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Green Water..Please Help Now i know there are quite a few people on here with large ponds like myself that should be able to help, so please feel free. I have a 2,000 U.S. gal...	jimg87	1	04-Aug-2006 02:49
Winter Plants for a stock tank pond? Hi: I've got a 1,000 gallon stock tank filled ~ 2/3'rds full as a summer pond, about 2/3'rds covered with water hyacinth with a couple of hardy presu...	drrich2	4	22-Jul-2006 01:45
Making a fish pond out of a kids pool ok i need some help on info on making a kids pool out of a lil fish pond...	DwarfGourami	6	21-Jul-2006 16:47
I am having a pond built! Need help please Hi The pond will be 6 by 4 foot and 2.5 feet deep. I want to keep goldfish. It will be made with a pond liner and will be surrounded by a rocker...	goldfishgeek	11	21-Jul-2006 00:27
New Pond Need Help Well I built a pond this weekend, its a bout 7feet long by 4feet wide and 2.5feet deep. I live in Montreal(Quebec, Canada) where it get pretty cold i...	xlinkinparkx	2	18-Jul-2006 22:41
Goldfish- pumps I got one of those little pre-formed ponds, 35 gal, 4 ft acrost, only 18'' deep. I have 4 small (1.5 in) comets. I had a fountain pump going, but it k...	Thursday	9	07-Jul-2006 16:31
Duck Weed Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have so canadian duck weed in my pond i have been trying to clean it up and get rid of it but it will not go away. Any suggestions Would help so...	juwel-180	6	04-Jul-2006 05:21
fish In pool? I know It sounds stupid but I need to prove it to my dad, He wants to build a pond and I want to put fish in it , but it is way to shallow for our win...	xlinkinparkx	9	03-Jul-2006 01:40
Native plants Hello Has anyone taken lilly pads or other plants from lakes around them and put them in their pond. If so any tips on how to dig them out of the la...	Justin_1986	2	14-Jun-2006 14:58
Goldfish i have 6 goldfish in my 10 gal tank. two fish acting crazy they kissed each other. one of them is so fat and stays in the bottom of the tank near the...	paul_219	4	08-Jun-2006 19:09
How to... I have some relatives who got a pond about a year ago. The pond is 200 gallons, and has a little bit of an algae bloom. We sometimes hear a frog there...	Wfish	4	08-Jun-2006 02:21
Changing Colors I have 2 goldfish, in 2 different tanks that have turned white. Is this normal?...	smoke20	3	23-May-2006 16:35
Help!!!! Hello, Today I got a new friend for my fan tail goldfish as her tank mate passed away quite a while ago. When I put her in the tank she was fine with...	ClaireH	7	22-May-2006 21:45
Algae Problem Hello Everyone, I have a giant outdoor pond that freezes over completely during the winter. There are many goldfish in there. Is there any natural way...	Garofoli	3	19-May-2006 07:10
Making a 1500 gallon KOI pond Hi,this is Meer. Recently started a new koi pond and I want to collect information from those who want to help me step-by-step.I have two more ponds....	Meer	0	18-May-2006 13:14
Fasting Fish - Help!! Is it normal for fish to refuse food when you put them into a new tank/pond? How long is too long without eating? Normally when I put fish in my 10g...	Tiamet2B	6	17-May-2006 02:18
Cheap Koi Food? I'm looking for somewhere online to buy the cheapest koi food available (not for feeding koi though, I've got other plans for it, so nutitional values...	Killifisher	4	13-May-2006 21:38
Heating a Pond? I have an extra submirsible heater that is rated for 40 to 70 gallon, but I was wondering would it eat up my 600 gallon pond a little bit. I was just...	Fish Guy	3	11-May-2006 22:15
Possible Pond Project....Please Advise Okay, I'm thinking again and it's dangerous!!!! I have a patio that is 100% covered. On it is a 4' x 4' square cut out in the cement that was inte...	crazyred	2	08-May-2006 21:04
Pond Fish Survived Yet Another Winter Well, I spent all morning cleaning up my wife's outdoor pond. Lots of leaves and the algae was really starting to kick in. Got it all cleaned out re...	OldTimer	1	23-Apr-2006 00:14
31G Inground Pond? Hi All, I have recently been drooling over this new pond kit they have on sale at a local home and garden shop. It is 31G, molded flexible resin liner...	So_Very_Sneaky	7	16-Apr-2006 06:18
Pond Stock? I am digging a pond this spring of about 7' long 5' wode and 5' deep. I was wondering what would be the best stock for it, I really would like some Ki...	Fish Guy	5	16-Apr-2006 02:27
Pearl Scale Goldies? I saw some AWSOME pearl scale goldfish in the LFS the other day. Does anybody know how big they get?? I was thinking about 8" like the other fancy dom...	Inkling	2	13-Apr-2006 16:12
Outdoor Summer Tank This summer I plan on using a plastic storage container to move some plants and fish outside. I'm leaning towards a container that is about 25 gallon...	T/A	9	13-Apr-2006 04:29
Baby Yabbies I'm so excited, we managed to get some freshwater yabbies and put them into our koi pond. During our clean-up on the weekend we found that they'd h...	crusha	4	30-Mar-2006 02:14
Pond Duckweed Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have got some duck weed in my pond. it has been there for 3 years but now it has got to the point where it has taken over the pond. My Q is how do i...	juwel-180	5	29-Mar-2006 22:04
Anyone else tired of saying it? Pages: 1, 2, 3 Okay, in nearly every single post I read on this thread, or post on, it seems like I have to say the following: "Goldfish really dont belong in a (in...	Inkling	42	22-Mar-2006 19:07
Goldfish and gravel Should you keep Goldfish on Gravel, cos on the website below it says no, http://www.mu.edu/~buxtoni/puregold/care/care1.htm#tanks I just thought a b...	goldfishgeek	3	14-Mar-2006 13:48
Calling all pondkeepers in the Northeastern US ... As anyone living in the northeastern U.S. knows, it's been a really, really weird winter here. The temperatures have been unusually warm for a lot of...	LMuha	0	11-Mar-2006 14:58
Decent algae eater for a goldfish aquarium. This is a bit of research im doing for the gf's sister(pain in the butt) new coldwater tank. Ok, we can go for a 55 gal or bigger, we can get a big eh...	longhairedgit	5	08-Mar-2006 18:32
What are good and bad fish to put with Goldfish? My friend had a 55 gallon with 5 HUGE goldfish in the tank. He wants to get rid of the goldfish, but doesn't have anywhere to put them, so he decided...	emorr	6	01-Mar-2006 19:31
Can someone help me here? Ok I would Like for some people to post some pictures of how big a goldfish can get, there was a picture i seen from this site but I cant find it it w...	DwarfGourami	7	27-Feb-2006 05:46
Goldfish for a ~50gallon pond. I've just set up my pond and don't know which goldfish species to put in it. I'm not very familiar with goldfish, so please excuse my ignorance. T...	LoserName	4	23-Feb-2006 10:03
Can a Goldfish eat a Neon Tetra Hello, If anyone read my earlier thread, they would know my stepdaughter has set up her 5.8G tank with goldfish and neon tetras. She came home from...	TW	8	12-Feb-2006 22:29
Small goldfish? A friend of our family had a goldfish from a fair in a 10 gallon tank, upon hearing this I thought of course the fish must be huge and stunted but whe...	bcwcat22	10	11-Feb-2006 01:34
Goldfish Oddity my blind goldfish is always swimmiing upside down recently and is touching his motuh to the gravel, is this just a way to be snesed on the ground?...	importfan878	1	08-Feb-2006 22:48
Substrate For Goldfish I have a goldfish -- I think it's a comet -- that apparently arrived as an egg on some water hyacinths I bought last summer. He hatched in the 10-gall...	LMuha	3	05-Feb-2006 10:04
Goldfish and plants? i put plants in my 30 gallon long about a week or so ago and my goldfish has not touched them.is this normal behavior for him.he is a fancy variety on...	Cichlid Kid	3	05-Feb-2006 09:56
Stocking a 22 Litres (5.8 US G) Coldwater tank Hello, I'm after some advice for my stepdaughter about her 5.8G tank which is only one week since set-up. I have a feeling that she has stocked...	TW	6	31-Jan-2006 02:39
what should i feed my goldfish what food should i feed my goldfish? live food- flake food- pellet food- freeze dried-...	Guppy gurl	6	29-Jan-2006 16:02
Sculpin Growth Rate I caught a small Prickly Sculpin ( Cottus asper ) during the summer for my California natives tank, and he has been doing really well. His colors...	Natalie	3	29-Jan-2006 01:16
Yellow Perch I was recently out (ice) fishing and caught a very small Yellow Perch (Perca Flavescens). I put it in the bait bucket and brought it home. It's now...	Fergus Mor McErc	4	24-Jan-2006 22:43
Pond life usefull info [link=pond life]http://microscopy-uk.org.uk/index.html?microscopy-uk.org.uk/pond/index.html" style="COLOR: #00FF00[/link] I do not have a pond but I...	keithgh	1	24-Jan-2006 10:06
how big do commen goldifsh get? how big do common goldfish get. what gallon tank should i keep them in?...	Guppy gurl	5	17-Jan-2006 22:13
are commen goldfish feeder fish? are common goldfish the same as feeder fish?...	Guppy gurl	9	17-Jan-2006 22:12
breeding mops or plants? i heard that you could use plants instead of breeding mops to hold the goldfish's eggs. is this true? If so what kind?...	Guppy gurl	3	16-Jan-2006 17:26
purchasing healthy goldfish what should i look for when i want to buy a healthy goldfish.(common goldfish)...	Guppy gurl	2	15-Jan-2006 22:42
goldfish books do you reconend any goldfish books?...	Guppy gurl	0	15-Jan-2006 16:51
some questions on golfish breeding i want to know how to breed goldfish so here are a few questions... 1. how old do they have to be to breed. 2.how large do there have to be. 3. how...	Guppy gurl	0	15-Jan-2006 16:43
Small outdoor pond. Hi All, I have built a small pond in backyard, part one of wife's insistance on landscaping. It is about 150-200lts with constant water movement that...	nthqldfish	2	13-Jan-2006 02:30

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