Fishy Furniture

[AlyssaFish]

Thank you guys! These are such exciting ideas!

 

[Bluerooster]

I have a half barrel planter in the center of my pond, supported on two cement blocks. Makes a nice hidey hole for the goldfish.

 

[AlyssaFish]

I have a half barrel planter in the center of my pond, supported on two cement blocks. Makes a nice hidey hole for the goldfish.

Is it a real barrel, or just a look-alike? I have a real barrel planter that would be really cool to use, but it seems like it would be risky to stick a bunch of wood in the pond that wasn't specifically meant for that purpose.

 

[AlyssaFish]

I went ahead and made me a fish-cave! This a s a 35 gallon pre-formed pond shell from Home Depot. I used a drill to poke holes into it, for water flow (especially in the top, so that air would be able to escape when I placed it in the water) and then cut out openings for the fish to swim through.

After that, I used waterfall foam to attach rock to the top, the shelf areas, and in the lip at the bottom to weigh the whole thing down and make it look more natural. And plants and a layer of pond sediment, and voila. It's very rewarding to watch my fish swim through it.

 

[WaterGardener]

We used large, heavy plastic plant pots and cut them in half from top to bottom and cut out the bottom piece. That left 2 good sized arched pieces that sit flat on the bottom of the pond. The fish use them all the time and seem to like just hanging out in them.

 

[Bluerooster]

Is it a real barrel, or just a look-alike? I have a real barrel planter that would be really cool to use, but it seems like it would be risky to stick a bunch of wood in the pond that wasn't specifically meant for that purpose.

It's plastic.