Hi I am brand new to the group and to pond keeping. I recently put 10 koi in my pond only to have them all eaten by what apears to be racoons. I have tried...
I have heard that if the pond is deep enough (i.e., 2 feet or more) and if you have hiding places for the fish, it will greatly minimize the impact of racoons....
Electricity....affects every one equally far as I know-might electrocute your fish..... I had a loose ground a while back and it made the fish move out...
We have a good size red cap oranda that seems to have busted open its head knot and it has loose flesh flopping about. It is not bleeding and is otherwise...
According to the Fancy Goldfish guide book...these "wens" topcaps can be trimmed....however if nothing is causing any problems you might leave well enough...
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The raggedy red cap seems to have healed pretty well over the last week and is non the worse for wear. Thank to all who helped us in this matter. todo ... ...
Hi-wife came home for lunch today and found that almost all of our ~250 goldfish in our 3500 gal pond were dead. Strange thing is that the water is crystal...
What is the water chemistry???? Any one in your area spraying insecticides or putting stuff in water(dumping)....? Larry Carmichael/Sacramento California, USA ...
Have yet to test the water...have been offloading fish to another, more safe environment. We'll have to test it tomorrow morning...it's the strangest thing,...
Has there been any recent rain that would account for chemical run off being introduced into the pond? Any recent or nearby lawn chemical treatments or...
I am so sorry for your loss. What do you mean by a safer environment? Was there any way someone could have gotten into your pond and added anything to the...
As my wife began the painful process of removing the dead fish, she realized that there were a few survivors. Those were moved to a fifty gallon drum we had...
Any suggestions on alternate food for pleco's instead of the alge discs? My plecos have gotton to be the size killer whales and the discs are costly. Can...
I am so sad to hear of the loss of your fish. To me it does sound like some form of poisoning, whether within the pond or something more sinister. As ...
I am so glad to have found this group! I have a large pond in my backyard about 60' wide, 80' long, 14-16' deep. I have 6 large rainbow trout in it, and added...
Hi Debbie That is one big pond! Your trout and goldfish should be OK in it, and it would be nice for koi too with that depth. But I would'nt risk the...
As long as the water isn't too hot or too cold goldfish can spawn in outdoor ponds, so no worries. deborah <deborah@...> wrote:I am so glad to have found...
In addition to the other info posted, I have read and found from my own experience that fancy goldfish with unusually fancy tails (i.e., fantails) often don't...
I'm the wife mentioned below that came home to find the entire tragedy. I wanted to give everyone an update to what the outcome was a week after the whole...
Hello Your was one of the saddest emails I have read. I really feel for you. I too have a pond with comets, goldfish and shubunkins and would be devistated...
That's OK Cindy. You do have to love your fish to understand. Many people would say 'they are only fish' the same thing has been said about my 2 dogs...
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