New Goldfish Pond
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is the pond filtered?
does it have or is it going to have plants?
what type/veriaty of gold fish is she going to put in it?
fantail ?
moores?
comets?
shubunkin?
fancy?
a little more info needed.
does it have or is it going to have plants?
what type/veriaty of gold fish is she going to put in it?
fantail ?
moores?
comets?
shubunkin?
fancy?
a little more info needed.
ok so i did some calculations and according to the results it`s going to be 14-24 fish acording to 1 fish per 10-15 gallons someone else may chime in here oh am no expert so i could be off but maybe just a bit i hope.
The pond is filtered, it will have live plants (she's a gardener), there will be a wide variety considering my little cousins and I are picking them out, although I wont let them pick out weak, sick, or small sized ones. My grandma gave me that power so she wouldn't have a train wreck like my first tank was five years ago.
14-24 fish! That's a huge range! Can you be a little more specific?
14-24 fish! That's a huge range! Can you be a little more specific?
Fishboy,
I'd recommend starting with half of the maximum you want. I started with 6 fish last June and I have twenty two now. All hatched in the pond in just one season
It's easier to get more if you need to than to find homes for tons of babies!
Jen
I'd recommend starting with half of the maximum you want. I started with 6 fish last June and I have twenty two now. All hatched in the pond in just one season
It's easier to get more if you need to than to find homes for tons of babies!Jen
fishboy,
More like, start with 8, wait til next season, and you'll probably have MORE than 7 more new little babies swimming with the big 'uns My first six were about 3-4 inches long, sarassa comets and shubunkins, and within 2 months of being in the pond, I was already seeing fish fry, so it doesn't take long for them to set up shop and get down to business if they are happy. That being said, if you start with 8 and decide to add more, make sure you quarantine the new ones for 2-4 weeks before you add them in, to make sure you don't add in any fishy funk, too.
Have fun, the little buggers are addictive
Jen
Is this pond only a foot deep? Make sure you have places for the fish to hide, as cats, dogs, racoons, herons, neighbor kids with sticks, will all be able to get at them and either eat or injure them pretty easily
Jen
More like, start with 8, wait til next season, and you'll probably have MORE than 7 more new little babies swimming with the big 'uns
My first six were about 3-4 inches long, sarassa comets and shubunkins, and within 2 months of being in the pond, I was already seeing fish fry, so it doesn't take long for them to set up shop and get down to business if they are happy. That being said, if you start with 8 and decide to add more, make sure you quarantine the new ones for 2-4 weeks before you add them in, to make sure you don't add in any fishy funk, too. Have fun, the little buggers are addictive
Jen
Is this pond only a foot deep? Make sure you have places for the fish to hide, as cats, dogs, racoons, herons, neighbor kids with sticks, will all be able to get at them and either eat or injure them pretty easily
Jen
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I cant really wait until next season because they will only be in the pond for 4 or 5 more months from now because where I live it freezes solid from top to bottom. How big of a tank should she have to store them in the winter?
Everything except neighbor kids is a threat to those goldfish because my grandma lives out in the country, and yes they do have places to hide.
Everything except neighbor kids is a threat to those goldfish because my grandma lives out in the country, and yes they do have places to hide.
Fishboy,
From what I have been told, you need at least 20 gallons PER fish for pond varieties--that's in the pond and in whatever they live in over the winter. And, whatever they are in will need excellent filtration, some say as much as 10X the water volume per hr, too. So if you have 14 fish, you need at least a 280 gallon tank to over winter them in.
Just a warning from personal experience-- my old pond was about 2 1/2 feet deep, and more than once I woke up to ALL of my fish eaten, plants torn up and thrown around, and the pond totally trashed by racoons. At only a foot deep, a racoon can walk right in and overturn rocks, lift up plastic pipe or flowerpots that might be used for hiding, and eat every one of your fish, in just a few minutes not fun, and difficult to do anything about, too, unless you have a shot gun and can sit up all night, every night and protect them.
Good luck, hope some of this helps.
Jen
From what I have been told, you need at least 20 gallons PER fish for pond varieties--that's in the pond and in whatever they live in over the winter. And, whatever they are in will need excellent filtration, some say as much as 10X the water volume per hr, too. So if you have 14 fish, you need at least a 280 gallon tank to over winter them in.
Just a warning from personal experience-- my old pond was about 2 1/2 feet deep, and more than once I woke up to ALL of my fish eaten, plants torn up and thrown around, and the pond totally trashed by racoons. At only a foot deep, a racoon can walk right in and overturn rocks, lift up plastic pipe or flowerpots that might be used for hiding, and eat every one of your fish, in just a few minutes
not fun, and difficult to do anything about, too, unless you have a shot gun and can sit up all night, every night and protect them.Good luck, hope some of this helps.
Jen