Forum: Goldfish
August 15th 09, 02:44 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.goldfish
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Forum: General
August 5th 09, 03:36 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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grubs for goldfish?
yes, as long as no pesticides used on the lawn.
On Sat, 1 Aug 2009 21:22:10 GMT, wrote:
have been digging up sod in yard and finding quite a few grubs...........ok
to feed...
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Forum: Goldfish
August 5th 09, 03:35 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.goldfish
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Replies: 4
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Putting tiny fish in with bigger fish
big GF eat little GF. if the little ones can fit in the mouth, they will.
On Sun, 2 Aug 2009 13:42:25 +0100, "john royce" wrote:
Have just seen some very tiny black fish...
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Forum: Goldfish
July 14th 09, 11:06 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.goldfish
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Replies: 7
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fish advice wanted.
you have the biological filter (they are bacteria), but the new fish are pumping out
more ammonia than they can handle. the cloudy (white, right?) is the biobacteria
looking for a home. If you add...
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Forum: General
July 4th 09, 03:58 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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pressure filter
I would highly suggest a veggie filter rather than a pressure filter. Goldfish and
koi are very "dirty" and pressure filters channel and then anaerobic fermentation
starts in which can make hydrogen...
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Forum: General
June 8th 09, 01:42 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,990
Filling a pond
most of us fill it on "the meter". rain is not reliable unless you have some kind of
accumulating method that gets more water in than is evaporating. fortunately, with
the right veggie filter...
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Forum: General
June 8th 09, 01:39 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Orange stuff on top of pond
what kind of animals in the pond? in spring fish and frogs, etc. spawn and that
creates all kinds of foam. this could combine with pollens, like pine tree pollen to
make odd colors.
On Wed, 3 Jun...
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Forum: General
May 3rd 09, 04:35 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Sulking Koi - why?
in the process of cleaning out your pond you undoubtedly stirred up the bottom muck
and a lot of toxic gasses were probably released which are directly toxic and also
use up oxygen in the pond. ...
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Forum: Goldfish
April 26th 09, 04:13 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.goldfish
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Forum: General
April 19th 09, 05:24 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 8
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concrete pond probs
http://weloveteaching.com/mypond/etc/lineredge.gif
here is how to hide the edge.....
On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:59:31 -0700, Chip wrote:
wrote:
in 2...
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Forum: General
April 10th 09, 03:54 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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concrete pond probs
in 2 years or less "sweater" algae will cover the liner a nice green color. Ingrid
On Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:35:44 -0700, Chip wrote:
Lining a concrete pond w/ EPDM? Not sure...
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Forum: General
April 1st 09, 04:49 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 8
Views: 6,135
concrete pond probs
an epdm liner is best. \
On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:20:47 +0000, Steve999
wrote:
The top skimmed surface of my pond is in poor health and I an now
considering...
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Forum: Plants
April 1st 09, 04:41 PM Posted to aus.gardens,rec.gardens,rec.aquaria.freshwater.plants
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Replies: 2
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Harvesting azolla
yes. a good friend has an aquatic plant business and has both duckweed and azolla
that had overwhelmed her plants and kept the water too cool in her greenhouses. She
puts a pump into a container and...
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Forum: Goldfish
December 9th 08, 07:00 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.goldfish
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Replies: 7
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Swim bladder disease feeding question?
it is best to not feed at all.
http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/disease/symptom/symptom.htm#floating%20problems
it is a problem with what and how much is fed at one time. soft foods will not...
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Forum: Goldfish
November 8th 08, 03:52 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.goldfish
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Goldfish
October 23rd 08, 01:57 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.goldfish
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,973
Goldfish Question
too many GF, too little water. what you describe is classic behavior in toxic water
conditions. start changing water. what are you doing for filtration? It might be
better for your GF to get a...
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Forum: General
August 14th 08, 04:06 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 4
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Green water
First I would like to say crystal clear water IN A POND is often a sign of deadly
water. real pond water is not perfectly clear without a lot of equipment.
shading in a hot climate can use shade...
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Forum: General
August 12th 08, 02:35 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Green water
are there fish?
On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:05:05 +0100, Vegaspond
wrote:
My pond is a little over 2 years old now and I can not keep the water
clear this...
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Forum: General
July 31st 08, 04:18 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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algae
my veggie filter is my biofilter. I DO have a bucket that contains my pump and over
that is some filter material to mainly keep the pump from getting fouled with stuff.
but it also works in winter...
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Forum: General
July 18th 08, 11:03 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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algae
do a google search for veggie filter koi pond
mine: http://weloveteaching.com/mypond/mypond.htm
basically, build a shallow box filled with water plants (celery and cyperus are good
bare...
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Forum: General
July 17th 08, 05:49 AM Posted to rec.ponds
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Views: 4,579
algae
UV and a veggie filter. some shading helps too. Ingrid
On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:17:04 -0700 (PDT), tootseug wrote:
I've got algae with all this hot weather. Suggestions?
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Forum: General
July 17th 08, 05:49 AM Posted to rec.ponds
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bio filter blocking
replace the biofilter media. it just gets silted up and wont rinse out very well
after a couple years. do you have fish in the pond?
On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:02:56 +0100, steiny...
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Forum: Goldfish
July 15th 08, 06:01 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.goldfish
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Goldfish
July 1st 08, 01:55 PM Posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.goldfish
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,821
Help! My Fantail is not pooping or eating
call Jo Ann Burke at 251-649-4790. She is the Goldfish Guru with a great deal of
experience. Call before 5. Keep trying to call her, dont expect her to call you
back. Ingrid
On Sun, 29 Jun 2008...
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Forum: General
June 27th 08, 05:10 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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