FanTail Question for Dr. Ingrid
 

Thanks for the clarification. {:O) I may get one or two weeks when the pond
freezes over. I always keep a hole open in the ice. I look forward to
getting some fish in this new pond. I make my own large
bio-plant/mechanical filters. The plant I use is water parsley which is a
perennial here. It forms a thick root mat that filters well.
Again..Thanks!! Mike
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OK.. so it does get cold. well. there are "pond fantails".. they are
longer not
quite so deep and round as the fanciest of the fancies. there are moors
and
shubunkins (single tails) that do well in a pond.
it is most important to keep a hole open in the ice over winter and
provide a big air
stone and aeration. GF dont quiet down like koi when the temp drops below
45oF.
they keep bopping around, some people even see them thru clear ice. they
cannot be
fed with the temp under 55oF, in fact, I wouldnt want to try to feed em
until 65oF.
let them nibble on the algae until it really warms up and then feed very
lightly.
Ingrid

wrote:
Hi Ingrid, Thank for your help.Types of FanTails well, I live in Zone 6
Southern Illinois(about 50 miles from the most Southern tip of Illinois)


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