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More about
Fish Ponds
Pond Equipment and Pond Supplies
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This page continues the discussion about backyard ponds with
information about how to clean your pond, how to feed your fish, and how
to get more good information. Click
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6. How to Clean Your Fish Pond.
You should have a 8" wide net
with a handle long enough to reach
all parts of your pond. Use the
net to remove debris from the
surface of the water and the
bottom of your pond.
Part
of the natural cycle of your pond
will be for organic matter to
decompose, dissolve into the
water, and be removed when you
change water. So changing water is
a very important part of the
process of cleaning your pond.
Change 20% of the water in your
pond twice a week. |
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7. How to Feed Fish in Ponds.
Feed only floating food that is
specifically made to be eaten by
fish in ponds. Food that sinks may
cause problems. Start by giving
your fish a small three finger
pinch. After they've eaten all the
floating particles, give them a
little more.
Continue
giving them small pinches and
watching them eat. Avoid leaving
uneaten food in your pond. Any
food that is uneaten after 10
minutes should be removed with
your net. Click here
for more about feeding fish.
We
have read advice elsewhere that
all goldfish should be fed sinking
food, because when they take food
off the surface, they will swallow
air bubbles that will cause
problems. This is contrary to our
experience.
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I
just watched my goldfish eat
off the surface. After most
mouthfuls of food, he burped a
bubble or two of air out through
his gill. The ancestors of this
fish have been eating food off the
surface of the water for a very
long time. Of course they also ate
off the bottom and at all levels
of the water between the top and
bottom too.
So
don't worry about your goldfish
swallowing air while eating.
Feeding food that floats is a good
practice. If your fish don't eat
all of the food in 10 minutes, get
a net and remove the uneaten food.
Click here
for more about how to feed fish.
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If
you have trouble with your
pond, don't overreact and make too
many changes too fast. This is a
good way to turn a small problem
into a much bigger problem. So if
your fish don't look right, or
show unusual behavior, or you have
a fish or two die, don't tear your
pond apart.
Just start
making a 20% water change each
day. You may want to add Aquarium
Salt to your water and perhaps add
Quick Cure. Click here
to read about a Recommended
Treatment that can be used in
Ponds. |
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Click
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