First Pond build underway

[sissy]

oh love the pic of your girl there she is cute as a button .My Pee Wee is a boy real men where pink LOL Pee Wee when I got him last year and him now .He was only a handfull

 

[sissy]

I would go with 2 goldfish fantails are pretty little fat bodies .I have 2 and they are cute and funny to watch wiggle there butts across the pond .They will have babies remember.My butt wiggler LOL

 

[addy1]

Start with 4-5 fish, let the pond go through its new pond cycles for a month or more. There are different opinions of the inches of fish per gallon. For a 300 or so gallon pond stick with 10-15, plenty of fish, it will give them room to swim, help you keep the water clean. And you will get fry as they grow. imho

 

[BGJ223]

Pee Wee is cute. He is around a year old? My girl is about 7 years old, rescued her from the pound a couple years ago.


only 2 Fan Tails? That doesn't seem like much as far as fish are concerned.

 

[BGJ223]

Thanks Addy, that is about the number I was thinking.

 

[addy1]

Thanks Addy, that is about the number I was thinking.

I had 4 sort of large fish at the beginning of the summer, now have a hundred or so............but lots of room. They love to procreate. Next year less fry will make it as there are more fish around to eat them.

 

[BGJ223]

I had 4 sort of large fish at the beginning of the summer, now have a hundred or so............but lots of room. They love to procreate. Next year less fry will make it as there are more fish around to eat them.

I will probably start will small fish. Less financial impact and less bio load. win win situation.

 

[addy1]

I will probably start will small fish. Less financial impact and less bio load. win win situation.

My "large" ones were ones that made it though the winter, They were maybe 4-5 inches when they started having kids........

 

[BGJ223]

Well My LFS has some shubs that look pretty nice and they are about 4". I wonder if they same will happen in this pond.

 

[DrDave]

One pump for filtration and an airstone is probably adequete. I Like to use a small Harbor Freight pump for additional circulation in my 55 and 85 gallon tanks. The fish love the current and it keep the bottom clean.

 

[addy1]

Well My LFS has some shubs that look pretty nice and they are about 4". I wonder if they same will happen in this pond.

fish and water = babies............lol I read they tend to spawn all summer.

 

[BGJ223]

Thanks DrDave. I think I will put something small in for circulation.

 

[BGJ223]

This picture is what has made all of my efforts worth it so far. My nephew captivated by the pond.

 

[addy1]

Great picture! kids do love ponds

 

[BGJ223]

Pond is doing great plants are all growing quite well and the fish appear to be happy.