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Post by Whitbywoof on Apr 29, 2007 8:29:42 GMT
Does this board also cover water gardens and ponds? I know some of us bored people last year with advice and stories about fishponds, but there is a lot of information - good and bad - about keeping a pond healthy which would be useful to share.
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Post by lily on Apr 29, 2007 8:59:25 GMT
Does this board also cover water gardens and ponds? I know some of us bored people last year with advice and stories about fishponds, but there is a lot of information - good and bad - about keeping a pond healthy which would be useful to share. My guess would be it's a fine place for water gardens and ponds...might encourage some of us to dig one!
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Post by lindasahandir on Apr 29, 2007 9:03:17 GMT
... there is a lot of information - good and bad - about keeping a pond healthy which would be useful to share. It would certainly be useful to me! Having inherited a pond willy-nilly last June, I may well be in need of help at some point.
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Post by Lord L on Apr 29, 2007 9:04:45 GMT
Does this board also cover water gardens and ponds? I know some of us bored people last year with advice and stories about fishponds, but there is a lot of information - good and bad - about keeping a pond healthy which would be useful to share. My guess would be it's a fine place for water gardens and ponds...might encourage some of us to dig one!
xxxIf some of us could remember to, of course, and didn't post that they were going to and then forget all about it (a la 'Allo, 'Allo)! Tsk.
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Post by Fi on Apr 29, 2007 11:24:06 GMT
Ponds and water gardens are, of course, more than welcome. Not that I have self interest in mind of course, but we already have a small pond, but are considering a much bigger one, much bigger. If we can't get hold of a digger, I can see a need for volunteers in the coming months. *grins*
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Post by Leigh Djonn on Apr 29, 2007 11:42:15 GMT
Ponds and water gardens are, of course, more than welcome. Not that I have self interest in mind of course, but we already have a small pond, but are considering a much bigger one, much bigger. If we can't get hold of a digger, I can see a need for volunteers in the coming months. *grins*
A Scottish bash, eh?
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Post by BjornTobyStomped on Apr 29, 2007 11:45:30 GMT
... there is a lot of information - good and bad - about keeping a pond healthy which would be useful to share. It would certainly be useful to me! Having inherited a pond willy-nilly last June, I may well be in need of help at some point.Get cracking Linda or very soon you'll have 'pea soup' in your pond now that the warmer brighter weather is here. Also gerra good pond filter cos that will help quite a lot if you're going to keep fish in the pond. I learnt that little fact out the hard way plus Whitby was a great help to me whilst I setup my pond last year!
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Post by BjornTobyStomped on Apr 29, 2007 11:46:59 GMT
Ponds and water gardens are, of course, more than welcome. Not that I have self interest in mind of course, but we already have a small pond, but are considering a much bigger one, much bigger. If we can't get hold of a digger, I can see a need for volunteers in the coming months. *grins*
Well I dug me own pond on me jack jones Fi! Mind you it is only a 2,300 litre pond and I did end up giving meself sunstroke in the process lol ;D
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Post by Fi on Apr 29, 2007 11:52:42 GMT
Ponds and water gardens are, of course, more than welcome. Not that I have self interest in mind of course, but we already have a small pond, but are considering a much bigger one, much bigger. If we can't get hold of a digger, I can see a need for volunteers in the coming months. *grins*
A Scottish bash, eh?
[/font][/size][/quote] It had occured to me - but I haven't even mentioned it to the PMF yet. I'd have to do some research on cheap local accomodation - we have only very limited space for house guests. xx
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Post by lindasahandir on Apr 29, 2007 15:34:14 GMT
Also gerra good pond filter cos that will help quite a lot if you're going to keep fish in the pond. We already have one, Toby, because the pond had been well set up by the previous owners. We also inherited their fish: two Koi and somewhere in the region of 20 Goldfish! And we haven't managed to kill any of them yet!
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Post by BjornTobyStomped on Apr 29, 2007 15:49:44 GMT
Also gerra good pond filter cos that will help quite a lot if you're going to keep fish in the pond. We already have one, Toby, because the pond had been well set up by the previous owners. We also inherited their fish: two Koi and somewhere in the region of 20 Goldfish! And we haven't managed to kill any of them yet!Well done! I managed to kill 6 off last year without even trying and I had me pond filter in place.
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Post by donnyboy on Apr 29, 2007 16:35:30 GMT
I'm not a great nature/gardening/husbandry type person but I know that animals do die anyway, old age n stuff. I'm not being funny guys, I just think we can beat ourselves up over such things. Good luck with the fishes this year, I love watching em myself... so does the cat unfortunately!
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Post by Whitbywoof on Apr 30, 2007 5:50:40 GMT
I'm not a great nature/gardening/husbandry type person but I know that animals do die anyway, old age n stuff. I'm not being funny guys, I just think we can beat ourselves up over such things. Good luck with the fishes this year, I love watching em myself... so does the cat unfortunately! Yes, animals do die of old age. However, if young fish die of ulcers, parasites, bacterial infections, or poisoning due to poor water quality, it is extremely distressing - particularly the latter as poor water quality is almost always due to incorrect pond maintenance or negligence - so the pet owner only has themselves to blame, even if it was an error of naivety on the subject. Goldfish are fairly self-sufficient, but once you ad koi to the pond, the maintenance required increases considerably. And if you put a tiddler in and watch him grow to a foot long or more, and then he gets sick, it's heartbreaking.
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Post by BjornTobyStomped on Apr 30, 2007 18:41:12 GMT
I'm not a great nature/gardening/husbandry type person but I know that animals do die anyway, old age n stuff. I'm not being funny guys, I just think we can beat ourselves up over such things. Good luck with the fishes this year, I love watching em myself... so does the cat unfortunately! Yes, animals do die of old age. However, if young fish die of ulcers, parasites, bacterial infections, or poisoning due to poor water quality, it is extremely distressing - particularly the latter as poor water quality is almost always due to incorrect pond maintenance or negligence - so the pet owner only has themselves to blame, even if it was an error of naivety on the subject. Goldfish are fairly self-sufficient, but once you ad koi to the pond, the maintenance required increases considerably. And if you put a tiddler in and watch him grow to a foot long or more, and then he gets sick, it's heartbreaking. Very true Whitby! A situation I found myself in last year which hopefully I wont this year with a bit of luck. I've given my fish some protection by using Medizn P, just got to get some Sterazin P to follow up now. The fish I've got now seem to be healthy and happy in the pond, so fingers crossed!
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Post by Fi on Apr 30, 2007 21:53:59 GMT
I'm not a great nature/gardening/husbandry type person but I know that animals do die anyway, old age n stuff. I'm not being funny guys, I just think we can beat ourselves up over such things. Good luck with the fishes this year, I love watching em myself... so does the cat unfortunately! Yes, animals do die of old age. However, if young fish die of ulcers, parasites, bacterial infections, or poisoning due to poor water quality, it is extremely distressing - particularly the latter as poor water quality is almost always due to incorrect pond maintenance or negligence - so the pet owner only has themselves to blame, even if it was an error of naivety on the subject. Goldfish are fairly self-sufficient, but once you ad koi to the pond, the maintenance required increases considerably. And if you put a tiddler in and watch him grow to a foot long or more, and then he gets sick, it's heartbreaking. Shubunkin are a good alternative to koi - very attractive and varied markings, but not as choosy about water conditions. Their mating behaviour is spectacular, but they are voracious and do have an unfortunate habit of eating their own eggs and offspring, so if you want babies, a large pond with plenty of cover for the odd stray egg or two and young is essential.
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Post by Whitbywoof on May 1, 2007 7:50:54 GMT
Be warned fishkeepers: The heron was doing a recce on my pond this morning. Much as they are unnattractive, if you value your fish then nets are essential.
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Post by BjornTobyStomped on May 1, 2007 17:37:01 GMT
Yes, animals do die of old age. However, if young fish die of ulcers, parasites, bacterial infections, or poisoning due to poor water quality, it is extremely distressing - particularly the latter as poor water quality is almost always due to incorrect pond maintenance or negligence - so the pet owner only has themselves to blame, even if it was an error of naivety on the subject. Goldfish are fairly self-sufficient, but once you ad koi to the pond, the maintenance required increases considerably. And if you put a tiddler in and watch him grow to a foot long or more, and then he gets sick, it's heartbreaking. Shubunkin are a good alternative to koi - very attractive and varied markings, but not as choosy about water conditions. Their mating behaviour is spectacular, but they are voracious and do have an unfortunate habit of eating their own eggs and offspring, so if you want babies, a large pond with plenty of cover for the odd stray egg or two and young is essential.I've never been that fussed on Shubunkin's or Orfe's. Orfe's I'm not that keen on cos apparently they have a bad habit of leaping out of the water when the litning's happening. My personal favourites are Sarasa Comets, Ghost Koi (not a true Koi if you're a purest) Koi Ogon's; Black Comets are quite nice too.
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Post by Whitbywoof on May 1, 2007 17:59:20 GMT
Some shubs are very pretty, but a different kettle of fish (pardon the pun) from koi. I have a mixture of koi, shubs, comets & goldfish. At the moment the goldfish are the only ones that breed, so I'm not sure how many there are, although I think a couple of the koi might be big enough to indulge in a spot of teenage fumblings this year.
One of the goldfish had a fungus infection a couple of weeks ago so I gave him a salt bath and treated the pond with malachite green. Fungus-face is cured, alive and well, and the pond is healthy. It is very pleasing to see a sick fish pull through.
They may not be cute and furry but I really do love them as much as the rats and the dog (although the dog is the only one allowed on the sofa).
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Post by BjornTobyStomped on May 3, 2007 18:16:41 GMT
I bought a Mirrored Carp today for the pond, it's called Black Rosie named by the PMT.
Almost bought a Platinum Koi but I managed to persuade PMT that Koi's are mobile sewage plants and put her off having one of them.
One Koi in a pond is enough for me.
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