Looking to add some fish

Hi i was wondering if you could help me I am looking to add some more fish
to my pond at the moment I have comets not had pond that long but would like
to add some new species not koi as my pond is not that deep and I heard you
had to have a decent depth for them,any help appreciated as I have to travel
up to the nearest city to get fish would like your advice before going up in
the morning.
Thanks in advance for any help

Hi Rob,

Can you give us the dimensions of your
pond and a guess as to how many gallons
it is?


kathy :-)
A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A

Hi Rob,

Can you give us the dimensions of your
pond and a guess as to how many gallons
it is?


kathy :-)
A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A

rob.smith4 wrote in message
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Hi i was wondering if you could help me I am looking to add some more fish
to my pond at the moment I have comets not had pond that long but would
like
to add some new species not koi as my pond is not that deep and I heard
you
had to have a decent depth for them,any help appreciated as I have to
travel
up to the nearest city to get fish would like your advice before going up
in
the morning.
Thanks in advance for any help

Hi well the pond is 9ft long 2ft wide and the depth on average is 1.5ft
hope this helps not sure about gallons.

rob.smith4 wrote in message
newshCdc.103$585.99@newsfe1-win...
Hi i was wondering if you could help me I am looking to add some more fish
to my pond at the moment I have comets not had pond that long but would
like
to add some new species not koi as my pond is not that deep and I heard
you
had to have a decent depth for them,any help appreciated as I have to
travel
up to the nearest city to get fish would like your advice before going up
in
the morning.
Thanks in advance for any help

Hi well the pond is 9ft long 2ft wide and the depth on average is 1.5ft
hope this helps not sure about gallons.

"rob.smith4" wrote in message news:ohCdc.103$585.99@newsfe1-win...
Hi i was wondering if you could help me I am looking to add some more fish
to my pond at the moment I have comets not had pond that long but would like
to add some new species not koi as my pond is not that deep and I heard you
had to have a decent depth for them,any help appreciated as I have to travel
up to the nearest city to get fish would like your advice before going up in
the morning.
Thanks in advance for any help

The pond needs to be at least 3 feet or best 4 feet deep because koi
are diving fish rather than gliding like goldfish. They say you need
1000 gallons for the first koi and then 100 gallons each for the rest.
Koi also root around in the pots of plants and eat some plants. Koi
need pristine water conditions but goldfish are less discriminating.
They can swim around in a lot of crap. Thi9s year I have to give some
of the goldfish fry away. Happy water gardening.

"rob.smith4" wrote in message news:ohCdc.103$585.99@newsfe1-win...
Hi i was wondering if you could help me I am looking to add some more fish
to my pond at the moment I have comets not had pond that long but would like
to add some new species not koi as my pond is not that deep and I heard you
had to have a decent depth for them,any help appreciated as I have to travel
up to the nearest city to get fish would like your advice before going up in
the morning.
Thanks in advance for any help

The pond needs to be at least 3 feet or best 4 feet deep because koi
are diving fish rather than gliding like goldfish. They say you need
1000 gallons for the first koi and then 100 gallons each for the rest.
Koi also root around in the pots of plants and eat some plants. Koi
need pristine water conditions but goldfish are less discriminating.
They can swim around in a lot of crap. Thi9s year I have to give some
of the goldfish fry away. Happy water gardening.

Hi Rob - I am indeed "Newbie Bill" but most things/people I have seen
seem to agree best area- Common Goldfish(quarantined feeders), Comets
(dont forget Sarassa Comets) and Shubunkins. Kinda sorta for Fancy
Tail GF and a 'maybe at best' (depending on how harsh your winters
are) for Orandas, Moors, Lionheads and Ryunkins. Many dont prefer any
with head growth, which would leave out Orandas and Lionheads. I
suspect its like a lot a ponding - its what works for you. Apparently
some 'take in' their fancies in the winter. I have 2 beautiful little
Lionheads which some have predicted early termination, but the Water
Garden down the street has one in their "Common Pond" which is huge
and apparently been there at least 3 years. I do live in Texas where
the Winters are mild and the summers are HOOOOT. Remember these fish
may live 15 years so dont 'settle' for just something right now. Good
Luck!

Hi Rob - I am indeed "Newbie Bill" but most things/people I have seen
seem to agree best area- Common Goldfish(quarantined feeders), Comets
(dont forget Sarassa Comets) and Shubunkins. Kinda sorta for Fancy
Tail GF and a 'maybe at best' (depending on how harsh your winters
are) for Orandas, Moors, Lionheads and Ryunkins. Many dont prefer any
with head growth, which would leave out Orandas and Lionheads. I
suspect its like a lot a ponding - its what works for you. Apparently
some 'take in' their fancies in the winter. I have 2 beautiful little
Lionheads which some have predicted early termination, but the Water
Garden down the street has one in their "Common Pond" which is huge
and apparently been there at least 3 years. I do live in Texas where
the Winters are mild and the summers are HOOOOT. Remember these fish
may live 15 years so dont 'settle' for just something right now. Good
Luck!

A fun fish to have are rosie red
fathead minnows. Commonly sold
as feeder fish at pet stores so
you should have a way to isolate
them after you but them to make
sure they are okay to go in with the
fish you have already.
Feeder fish are well looked after
since their lifespan is supposed to
be short. (Some people
set up a stock tank with a simple filter)

Anyway - rosie reds only get to be about
three inches long. They lay their eggs on
the bottom of lily pads and then the males
will guard them against all comers chasing
off goldfish several times their size.


kathy :-)
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