Fish in the pond

[addy1]

In another week or two I want to get some goldfish. My son said you can get goldfish at bait shops very cheap but I don't know how good that would be. We have a Petco and one of our garden places that sells them.

Get some nice ones, they will most likely live just fine. So why not start out with some nice looking fish, at petsmart shubbies are around 2.50 or so, nice goldfish around 3-5 bucks.

 

[fresia1999]

Addy I do want to get some nice ones. What kind do have? I know a lady that said she would go with me when I purchase them to help pick healthy ones. She used to work around fish so she knows alot about them. I wish we had more places to buy fish we are kinda of limited here.

 

[addy1]

Most of my fish are from petsmart, some came from walmart. Look for the colors you like, or long fins. Or make your pond just shubunkins, they are 2.50 or so a piece, not a bad cost for some pretty fish.

 

[fresia1999]

Addy have you ever heard of Trapdoor Snails that clean your pond? I just saw some on Ebay and it sounded very interesting.

 

[fresia1999]

I love the way Koi swim slowly and gracefully. Is there a certain goldfish that is not a fast moving fish? Comets seem to be very fast.

 

[addy1]

Addy have you ever heard of Trapdoor Snails that clean your pond? I just saw some on Ebay and it sounded very interesting.

I have a ton of them, all sizes, they have been very busy having kids. The little ones are about 1/4 inch or smaller. I don't have algae issues in the big pond, the snails, hungry fish, plants seem to keep it under control

I think Sissy put some in her pond with koi and the koi ate them.

 

[CometKeith]

The local raccoons love eating our trapdoor snails. They have a lot of fun knocking over the plants looking for them!

 

[addy1]

Guess our raccoons have not figured out they are there, but the pond is deep enough to discourage those masked bandits, so far.............

 

[fresia1999]

Well I caved in and got some fish. Sarasa Comets, Ryukin, and longer tailed regular goldfish. I am also posting a picture of my little blue dragonfly that now watches over my little pond. I love my pond

 

[sissy]

You can get the little fantail goldfish they are funny to watch and slow ,i call them butt wigglers .Yep my koi like trap door snails and they really don't clean a lot you would need thousands of them to see any change .Little fat fantails if you make sure you hand feed them ,love to have you put your hand in and rub there bellies .I call them the little pigs of the pond .

 

[sissy]

I see you got a little fat fantail .

 

[fresia1999]

Sissy, isn't he or she cute! Now you said I can rub its belly. I will have to try that when it gets a little use to the pond. Got 10 little Arkansas snails at a small tropical fish store.

 

[sissy]

make sure you hand feed it up close as it took 2 years of gaining my two's confidence before I started the belly rubs and I have had them 8 years .

 

[fresia1999]

Making my husband homemade chicken-n-dumplings to ease the expense of all the fish I bought today

 

[fresia1999]

Wow! 8yrs. how big are they?