Hi Darren. Unfortunately, due to some troubles with my computer and this site, I haven't been able to see you pond but I'm sure it's gorgeous. How long have...
Hi Lorraine, I have had the pond for apprx. 5 yrs. now. However, I have just recently thin out my koi and have collected a new badge early the spring of...
I wish I could see that picture. I'm not sure why but I am able to go to the forums but unless I get an e-mail from the forum, I'm not able to answer or to...
Hello all, The couple day warm spell here in N. NJ finally melted the ice on my ponds after an especially cold several months. My goldfish came up to the top...
Edgar, I guess the ground is much warmer in NJ. Here in Massachusetts, I've had to run my 1 KW heater just to keep a hole in the ice. I do have an aerator...
Hi Dave. I certainly understand frozen pond syndrome; mine has been a skating rink since December. But then again, I'm about 50 km north of Montreal, so what...
Hi Dave, I too use a heater to keep a hole in the ice in both my ponds. As to cleaning, I never do that. The natural shallow deposit of muck on the bottom is...
Hi guys, I didn't send these emails to the group. I don't know how these emails got there. Regards, Darren ... From: ToysGuru <toysguru@...> Subject:...
WANT MORE TIME TIME TO LOOK AFTER YOUR BELOVED AND WONDERFUL KOI I WAS STRUGGLING TO KEEP MY POND UP TO SCRATCH THEN I FOUND THIS AND NOW HAVE PLENTY OF TIME...
Hi, everyone! I hope this hasn't been answered recently. I have not gotten much email from the club, so I assume everyone is just waiting for spring. one...
Hello, Anyone have a suggestion how to grow water lillies in a pond? What soil and pots should I use. I only have goldfish and Shubunkins in the pond right ...
Hi Dave, I wouldn't recommend that as it will stress the fish several different ways (moving, temp changes, chemicals etc.) when they are still dormant and...
Hi Mahalo. They say that the best thing to use for planting Lilies is clay. Luckily, around here, we've got tons of it. I just have to go into the garden...
Thomas, Water lilies are quite easy to grow. I just put mine in a big shallow tub full of ordinary garden soil and submerge it and they thrive. If you have koi...
... Academically, I'd agree with you Edgar, but for those of us who have no choice BUT to use chlorinated (city) water I have to say it hasn't harmed our fish...
Hi Brenda. It's the same thing here with us. We have been very lucky in that we've never had to use conditioners to remove chlorine and/or chloramines from...
Brenda, Thanks to you and everyone for replying. You may recall from my posts last fall that I live in Massachusetts about 40 miles from the ocean. I am in...
Hi Dave, By all means the excess decaying leaves at the pool bottom need to be removed. This should have been done in the fall actually because their decay...
Hi Dave, It sounds like your pond cleaning plan is a pretty decent plan. If you have eight fish of 5-8 inches, you won't need a container as large as the kids...
Edgar, Apparently, you didn't understand the description of my pond. I did clean the leaves out in the fall. I even used a leaf catcher powered by a garden...
Hi Dave, I live in the woods also though my immediate yard is fenced again against deer. I feed them just outside. I also have an enormous load of leaves into...
Dear Dave & Edgar, I guess we all like to make things hard for ourselves because our pond is right in the middle of a heavily forested area too and it's really...
Hi Brenda, Net over ponds won't work for me. Too many leaves weight it into the water and there is no way to feed fish through that. Had heron problems last...
--hello, I envy you having your home and pond in such a nice setting, but i do have a question,.... having your pond in such an environment, how do you...
Karen, Other than herons I've never had a problem. I think that is due to my ponds being too deep and steep sided for predators to go in after the fish. And I...
Dear Karen, I don't have ledges or shelves in my pond; the sides are fairly steep in fact, and this keeps the skunks and raccoons at bay, as well as the ...
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