Building pond #2

[Gemma]

@Gemma there are always bugs, worms etc. that end up in the pond so I think they will be fine and if you throw a few pellets of food in now and then I think they will find them.

I hope you're right about the bugs and worms, cause I tried the pellets, the water moves too fast they go straight to the skimmer

Did you get those fish in the mail? Both fish are lovely ,but the long barbells on the butterfly koi make it extra pretty (i think). How do you manage to get anything else done, it's so hard to resist staring at New fish in a pond.

Thank you! Yes I got them from KTTW they showed up the next day, didn't seem to suffer the shipping, they went from the bag straight to exploring their new home, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they will be fine, I love them already!

Lovely!

Thank you! Did you see the two potted Lily at the bottom of the plant tub? Do you think there's room for both? Do you anticipate the current to be too strong for those Lilies?
This reminds me of you!

Very nice job on your new pond @Gemma !

Thank you so much!

 

[addy1]

Thank you! Did you see the two potted Lily at the bottom of the plant tub? Do you think there's room for both? Do you anticipate the current to be too strong for those Lilies?
This reminds me of you!

lol I felt that way yesterday grooming the large ponds lilies. I still have 10 lilies to groom. The hot tub pond, the 1000 gallon pond. One jumped its pot, almost didn't think I would be able to grab and drag, it was darn heavy and less then a foot of roots out of the pot.

I would move them more towards the steps a bit away from the water fall. If they don't like it you will know. The main thing they don't like is splash. The current might drag the leaves to the water fall. The wall between that plant pond and the big pond.

 

[j.w]

@Gemma you can put a floating tube ring in the pond and throw the pellets in there as then the skimmer can't suck them up.
I made one once and just used whatever I had on hand to connect the two ends together. I tied it to one place in the pond so it could not float away.

 

[Gemma]

My new GinRin Oshiba ...very chubby for being only 6" to 8"

 

[Tara]

That is a gorgeous fish @Gemma looks like a polished steel grey. Will it change color as it grows do you think?

 

[Gemma]

@Gemma you can put a floating tube ring in the pond and throw the pellets in there as then the skimmer can't suck them up.
I made one once and just used whatever I had on hand to connect the two ends together. I tied it to one place in the pond so it could not float away.

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That was going to be my next step, but look who came up to eat tonight

 

[Gemma]

That is a gorgeous fish @Gemma looks like a polished steel grey. Will it change color as it grows do you think?

I have no idea!

I wanted a Chagoi or a Soragoi but I couldn't settle on a color so I got the Oshiba which is a blend of the other two....I wonder if it grows as large as them.
They are not very showy as far as color, but the scales of these fish are just awesome!

 

[Tara]

@Gemma it's the scales that make that fish lovely. I had to head to Google to look them up after I saw yours.

 

[addy1]

I worry that they have nothing to eat in a brand new pond,

I would pull some plants from your other pond with algae etc on them. Lilies, grasses anything that will be under water. Place them in the new pond to give the fish something to nibble on all winter. I watched my fish (when I had the camera running) eating on the plants all winter. They nibble.

Remove them next spring. The new pond is too naked right now.

 

[Gemma]

@Gemma it's the scales that make that fish lovely. I had to head to Google to look them up after I saw yours.

You googled?

now you have to have one!

I prefer Metallic koi! The oshiba is not metallic, but I love the scales and with the added GinRin is just as showy as the metallic fish.

My personal preference, I like the GinRin on fish that are NOT metallic, it really brings the fish up to the same level of the metallic bright and shiny fish....but I do not like the GinRin on metallic fish, I think it actually takes away from them....aside from the Platinum that still looks good in a GinRin version due to the lack of color I think, again just my personal preference.

 

[Tara]

I have no clue why I did not ask or pay attention to what type of koi I was getting the day I purchased them. I was really just getting the ones I liked. I have one almost identical to your koi with the yellow head. I was thinking they were domestic koi and would be a little smaller so I could fit a few more in my pond, but however when I said as much in the store when getting the last three, the owner gave me a funny look and told me her koi were Japan imports. I think I may have insulted her.

 

[Gemma]

I've had my pond going on 17yrs, and only 2 yrs ago I learned of the different kinds of koi available on the market.
I used to think getting a shiny (metallic ) koi was pure luck , now that I know so much more, and can find a specific looking fish, I've become so selective when buying

 

[Rex]

The pond is filled, and the reading on the water meter is.....5391.5
lets see who was closer.

Tara 4,575
addy1 4,999
Rex 5,277
j.w 5,752
Gemma 5,867
jhn 5,950
Tula 6,000
Hubby 6,472
Mitch 6,700
Ronfire 7,350
Sissy 7,600
GBBUDD 7,850
Liza 8,169

Congratulation @Rex you are the winner!!! View attachment 116589
I will send you a list of all my plants (I have a lot) for you to chose from, for next Spring!View attachment 116590

Thank you every one for participating, it was fun!

@Gemma I would love some plants if you have some to spare in the spring. So I actually spend quite a bit of time coming up with this estimate. I'm competitive Since I didn't have measurements, I looked at all of your pictures and counted the cinder blocks (since I know the dimensions of them). I got the length, width, and height. After converting to gallons, I then subtracted 40% off that number to account for it not being square, the divider in the middle and rock displacement to come up with my estimate.

Your pond is looking great! We have been getting a ton of rain here along with other things that had priority, so I haven't been able to work on my pond much. I hope to get back to it next week.

 

[Gemma]

Wow @Rex I had no idea you had put in all that work to reach your estimate, you sure deserved to win!
I will pm you a list of what I can send you.
Thank you for playing and good luck with your pond, I know exactly how frustrating it is to have to work around the weather.

 

[Lisak1]

@Rex - you used MATH?! That might have been against the rules... I don't ever want to compete against you in one of those "guess how many jelly beans are in the jar" contests!