Min pond size for 10 goldfish?

Jessu

Jessu

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I have a friend that has I think 8 goldfish.I text asking how many, she hasn't text back yet. She knows I keep aquariums and offered them to me so they can be properly taken care of. I was thinking about building a pond and taking her fish off her hands for her. What is the min pond size for about 10 goldfish. I am assuming they are feeders, but am not sure.
 
comfortably and with regular maintenance, probably 500 to 1000 gallons and that is if they are regular comets. If they are koi, you may want to go even larger to have the pond be successful. Since you haven't built it yet, I would go for as big as you can possibly go.
 
I know they aren't koi.

This is out of my sears mag. Do I need the plastic shell thing and the liner? The liner kit is cheaper. For 200 I can get 700g. Would just buying k be ok.
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Hi Jessu,
Do you know exactly what kind of goldfish you are going to take (feeders, Comets, etc.)? What area do you live? Do you get snow and freezes? Do you have to worry about mosquito ordinances? I don't have the real estate to dig up a large pond, so I built my own raised pond (see pic). On thing you will need to consider, is that you may need to order a liner a little larger than your planned pond size, as you may need to tuck and cut away.
Mr. U
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Don't bother getting a preformed pond. IMO, they're overpriced. If you're looking for a great deal, try buying a cheap pool. Heres a 2500g pool I found at wal-mart.com

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5693282

Im not exactly sure if its fish safe, but I'm pretty sure it is.

Just don't use the filter that came with it.
 
Umm, I wouldn't recomend those above ground pools for a couple things.
1- I avoid anything new that has not been thoroughly rinsed out. I only use old water hoses to use on my ponds. It would be difficult to rinse that pond out to ensure it is "fish Safe".
2- You will need to have the pond deep enough into the ground to for the fish to avoid the freeze zone. Above ground/raised ponds won't do this. But this also depends on where you live :).
Mr. U
 
legendaryfrog said:
Don't bother getting a preformed pond. IMO, they're overpriced. If you're looking for a great deal, try buying a cheap pool. Heres a 2500g pool I found at wal-mart.com

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5693282

Im not exactly sure if its fish safe, but I'm pretty sure it is.

Just don't use the filter that came with it.
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The warranty on that pool is 1 year:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/prod...e=5&dept=4171&path=0:4171:14521:132873:110274
In general, these pools last 2-4 years before heat and cold and storms take their toll and they start breaking apart. I would think you would want a longer term solution for your fish.
 
I wouldn't go with the preformed either which is why I suggested such a high volume of water. IMO, the more the better. If you simply dig the pond out, you can get the rubberized pond liner and there you go. I would think it's cheaper too. You can line the dirt with cement before you put the liner on but it's up to you, we didn't do it and things are just fine with it. You can add different levels and everything, do it the way you want as opposed to digging exacly how the preformed goes. Plus, I believe if the preformed isn't fit tight, you can be susceptible to cracks over the winter and ultimately you'd need to replace it. I dunno, it might work great for some folks but I wouldn't go the preformed route.
 
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