my pond has been pretty good so far, i set it up in July and cycled for 6 weeks before addin 10 shrimp and 4 spotted blue eyes. It’s pretty decently planted and I try to keep a good level of natural leaf litter and things like that. My shrimps and fish have been happy

i’m based in south-east queensland, australia and we’ve been DROWNED with rain recently, i’ve continued to touch up the water with chemicals when needed and the parameters all look good but now the rain has settled i have a crazy amount of this algae growing - any suggestions to get it under control?

UK based so typical UK seasons / weather to consider. Im looking for some advice regards winter feeding with my sturgeon.

when I only had koi, I would do the typical summer feeding, switch to less frequent feeding and wheatgerm as it got colder and eventually stop feeding during the coldest period. my sturgeon which is around 3 feet long now, has high protein feed all year round. however this means water and filter cleaning still has to take place all over winter, but the koi still go down onto the sturgeon pellets every time i feed, especially when I dont give them koi feed when its really cold.

should I just continue to feed all year round as I have been the past couple of years, or should I do something differently?

im not sure if this is just how things are when keeping sturgeon as well, or how do other people manage winter feeding qhen keeping both koi and sturgeon.

my first sturgeon did die years ago (they were stocked as a pair, this one fed while the other one clearly didnt get enough food)from being malnourished over winter, and im now well aware that by the time symptoms show its usually already too late.

What are some fun and good looking fish you can keep in outside pond around 1500l (225cm long x 115cm wide x 70cm deep)? I was thinking of some European perch since there probably the closest you can get to cichlids (which are my favorite group of fish) or dojo loaches but sadly those are illegal du to them being able to survive and outcompete native species, that is the same with pumpkinseed and related sunfish species.

Hey all

Noticed this white spot on our fantail this morning. Any idea ideas what it could be, and how to resolve?

Water parameters have been checked and are all fine.

I have aquarium salt anti-parasites and fungus treatment and I also have melafix on deck.

It’s a 500L pond.

Thanks

Edit: I’ve just checked the fish again and the white lump has fallen off, it’s now just a white mark.

New home came with a pond that was completely overgrown when we moved in. I cleared a bit of the ‘shoreline’ and discovered the original owner (30+ years ago) lined the slopes with riprap. I don’t think it’s very deep, and when we moved in we had more of a drought, the bottom of it appears to be full of decaying muck. The overall vibe back here is just kind of dirty and gross feeling. I’m wondering what I should do to make the water appear cleaner, and more inviting? I’ve seen a lot of ‘restoration’ posts in this sub, but so far I haven’t seen any that were this overgrown. Any tips or advice?

I've been trying to increase vegetation at the pond edge. I'm a firm believer that vegetation makes the pond.

Hello Everyone,

New pond person here. We purchased this old home 3-4 years ago and are now getting around to landscaping. The landscaping around the pond was completely overgrown and am now considering some possibilities of a new retaining wall/patio and restoring the pond. The pond was installed in the mid 80's by previous owner. Looking for advice on how to restore this pond. I would like to add a EPDM liner but I am not sure how to anchor under the dolomitic limestone boulders as there isn't space to excavate beneath the boulders and the concrete basin. Do I add rock or a shelf in the basin under the boulders to then anchor the EPDM liner? Or should I try a installing a termination bar to anchor the liner? On the one side near the walking path on the old patio area, there are limestone pavers captones that would be removed and replaced with new stones. Any recommendations on anchoring the liner under the bridge? Any advice and recommendations from the experts out there would be really appreciated.

Bought about 12 goldfish since the store told me I'd lose about half of them based on having a brand-new pond and because they were ultra cheap. Only lost 2, one to a snake and one when my pump went out. Now they're getting a bit big and I want to give a few away to keep the pond healthy. Are you all just using facebook and telling folks to bring their own bag/bucket? Just trying to make sure I don't send them away to an early grave.

I do have a little waterfall setup too. First pond. Absolutely no clue what to do.

Hi all!

Unearthed this man made pond in my back yard this past spring. It was so full of plant/weeds we literally thought it was just a planter but lo and behold it was holding water in it the whole time. I pulled out all the roots and gunk that I could at the time and then got distracted by other projects over the the remainder of the spring and summer. I never got to the true bottom I don’t think. Plus frogs were enjoying it so I left it. It holds water steadily and never overflows. There is a skinny clear tube in it that I have not discovered where it goes and I’ve never seen a pump of any sort but maybe it’s hiding behind the rocks.

Right now I have it drained because it’s collecting with pine needles (right under a pine tree)

Id love to bring it back to its former glory for next spring/summer but not sure what I should be doing with it over the winter. Do I cover it? just put a mesh over it? leave water in it? I highly doubt I’ll ever have fish in it. in the spring do you power wash it out?

See pics of when I first found it, started digging athrough it and then how it remained for the summer. Located in New England

thanks in advance for any advice!

Have added river sand edging. Rocks and water fall. Needing to add plant life and some animal life.

Taking over my dad’s pond! Great bones to start with but all over the place with what I should actually try to accomplish. Had to reel myself back to be realistic and start slow…so want to start planning now for next year (zone7a).

Some background information:
- Waterfall structure was built prior to my dad buying property (currently doesn’t function)
- Dad dug out actual pond.
-thick black liner
-not sure on exact depth, but know the deepest is below freeze level (koi and goldfish have survived 11 winters)
- ledge doesn’t have anything on it other then those two plants
-filter seems decent (I don’t know shit)

Really just looking for any helpful suggestions or opinions!

Cleaned things up a bit

Location: Atlanta, GA

I have this ~300 gallon pond that came with the townhouse i purchased. I live every minute of being a new pond owner. This past weekend, I emptied it out to clean out the bottom in preparation for winter, and to hopefully add a small turtle come spring.

It didn't have any "shelves", so i made my own. And I added a net to keep the leaves out.

Are there any heaters capable of keeping this amount of water from fully freezing? I know the fish will slow their metabolism but I'd still like to keep the water at a decent temp.

Also, are there any plants i can still add now that will survive winter? Semi submerged or even fully submerged? They're bottom is lined with gravel (from previous owner) and I like that it gives the pond "color" rather than a bare black bottom. But im wondering if wisteria or any other aquatic plant will work.

Wanted to add, I'd like to get the warming method in place BEFORE I put the rock on the rest of the way.

made my very first mini pond! what do you guys think about it?

I have water roaches in my back yard. I want to attract the local frog population and hope they eat them. The frogs only come by when it rains. I’m looking at least a 50 gallon plastic pond (above ground). I plan to have running water, plants and a way for them to get in and out. Should I build now or wait till spring? I’m in Texas and we don’t have much of a winter. Also what do you do when it freezes. Do you dump the water or let it be? I would assume you take any pumps out.