You are not going to believe this.....

What zone are you in and how deep is your pond?

I am in zone 5 and my pond is at least 3 feet deep in the middle. My
goldfish survive year after year although the pond does freeze over at times
and it has been as cold as minus 25 degrees Fahrenheit a couple of times
through the years.

On a good day you can see them swimming around under the ice although they
are not exactly speeding around.

"GoldLexus" wrote in message
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I have been outside doing some gardening today. While planting some plants
by the pond something caught my eye. I saw something gold at the bottom of
the pond and thought initially it was a leaf but yet it was too gold. So
I
got the pond skimmer and stirred the water and by George it was one (of
the
12) Gold fish my father in law put in last July!!! Only he is now 3 times
bigger! Can you believe it?!?!? That pond had frozen over with at least 3
inches of ice in January. We hadn't seen ANY fish since at least mid
August.
I thought that they all died....NOT. Boy I am amazed at how resilient this
little guy is. Anyway, I am usually just a lurker here but just had to
share.