Is this safe to do?

[Gurglar]

I would like to do this for my fancy goldfish he is only about 2 inches at the moment.

http://www.****************/pages/feng_shui.htm#lecorps

The guy on the site does not have a filter in his pond and only does 20% water changes twice a week and cleans his gravel twice a week. Would this be safe for my goldfish to live in doing the exact same things he has done?

 

[bettagurl]

no IMO,they NEED filteration unless the pond is thousands of gallons,I would just get a filter...

 

[cauzen]

Hmmm... My opinion is it may be safe for as long as their condition is monitored properly. Water must be frequently changed on a regular basis if you're planning to exclude the filtration system in your pond/aquarium.

I don't guarantee that this will help a lot. The best way to do is to observe which way it works best for you and for the fishes as well...

 

[fishcatch22]

is your pond indoor or outdoor? if it's indoor, i'd say yes, if it's outdoor,you can get away without one as long as you keep up the water changes.

 

[Gurglar]

It will be outdoor if I end up doing this. So no filter needed if I do regular water changes? I might put an airstone in to keep the oxygen levels up.

 

[YoFishboy]

When I had a barrel pond like that, I had a little fountain pump that had a sponge prefilter that did a good job of keeping the water clear....I rinsed it out regularly to keep from clogging...worked fine...beware of raccoons!

 

[fishcatch22]

beware of raccoons!

notice he lives in australia, yo... :

 

[Aussie_hippie_2]

notice he lives in australia, yo... :

Haha, not many racoons in QLD!

Oh god this is old. oopsies.