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| DIRTY POND | 7/15/2008 | William Lambert |
Q: I HAVE A SMALL POND WITH 3 GOLDFISH. IT ALWAYS BECOMES GREEN AND DIRTY LOOKING. HOW CAN I KEEP IT ...
A: Seems like you are having algae problems. A regular filter does not always help with algae issues. ...
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| goldfish | 7/13/2008 | William Lambert |
Q: i have a goldfish which is getting very fat. it looks like what a normal looking person looks like ...
A: Your goldfish might be a female that is holding eggs, however it may also be a disease called dropsy ...
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| Oil spill in koi pond | 7/12/2008 | William Lambert |
Q: Last night someone decided to play a prank and pour oil into our koi fish pond. I think it is ...
A: I have seen this before. It is very bad for the fish and life in your pond and most likely will end ...
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| toads | 7/11/2008 | William Lambert |
Q: I just started a pond this year. So far I had 3 toads that seemed like they were trying to get out. ...
A: I would try a more firm floating plant if you want frogs or toads to pirch on the plants, Large ...
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| my pond | 7/11/2008 | William Lambert |
Q: I have a man-made pond approx. 30 x 100 ft. with water from 2 ft to 12 ft deep. It's fed by an ...
A: I have a few large ponds and one almost the same size with about 200 gold fish, 20 koi, and lots of ...
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| Water Lilies Leaf Rotting | 7/11/2008 | William Lambert |
Q: I have a new pond which I put in in April this year, It is about 10 feet long, seven foot at the ...
A: Your problem could be a natural leaf cycle, whee the lily is trying to grow new leaves, but I think ...
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| Need help id a pond critter | 7/10/2008 | William Lambert |
Q: I have noticed an unusual looking critter in our larger freshwater pond. NW Washington state. It ...
A: It sounds like it is simply a Tadpole - which is a "baby frog" once they get larger the heads look ...
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| dying fish | 7/10/2008 | William Lambert |
Q: We have a new pond which appeared to be fine at first and all fish ok various fish - but for the ...
A: It is hard to say exactly why your fish are dyeing it can be several factors and here are some to ...
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| water hyacinths turning yellow | 7/8/2008 | Brigitte |
Q: New to site. I recently installed a 100 gallon pond. I have 4 goldfish. 2 marginal plants, I had 1 ...
A: Water Hyacinth turning yellow usually has one of three reasons: 1) the pH is too high 2) not enough ...
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| feeding baby koi | 7/7/2008 | Brigitte |
Q: While "muck-vacing" our smaller pond just below a waterfall, that empties into a 10' stream, in turn ...
A: Barbi! Sounds like you have everything under control. The only thing I would add is regular testing ...
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| bubbles on rocks and sidewall of pond on top of alge | 7/6/2008 | Brigitte |
Q: what is causing my pond to have small bubbles and brownish algae on the rocks and sidewalls..pond is ...
A: Cindy! It took me forever to figure out how to get an answer to you, since your question had already ...
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| Tub pond - everything dying | 7/6/2008 | Brigitte |
Q: I am truly a beginner at this. I purchased a 40 gallon tub that I have on my back, very sunny ...
A: It is hard to tell, but here are some ideas: Koi cannot survive in a tub, they need much more water ...
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| water under the pond liner | 7/5/2008 | Brigitte |
Q: we recently installed a new pond liner. we previously had a pond but the liner tore. our weather ...
A: Water under the liner can be a very vexing problem and it is hard for me to suggest a remedy without ...
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| goldfish pond/small water garden | 7/4/2008 | Brigitte |
Q: Brigitte, We have a small kidney shaped water garden in our yard which heartily supported 2 ...
A: It sounds like you are doing everything right. I must tell you that Goldfish that are sold as bait ...
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| feeding baby koi | 7/3/2008 | Brigitte |
Q: While "muck-vacing" our smaller pond just below a waterfall, that empties into a 10' stream, in turn ...
A: How very cool! I wish you could send a picture of the little guy! You best bet is probably to get a ...
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| pond plants | 7/3/2008 | Brigitte |
Q: Have problem with pond plants smelling swampy. I have them in containers with dirt and few rocks to ...
A: Pond Plants generally do not smell too good when removed from the pond, but there are a couple of ...
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| foaming pond | 7/3/2008 | Brigitte |
Q: I just read the article on here about foaming ponds how to you do a part water change? the fish ...
A: Foam in ponds is generally caused by an overabundance of nutrients (fish waste). This can quickly ...
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| Goldfish/pond | 7/2/2008 | Brigitte |
Q: We have a 500 gallon pond with a waterfall for aeration. We also have 18 goldfish. Last year they ...
A: There are rules of thumb and general guidelines out there, but they really do not tell the entire ...
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| Dark dirty pond | 7/2/2008 | Brigitte |
Q: Help please! We have a 5000 gallon hand made pond with a brand new liner this spring plus 6 large ...
A: Has it rained lately? I know I used to have a problem with a cloudy pond because the dust from the ...
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| Designing a small fountain | 6/29/2008 | Carlo Filho |
Q: I'm in the process of designing a small water "feature" or fountain. It will sit in a container ...
A: I would try a pet store for pumps used in fish tanks. Unfortunately I'm not home right now and I ...
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| koi and golfish dying | 6/7/2008 | Carlo Filho |
Q: All my pond fish are dying. I had about 25 total fish. I only have 3 left. When they first ...
A: This could probably be a sign of overcrowding. There is a disease called Cottonwool Disease. I would ...
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| Water hyacinth Dying | 6/6/2008 | Carlo Filho |
Q: i just had a few questions. Today i looked at my water hyacinths and the leaves where turning ...
A: Your plants are probably infested with something called waterlily aphids. They are very destructive ...
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| strange fish and spawn | 6/5/2008 | Carlo Filho |
Q: We have a country pond just under an acre. We started with 4 koi about 6 or so years ago and they ...
A: I think that you should not worry about the fish in your pond. This is just Nature taking its ...
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| Hard water in pond | 6/5/2008 | Carlo Filho |
Q: How do I fix hard water in a pond? ANSWER: Hi Michelle, Do you have any fish in there? ---------- ...
A: Get some peat moss into a clothe bag and throw it into the pond. Take several readings until the PH ...
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| Emergancy Misquito Fish Advice Needed! | 6/3/2008 | Carlo Filho |
Q: I have been doing this experiment on ecosystems in my class. We FINALLY finished the experiment and ...
A: Your fish probably has something called black spot. Black spots are cysts of a fluke which lives on ...
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| comet suddenly died, need advice | 6/3/2008 | Carlo Filho |
Q: have a 6'x4'x2'pond with 6 comets ranging in size from 3-6 inches long. have had them about 3 ...
A: It is always good when buying new fish to keep them in quarentine for a few days. It also good to ...
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| Sudden fish die off | 5/30/2008 | Carlo Filho |
Q: I have had a water garden for about 15 years, and the pond in question for about 5 years. I have ...
A: Many plants are grown without having fish into consideration. Maybe some chemicals were applied to ...
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| Pond maintence | 5/30/2008 | Carlo Filho |
Q: I have a semi rigid 165 gallon pond liner. The pond uses well water. Currently we have 5 goldfish ...
A: The life of the uv light would depend on the maker. Check with manufacturer for more info. I prefer ...
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| Rotten Plants in my pond? | 5/30/2008 | Carlo Filho |
Q: I saw a posting regarding a problem with foam and one of the solutions was to remove any rotten ...
A: A healthy pond should not smell bad. Remove all the plants and try to remove the water as nuch as ...
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| Water hyacinth flower | 5/28/2008 | Carlo Filho |
Q: i just had a few questions about water hyacinths flowers. First are they self pollinated? I've ...
A: Water hyacinth seeds are hard to germinate. You would need proper temperature, Ph level and light. ...
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| water lilies | 5/27/2008 | Carlo Filho |
Q: We have a pond roughly 1/4 acre in size. I planted two different water lilies at the mouth of the ...
A: What do you mean by "the mouth of the pond" ? If your pond is fed by any running water, I should ...
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| Ich | 5/27/2008 | Carlo Filho |
Q: I have a garden pond about 20' by 4' and 3' deep and live in NE England- when I bought the house ...
A: The first thing to do is to remove your fish to a hospital tank. Give them a salt bath; that is, ...
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| Emergancy Misquito Fish Advice Needed! | 5/26/2008 | Carlo Filho |
Q: I have been doing this experiment on ecosystems in my class. We FINALLY finished the experiment and ...
A: Your fish is probably suffering from lack of oxygen. Decaying matter generates methane and that is ...
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| Small red worms (larvae) | 5/26/2008 | Carlo Filho |
Q: I have a small fountain. I have no plants or fish in the fountain. I am wondering what these small ...
A: It is hard for me to tell you what they are without actually seeing them. The best way to deal with ...
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| poorly fish | 4/27/2008 | Carlo Filho |
Q: I have had my pond for 3 years,it holds 2200 ltrs,has a pump,filter and uv lamp.A couple of months ...
A: Your fish may be infected by fungus. In any case, a salt bath would help. To do this, you should ...
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| green fur on my orfe | 4/23/2008 | Carlo Filho |
Q: . but i have two orfe that have got a green fur growing on there head and sides its like the algee ...
A: Your fish are probably contaminated by a fungus called Saprolegnia. This usually happens where fish ...
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| Fish are desperately ill | 4/23/2008 | Carlo Filho |
Q: Two of our fish have been moving very little, are loosing their colouring but most of all have bad ...
A: First of all the fish should be removed from the place where they have been kept and put into a ...
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| Tadpoles? | 4/21/2008 | Carlo Filho |
Q: I have recently noticed small black tadpole appearing swimmers in my small fish pond numbering in ...
A: Don't worry about them. Tadpoles would eat up all mosquito larvae from your pond. Do not be scared ...
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| Emergency advise! | 4/16/2008 | Carlo Filho |
Q: I returned from a spring break trip to find my pond almost empty from a split seam. I've ...
A: Make sure that the water you use has a good amount of oxygen. There are oxygen test kits available ...
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| Mollusca Ecology | 4/16/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: I'm studying phylum mollusca and I went to google to search for 'Mollusks: sybitotic relationships ...
A: I'm afraid it's out of my range. You'll be hard pressed to find much information about mollusks ...
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