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| frogs | 1/17/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: My pond frogs who have become my pets,i hand feed them worms all summer have decided to hiberbate in ...
A: I've had a number of people have frogs hide out in the skimmer. I don't have a skimmer but do find ...
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| cattails | 1/17/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: How do I prevent cattails from taking over my natural ponds at a kids camp. We have several and I ...
A: Cattails are very prolific. They are also hard to remove. Even if you like to poison things (which ...
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| orfe | 1/16/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: i have healthy blue and golden orfe which i have just moved to a larger pond, which is plant based ...
A: Orfe will eat most anything but really have a preference for small animals like insect larvae and ...
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| Sick Koi | 1/8/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: We had a disaster occur with our Koi pond - all the water drained, probably 1500 gallons, while we ...
A: I'm so sorry about your pond nightmare. Koi can recover from major trauma and stress so the koi who ...
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| Dropsy in Salamanders | 1/7/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: Can you provide a picture of a Dunn's Salamander with Dropsy?
A: I'm afraid not. I don't have any salamanders myself. I'm not familiar with the Dunn's salamander ...
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| nymphoides peltata | 1/7/2008 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: for the last year i have tried to remove this lilly from a pond. i have tried herbicides and pulling ...
A: You do have a problme if you have N. peltata. It is an invasive water plant as you stated. There ...
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| Koi fish missing! | 1/6/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: We have a BIG problem. We started our winter out with 6 Koi, 3 Catfish. We now have only 2 Koi fish ...
A: I'm sorry about your fish problem. How big is the pond? How big were the fish? How deep is the ...
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| pond design | 1/4/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: Hey Robyn, We have a pond inside our house which is 4 ft deep,6 ft long and 3 ft wide.It gets direct ...
A: I got the photos. The pond seems pretty empty and plain so there are many things you could do with ...
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| transfering fish in winter | 1/3/2008 | George Nesfield |
Q: i just bought a couple of small sized koi and some goldfish of a friend as he wants to use the tank ...
A: If you put your koi in an outside pond after being indoors in an aquarium at this time of year you ...
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| My minnow is hiding | 1/3/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: I've had a problem with my new minnows that I got a couple of days ago. I firstly had 5, but 1 got ...
A: I'm sorry that your fish got stuck. Are these rosy red minnows? If they are sold as feeder fish, ...
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| pond design | 1/3/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: Hey Robyn, We have a pond inside our house which is 4 ft deep,6 ft long and 3 ft wide.It gets direct ...
A: I haven't yet seen the photo. Did you send it to help@fishpondinfo.com ? You can certainly tile ...
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| Fancy goldfish pond | 1/2/2008 | John Cash |
Q: I recently bought two fairly large (around 6" body+ 4" tail) veil tailed goldfish expecting to put ...
A: Sherry, If the comet has no problem with the living situation, there should be no real problem with ...
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| Winter pond/fish care | 1/2/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: Hope your holidays were great! My 350 gallon pond has 9 gold fish and at least one small fry that ...
A: Where do you live? How deep is the pond? Does it freeze over there? I suggest a de-icer if it ...
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| pond design | 1/2/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: Hey Robyn, We have a pond inside our house which is 4 ft deep,6 ft long and 3 ft wide.It gets direct ...
A: Does the pond have plants? What's in the pond? Have you tried natural algae-control methods? I ...
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| pond plumbing | 1/2/2008 | John Cash |
Q: John I plan on enlarging my lower pond at the same time I want to add an upper pond so I will have ...
A: George, The lower you put the pump, the better. It's always easier to push the water up hill than ...
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| worms | 1/1/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: We moved into a home that had an indoor pond. There were 3 koi in the pond. I have noticed that ...
A: If the white worms are small and crawling around, they may be planaria which are flatworms. ...
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| algae in tank | 12/29/2007 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: We have baby yabbies in our tank outside (no room inside for the tank) the tank has turned green ...
A: Algae love waste (from your crayfish as we call them here; you're in Australia?) and light and warm ...
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| Pond to raise Crabs | 12/29/2007 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: I love Blue Crabs (for eating) and have grown so frustrated at not having access to them in Jackson ...
A: I live near Baltimore, lots of blue crabs here. I don't eat crabs myself. The Bay varies in ...
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| Winter Algae | 12/27/2007 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: Hey Robyn, thank you for answering our last question! We currently have a Koi Dome. The pond, ...
A: String and hair algae are often used interchangeably but there are many species of algae (I just ...
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| electric water pumps | 12/27/2007 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: I have a small farm in north Texas, and i am trying to pump water from a small natural spring to a ...
A: You'll probably want a pump that says it can handle solids and a good pump rate. My farm pond page ...
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| Pond maintenance | 12/24/2007 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: Our homeowners association has six ponds located just west of Denver, Colorado. The average maximum ...
A: I live in Maryland but my father's from Colorado; our family had a ranch in Elbert, and we used to ...
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| koi/goldfish | 12/24/2007 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: .I have a small pond with 2 koi appx 5"..and 7 gold fish appx 3-4"..Well i took them out of my pond ...
A: The 15 gallon tank isn't really large enough. Can you buy a larger tank or indoor pond for the ...
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| koi/goldfish | 12/23/2007 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: .I have a small pond with 2 koi appx 5"..and 7 gold fish appx 3-4"..Well i took them out of my pond ...
A: How big is your pond? How big is the aquarium? If it's under 40 gallons or so, then it's not ...
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| Winter Algae | 12/21/2007 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: Hey Robyn, thank you for answering our last question! We currently have a Koi Dome. The pond, ...
A: Algae normally die back in the winter unless it's still warm. What is your water temperature? If ...
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| calico goldfish | 12/21/2007 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: I just brought home 2 small calico goldfish to their own 10 gallon paradise (lol) Their is good ...
A: I love calico goldfish! Are they calico fantails or shubunkins (single tailed calicos)? Goldfish ...
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| bird eating coi | 12/21/2007 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: how can i keep a bird i think egret from eating my coi!
A: Thanx for your question. It's truly a tough issue. Once you have the large water birds checking in ...
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| Cleaning out a very large pond | 12/21/2007 | Carlo Filho |
Q: I would like to clean out a very large fresh and salt water pond.It has a lot of debris in it as ...
A: I believe that the best way to clean up your pond would be by dredging out the water and the muck at ...
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| koi health | 12/18/2007 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: I have continuous problems with koi health. My water always tests almost perfect.However my koi are ...
A: I'm sorry about your koi problems. How big is your pond? What kind of aeration and filtration do ...
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| Turtle pond | 12/16/2007 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: I have a 150-200 gallon pond and in the spring I would really like to get a turtle. Is my pond big ...
A: Yes, you could overwinter the turtles inside either active (with heat and food) or hibernate them ...
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| Turtle pond | 12/15/2007 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: I have a 150-200 gallon pond and in the spring I would really like to get a turtle. Is my pond big ...
A: Your pond is technically large enough for a turtle or two but only if you don't mind the turtle ...
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| Fishy Fishy Stuff | 12/15/2007 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: Right now, we have a tiny 120 gallon pond. Next year, we are uprgrading it to about 1000 gallons. I ...
A: If the pond were a perfect box of 15' x 11' x 3' deep, it would be 3,712 gallons. Since I assume ...
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| Fishy Fishy Stuff | 12/13/2007 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: Right now, we have a tiny 120 gallon pond. Next year, we are uprgrading it to about 1000 gallons. I ...
A: Congrats on your new pond! I really need mine renovated. My big pond went in May 2007, and I had ...
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| goldfish | 12/10/2007 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: i have a 10inch goldfish which i found lying dormant in the bottom of the pond it seems lifeless but ...
A: How cold is your pond? What are the other fish doing? If the water is below 45 degrees F, the fish ...
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| About goldfish | 12/10/2007 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: Will Gold fish survive in 40 degree Celsius? ANSWER: Hi Padmanaban, I cannot imagine any water ...
A: Thanx for clarifying. I live in the Midwestern U.S. and summer temperatures are often above 100 F ...
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| winter | 12/9/2007 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: We moved into a house that has a backyard fish pond. I really know nothing about maintaining the ...
A: Thanx for your question. The only thing you need to do is make sure that the part of the pond where ...
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| winterization of pond | 12/9/2007 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: our pond is about 3 1/2 ft deep in the deepest end and 1/1/2 in shallow..the water if freezing up ...
A: The pond should not be evaporating much when it's cold. Could the water be diverting outside the ...
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| Winter - White Koi Dying | 12/8/2007 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: my name is Austin and it is currently winter where I live and it is very cold. I have never had any ...
A: I've never heard of koi of certain colors being more likely to die. I don't think they have died ...
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| goldfish bulging sides by tail | 12/7/2007 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: I have a 10" white goldfish whith bulging areas on both sides toward the tail and it is swimming ...
A: Thanx for your question. Your fish probably has a swim bladder problem. The best way to deal with ...
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| Ghost Koi | 12/6/2007 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: I have about 40 fish in my pond, mainly Goldfish, comets etc and 1 Ghost Koi about 7" long. My ...
A: I highly doubt the koi has harmed the other fish. Koi may sometimes eat fish much smaller than ...
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| Goldfish care/New Waterfountain with small pond | 12/6/2007 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: Robyn, my husband and I recently had a water fountain installed and also had a small stone circular ...
A: 1. I wouldn't run the fountain. You can run the pump with the outlet just broiling the water. Or, ...
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