What does your pond look like ... Today?

[addy1]

My hot tub pond .....the purple fantasy are loving the hot tub. Three blooms at once. A yellow just given to me by a friend sent up two buds.

The fantails are happy

 

[Troutredds]

My hot tub pond .....the purple fantasy are loving the hot tub. Three blooms at once. A yellow just given to me by a friend sent up two buds.

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The fantails are happy
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Wonderful!

 

[ShawnInfirmity]

The Sioux is working on its second and third buds and the fish are loving the waterfall flow since I cleaned out the filter pads yesterday. I can always tell when I need to rinse the media when the waterfall starts to slow down. It’s hard to tell but I managed to get a few of the baby minnows in the last picture, they’re getting bigger by the day it seems!

 

[addy1]

Looks great!

 

[ShawnInfirmity]

Thanks @addy1 , Happy 4th of July everybody! Hope it's a fun and relaxing day for everyone.

 

[saugeye tom]

I see the sweet three baby koi in bottom pond so they are still there... Some goldfish also poking out from hiding.

THE CRIME SCENE:
Here is what I know... Last couple days I found a couple minnows that looked half chewed and dead. Then the dog food container next to pond was knocked over and plastic lid was taken off, dog food was gone and container was laying by pond. Then this morning a fairly big log was knocked off edge of bottom pond, lilly pads were messed up, fish were scared and hiding, and another dead half chewed minnow was floating.

Sounds like coons....spray ammonia around wont hurt the grass,,,50 50 solution water and lil bo peep.

 

[haver79]

@addy1 you have the most beautiful shubbies! Wish I had some of those in my pond.
I have no good source for fish in my area. The majority of my fish are orange with a sprinkling of orange and white, a couple whites and one colorful shubbie.

 

[Tara]

My hot tub pond .....the purple fantasy are loving the hot tub. Three blooms at once. A yellow just given to me by a friend sent up two buds.

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The fantails are happy
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Lovely.

 

[Tara]

Here’s a few more random early summer shots from our yard. Everyone’s pond pics look great. View attachment 112983View attachment 112981 View attachment 112982

Wow. Really beautiful pictures.

 

[addy1]

@addy1 you have the most beautiful shubbies

The fish hatchery is around 30 minutes from our house. They call them calico fan tails.

 

[ROW FISH]

Took the day off and have been enjoying this view all morning.

 

[callingcolleen1]

The Sioux is working on its second and third buds and the fish are loving the waterfall flow since I cleaned out the filter pads yesterday. I can always tell when I need to rinse the media when the waterfall starts to slow down. It’s hard to tell but I managed to get a few of the baby minnows in the last picture, they’re getting bigger by the day it seems!

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That is very nicely done built up pond. Love that upper box plant filter and was wondering what that beautiful plant growing in there was??

 

[ShawnInfirmity]

That is very nicely done built up pond. Love that upper box plant filter and was wondering what that beautiful plant growing in there was??

Thanks @callingcolleen1 , the plants in the "bog box" are water hyssop (Bacopa Monnieri) and some Parrot's Feather mixed in. They're growing like crazy this year, I'm probably going to have to trim them back before fall/winter rolls around for sure!

 

[addy1]

Some of the day lilies that have survived the deer munching..............

The lotus tub has a bunch of buds ready to open, one opened while we were gone.

The yellow snowflake is growing great.

Helping guard the pond!

 

[j.w]

Lovely @addy1 and I hope my Snowflake plant grows as nice as your is!