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SubscribeHow many fish to cycle my pond?!
kafifa
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I just built my pond, its about 370 gallons - how many goldfish would I need to cycle this pond?

Thanks!
Post InfoPosted 26-Jan-2006 11:22Profile PM Edit Report 
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Still only a few, one or two. They will start the bacterial colonies. Then you just slowly stock the pond at a rate of one fish a week-10 days and you'll have no problems at all.

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LMuha
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Koi,

Out of curiosity, do you generally quarantine your pond fish before adding them to an established colony? And if so, for how long?

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