One of my goldfish is sick. I've notice for maybe a week that she wasn't schooling with the other fish, but I didn't think much about it till yesterday, when...
Hello Joan Sorry I'm late getting to you. I have been away. Your fish does have a big swelling in her stomach and she looks very ill. It could be one...
Hi, Sue. Thanks for writing. She was very ill and passed away Sunday night. Our one vet who doesn't know about fish is the one who was on call over the...
Hi Joan I'm so sorry to hear about your dear fish. It is so sad when things like this happen, but she is at peace now. I think it is a good idea to keep...
What have you used and really works? for protection of your pond. If netting what type? How do you maintain and work in cleaning your pond? What is the best...
Unfortunately, the only thing that has worked for me is total netting, the black diamond shaped netting garden netting one gets at Home Depot stretched over...
When I lose fish it is during the night when the dogs come in. They are not bird, cat, or anything else friendly. How tight does it have to be to the ground to...
If your pond is narrow enough less than 8 feet wide you can staple your netting to removable frames, I used 2x2 wood painted with marine varnish. I say 8 feet...
I am going to try a floating net attached to 1/2 inch pvc molded to the curves of the pond(heat and form)....then place a net on it with plastic ties. To keep...
I finished the project today and it turned out great.....hope it will work..... I have noticed several hawks in our area....never had so many??? Larry ... ...
I'd love to see it and get some ideas for my own project this spring, you've inspired me to make mine more aesthetic. BTW, Larry, I doubt it's the hawks. In...
I'm so happy that I found this group. However, I have one question: Does anyone know how I can upload more than one picture at once, because I want to post a...
I have 2 issues How long does it take PVC glue and epoxy paint to cure so it is not toxic to fish in a pond? Also, I have been attacked(lost fish lately) by an...
I hate to say this, but as I understand the PVC glue will always be toxic, sorry. when I was working on my intake system I was told to only use unpainted screw...
Our water system into our house is glued PVC pipe and we have not been affected for over 20 years. Thanks for your thoughts.....I could understand toxicity if...
Some great info on this list; I was just reading through the archives. I am a pure newbie - last time I had goldfish I was 8 years old. But we just put a new...
I am still learning after 3 years of having a pond....Your pond is fairly small in volume which will make it more difficult to balance. Fish require the best...
congrats on the new pond, I am sure that you will love it, and hate it sometimes. I would advise: now that the weather is cooling you will have to start now or...
Hello Jeff The first thing to learn about is water quality, you can read about this before you add fish. By water quality I mean the ammonia, nitrite and Ph...
Hi Larry How are your fish doing? I have around 60 babies who survived from last year, and luckily I did'nt have any babies this year:) Going on like that...
It seems everything was going great until spring hit...I have lost 2 in the pond.....still do not know what happened to the them, found another one dead in the...
Hi Jeff, Allison in Georgia here. Welcome to the group and to pond/fish keeping. Thirteen years ago I started out with a smallish pond with goldfish. I knew...
Allie you did a great job giving an over view of pond keeping...defiently every one learns as you do....Thanks for the great comments....I always learn things...
Spring is the worst time for losing fish in the UK, when the weather warms up and bacteria comes alive after lying dormant. Sometimes fish can get stuck...
Allie I'm so glad you hear about your koi recovering:) It does sound like he may have cut his nose and got an infection. You can't beat prompt action and...
Sue, your advice has been invaluable to me and was the cause of me keeping a "pro-active" medicine cabinet for the fish pond, believe me. :) You've been the...
on fish doctoring Sparky, a Wal-Mart fantail of unknown breeding, when only 2" long managed to get a snail too big to crush stuck in his mouth! He did not...
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