise to review them. Something about this time of year can play

Ladies and Gentlemen, You've all heard the phrase "When it rains it pours" Like I don't have enough, the out of control fire in my area is now truly out of control. Some of you may remember that I live in Rancho Cucamonga, Southern California! We've had fire going on since Tuesday, and it's...

Hello I'm new to this thread - and a fair novice at ponds also. But I now have a smallish pond/waterfall etc in my backyard that I'm pretty happy with, and up until recently also had six happy koi swimming around. Several rocky hideaways etc. A couple of months ago we had a visit from a white...

Folks, I wonder if you some of the carp and newt experts around here would be able offer some advice? In my pond in South Cambridgeshire I have a lonely, solitray koi-like fish which hasn't grown any longer than twelve inches in the three years since I "inherited" it with the pond and the house....

Here is a story about prozac leaking into a body of water and infecting fish. http://msnbc.com/news/984141.asp?0dm=C1ALT BV.

I have no means for shipping, but have 2 ~12" and several 4 - 8 inch fish in a very healthy, but tiny little pond. These guys have reproduced like crazy and are many different colors and sizes.

animaux wrote: We live in Austin, Texas, USDA Zone 8b, the ground never freezes and the pond will freeze a skin on top only one to three times all winter...in a harsh winter storm. Heater? Air pump, to keep the water circulating. Heat is only required in really...

I saw this on a TV show. They had made an 8ft tall x 8ft wide rain wall out of copper tubing. Does anyone know where to get the plans to build one? I pretty much know how to construct the overhead tubing..but i need some ideas on what to use for the 8ft long water reservoir, so I can secure it to...

The watergardening labradors and I are great fans of author Dean Koontz and his golden retriever, Trixie. Every once and a while Trixie sends around an email letter to remind readers of a new book release. Today's email details Trixie's plans for Halloween. MY HALLOWEEN PLANS By Trixie Koontz,...

Is this the best forum for questions about managing larger multi acre ponds? I am a new pond(s) owner and have a lot to learn, but it looks like this group may be mostly geared toward smaller ponds. Thanks, Bruce B

I purchased a Craftsman wet vac for myself to clean my pond. I never thought the purchase of a wet vac would give me this much pleasure. I told my husband it was mine (early Christmas present) hands off. Joann

My little 400gal pond has done wonderfully all summer long - crystal clear water (after the spring bloom), lilies going crazy, fish thriving, including a host of new babies. However, I was thinning the hyacinth this week and in removing several plants noticed a subtle yet distinct odor that...

I have a few pond skaters in my small pond, but am concerned that as winter draws in and the lilies die back and are removed, there will be no 'land' surface on which they can rest (or whatever they do!). How do others deal with this? David