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| how to grow minnow bait in farm pond | 10/29/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: What are the steps I need to take to start a business of growing minnows as bait in a small farm ...
A: There are a lot of extra steps you may want to take to start a business. These first steps fall ...
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| winterize backyard waterfall | 10/26/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: I have a fake rock waterfall (Austrialian made;foam) with natural rocks below, water runs into ...
A: Nice waterfall! You probably need to choose whether or not you want to continue running the ...
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| Sick shabumpkin | 10/24/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: I have a sick shabumpkin and was wondering if you could tell me what is wrong with it and if it is ...
A: From what I can tell, it looks as if the fish's entire gill cover is missing. The gills are ...
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| pond questions, inc identifying fish, getting the balance right and how to move to new pond | 10/16/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: To set the context: I live in England and about six years ago we dug a pond in the garden (at max it ...
A: 1) Drain the pond to about a 1/3 of a meter. This will make it much easier to make sure you ...
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| Oxygenating Plants | 10/15/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: I am a middle school student and I go to a Magnet school. I am doing my first big science project. ...
A: 1. You need 1/2 lb of gravel at the bottom of each tank. You also need an air stone in each. You ...
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| saltwater/grass growth | 10/15/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: I am a middle school student named hunter who is researching the effect of saltwater on grass growth ...
A: I'm glad you've taken an interest in biology at your age. To start, there are many different ...
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| Water problems -- fish distressed and dying | 10/12/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: I live on Kauai in Hawaii. I have a 3,000 gallon, 2-foot deep liner pond which has been established ...
A: If they seem to be gasping, there is either an actual shortage of oxygen or there is something ...
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| feeding fish | 10/11/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: I live in carrollton TX new pond owner my pond is 2 1/2 foot deep and is 165 gal when do I quit ...
A: You should change their diet to a wheat-germ based food once the water temperature reaches 55 ...
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| water pooling under liner/no hole in liner | 10/8/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: I recently put in a small pond off of a new brick paver patio. The water runs off the patio into ...
A: It looks like water could be getting under the liner on the side adjacent to the patio. You could ...
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| water pooling under liner/no hole in liner | 10/8/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: I recently put in a small pond off of a new brick paver patio. The water runs off the patio into ...
A: I'd have to see the situation with my own eyes to decide if it were fixable through any simple ...
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| Overwintering Plants | 10/8/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: I bought some plants for my pond this year that I have not had before. One is watercress and the ...
A: You can eat the rest of the watercress. It's healthy and goes great on a sandwich. I don't mean ...
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| water pooling under liner/no hole in liner | 10/7/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: I recently put in a small pond off of a new brick paver patio. The water runs off the patio into ...
A: This happens when your water table is higher than average and especially when the ground is ...
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| pond water chemicals | 10/3/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: We were topping our Koi pond up with water from the hose pipe and got distracted. It was therefore ...
A: Unless the water is from a well, it will usually contain chlorine. Chlorinated water is toxic to ...
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| storage of water lilies | 10/2/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: We live in MI with cold winters. This year we want to take our water lilies out of the pond and ...
A: Trim the pads and flowers off about 2" above the dirt. Place inside of trash bag or bucket. Bring ...
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| Pregnant Goldfish | 9/30/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: We have an concrete outdoor pond with about 1200 L of water the bottom is covered with river rocks ...
A: The behavior you are describing is the ritual of the mating season. Male goldfish butt the eggs out ...
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| fish pond algae cleaning | 9/29/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: How do I clean the green algae which is growing around the huge quantities of pebbles in the fish ...
A: You can do 1 of 2 solutions: 1) Physically remove all of the rocks and scrub them all by hand. In ...
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| Mosquitos in water feature | 9/29/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: I am renting a house in Australia with a water feature which hasnt been used for over 1 year. The ...
A: To completely empty the water feature, you can usually use the feature's own pump. Sometimes this ...
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| New pond | 9/28/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: I installed a 120 gallon pond last weekend, and spent this weekend laying natural rock and adding ...
A: To answer your last question first; three full-grown koi in a 700 gallon pond "may" be too much, but ...
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| identify a fish | 9/23/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: we caught several small fish in a pond at our apartment complex they are clear with a silvery type ...
A: I can tell you what it is if you can provide a picture. Also, what state you are in will help. ...
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| POND SNAILS | 9/22/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: Just a couple of questions regarding my pond which ive just built its about 1000 gals biofilter, ...
A: I would say "NO!" to snails. They can be beneficial to a pond, but may quickly try to inhabit your ...
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| well water into pond | 9/22/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: We have a large pond/lake behind our house and I want to know if we pump well water with high ...
A: Get your well water tested. In some localities, it's a free service provided by local government. ...
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| HELP! I'm completely incompetant! | 9/21/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: I have a watergarden with goldfish and koi. Recently I noticed that the fish were sluggish and lay ...
A: You really do have to diagnose before you treat. Seek help from someone in your area with ...
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| orange-brown pond water | 9/21/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: We have a pond, approx. 1200 gal. which was installed in the early spring. It was fine at first, but ...
A: This is fixed in 3 easy steps. 1) Locate the source of the problem. (what type of liner do you ...
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| crossbred??? goldfish/koi fry are dieing | 9/20/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: I have a large outside pond 26' X 13' X 7'depth. I stocked it with goldfish and koi. Apparently ...
A: It sounds like your problem is: 1) There is too much ammonia in the aquarium water. Ammonia comes ...
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| fish hiding | 9/19/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: My pond fish have been hiding in a deep well for about a month. Ten or more large goldfish are ...
A: The idea is to just leave the net over the pond when you're not there. It also helps to keep leaves ...
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| fish slugish and lay at bottom of pond | 9/19/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: I have a watergarden with goldfish and koi. Recently I noticed that the fish were sluggish and lay ...
A: I can't answer this question completely without some more troubleshooting. Here are a few theories ...
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| Liner flooding | 9/17/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: I have purchased and dug out a 90 Gallon prefab pond. Tried to measure exact and back fill with ...
A: I don't believe you are doing anything wrong, necessarily. It could be a result of your pond being ...
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| Koi babies | 9/16/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: I have a few large Koi and some mature Rosie Reds. Then I ended up with a lot of babies. About 2 ...
A: I have heard cases of koi (cyprinus carpio) and goldfish (carassius auratus) breeding. It is rare ...
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| 90 gal. pond | 9/15/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: i have a 90 gal.pond i was wondering what kind of fish i should put in it.would koi,comets,or large ...
A: Nice work on the pond. What fish you stock depends on where your pond is. If you live in a warmer ...
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| Heron speared koi | 9/15/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: One koi was speared today in its chest by a Heron. I brought it in the house and have it in a small ...
A: Hopefully, the wound is superficial and no major organs functions are compromised. You should treat ...
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| How to cure dropsy | 9/14/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: how do you cure a shubunkin that has dropsy? I went to the pet shop and asked. The shopkeeper said ...
A: I'm sorry to hear that your fish is having problems. If your goldfish is already showing symptoms, ...
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| koi staying in shallow water | 9/13/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: out of all my fish I have one that has been staying in shallow water with its back out of water.. If ...
A: It's possible that your koi is stressed, especially if there is a lot of direct sunlight or ambient ...
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| dying fish | 9/12/2009 | Jonathan Cauble |
Q: I put copper sulfate in my pond to kill the algae two days ago I now have about 60 dead fish. They ...
A: The first thing you need to do is perform a partial water change. Remove about 25% of the water ...
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| Koi and Gold Fish | 9/8/2009 | Brigitte |
Q: I have 2 Koi Fish and 4 Gold Fish. I do not know their gender and what type of koi fish/gold fish ...
A: It is almost impossible tell the gender of Goldfish or Koi, especially with an untrained eye. In the ...
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| Koi Fish and Gold Fish | 9/7/2009 | Brigitte |
Q: I just recently bought 4 baby goldfish and 2 Koi fish. I really want them to start breeding. What do ...
A: There is really nothing you need to do. They will breed on their own as long as you have males and ...
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| Water Lillies eaten by turtle | 9/6/2009 | Brigitte |
Q: I bought a beautiful healthy water lily from the garden store. It was full of leaves and had a ...
A: As long as the turtle is in the pond I would not bother to buy another Water Lily, because she will ...
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| Drastic measures to save fish | 9/5/2009 | Brigitte |
Q: I inherited a fish pond when I bought a house recently and have no experience whatsoever with how to ...
A: Koi are very susceptible to sudden temperature changes, so your thought to warm the water was the ...
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| pregnant koi | 8/31/2009 | Brigitte |
Q: There has been worm like things coming out of our pregnant koi fish and we want to know if she has ...
A: Worms should never be coming out of your fish. There is a serious problem here. Try to determine ...
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| New fish I didn't put in my pond | 7/10/2009 | Brigitte |
Q: I moved into a new house with beautiful pond and waterfall 2 years ago. 20 goldfish have been ...
A: Hard to tell for sure what they are without seeing them, but...Goldfish hatch dark brown/black and ...
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| leeches in my pond | 7/9/2009 | Brigitte |
Q: I live in Alden, MI on the west side of the state near Traverse City. I have a lined pond of about ...
A: I am not a big fan of leeches myself, but some are quite harmless. I am also not sure how to get ...
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