09-04-2019, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Pesta
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How's the water JB? did you get the fish!?
After now having found three dead adult frogs (though I saw no anchor worms on them), I've decided to wait and see how long the tadpoles last.
I know many will die of natural causes, but if a fair number survive to adulthood, I'll think about getting a couple of fish.
When I do I shall, of course, get a net to cover the pond, as our local herons know all about our pond.
As for the water, well, when we moved in here over ten years ago, the water in the pond was like a green soup. No water pump, no filter, no UV, etc, yet there were fish living there quite happily, even though we could hardly see them! At least it is now as clear as a bell.
09-04-2019, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by JBR
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No, not yet Pest.After now having found three dead adult frogs (though I saw no anchor worms on them), I've decided to wait and see how long the tadpoles last.
I know many will die of natural causes, but if a fair number survive to adulthood, I'll think about getting a couple of fish.
When I do I shall, of course, get a net to cover the pond, as our local herons know all about our pond.
As for the water, well, when we moved in here over ten years ago, the water in the pond was like a green soup. No water pump, no filter, no UV, etc, yet there were fish living there quite happily, even though we could hardly see them! At least it is now as clear as a bell.
I thought you'd lost them all! I mentioned about the other pond in our Close with the fish in it in an earlier post. It was always green like pea soup. Never saw it clear in all the years I've been here. The fish survived and multiplied, well 'cept if the heron got them.
Maybe the water doesn't have to be clear for life to survive in there.
09-04-2019, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Pesta
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Hey, that's good news that the taddies survived! I thought you'd lost them all! I mentioned about the other pond in our Close with the fish in it in an earlier post. It was always green like pea soup. Never saw it clear in all the years I've been here. The fish survived and multiplied, well 'cept if the heron got them.
Maybe the water doesn't have to be clear for life to survive in there.
09-04-2019, 09:50 PM
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If you are keeping fish , you are really keeping the water, fish can live in murky green water, as long as it’s oxygenated, we only try to clear the water in a pond to see the fish, especially koi, look at some of our rivers, ( freshwater) a lot are green and you cannot see the bottom, but fish still live there09-04-2019, 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Primus1
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If you are keeping fish , you are really keeping the water, fish can live in murky green water, as long as it’s oxygenated, we only try to clear the water in a pond to see the fish, especially koi, look at some of our rivers, ( freshwater) a lot are green and you cannot see the bottom, but fish still live there
I suppose the important thing is to have a pond fountain fed from a filter with UV lamp. I keep mine running 24/7, so hopefully the pond water will be sufficiently oxygenated.
10-04-2019, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by JBR
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Which answers your question: we are still 'fishless', though I'm thinking of getting a couple soon in the hope that they'll survive this time and perhaps breed.
10-04-2019, 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by JBR
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Yes, I know the one, on the main road. We've bought things there before.Another in Altrincham too.
Friend of mine had a visitation from a heron about 3 weeks ago!! Little bugger. Not sure about you, but I can't bring myself to drape a net across my pond.
10-04-2019, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Dextrous63
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World of Water (next to a garden centre)? Not been in there yet, but driven past it a few times between tuitions. Any good?Friend of mine had a visitation from a heron about 3 weeks ago!! Little bugger. Not sure about you, but I can't bring myself to drape a net across my pond.
The herons are welcome to the frogs, though.
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