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| Mysterious fish appearance | 3/22/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: Today my better half exclaimed, as she gazed out the window at our pond and falls, "There's a fish ...
A: It happens pretty often with small fish. Predators will carry fish, even long distances. Sometimes ...
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| white worm | 3/22/2008 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: Having recently moved I cleaned out three ponds neglected for years. In the smallest, about a ...
A: Martin, Thanx for the info. I notice a large influx of earthworms after a rainfall but the water ...
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| Bog plants | 3/22/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: Do you know of any plants that can grow in a small space (aquarium) that can grow in sand? The ...
A: I'm not good with plants, especially ones for terrariums and aquariums. Few plants do well in low ...
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| raising fish | 3/21/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: I was wanting to know if its safe to raise goldfish and minnows together? I am wanting to start ...
A: Are they in an aquarium or a pond? How big? In an aquarium, it's not likely any fry would survive ...
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| koi | 3/20/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: one of our koi has had a bent tail for a few years now but this season once the ice melted off the ...
A: I'm sorry about your koi. Bent tails occur pretty frequently. Some fish are born that way. If ...
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| eel??? | 3/20/2008 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: I have had my pond for about 5 years- but recently put 2 skimmers on it. Today, there was what ...
A: Thanx for your question. Where are you located and what kind of weather conditions are you ...
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| Aggressive pond fish | 3/20/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: I've had a 100 gal outdoor pond for a few years now and my 3 fish (2 sherbunkins) and a fantail have ...
A: Yes, adding more females would lessen the burden on the other female. How warm is your pond water? ...
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| Water hyacinth | 3/19/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: i just had a few questions reguading my water hyacinth. Right now they are in a 95 quart storage ...
A: Is this bin outside or inside? What is the water temperature? If it's inside, what kind of ...
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| Aggressive pond fish | 3/19/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: I've had a 100 gal outdoor pond for a few years now and my 3 fish (2 sherbunkins) and a fantail have ...
A: It sounds like the fantail is a female, and the shubunkins are male. You are describing typical ...
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| insects in pond | 3/18/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: pond 2.1 x 1.2 fibreglass I filled pond with water and put plants in noticed a few days later a haze ...
A: You spoke to the entomology professor. He didn't know what they were? Did you use a potting mix ...
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| insects in pond | 3/17/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: pond 2.1 x 1.2 fibreglass I filled pond with water and put plants in noticed a few days later a haze ...
A: Who is "uni?" The white jumping animals might be springtails which are common in the spring. ...
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| filling in a pond | 3/16/2008 | Carlo Filho |
Q: i have recently moved into a house that has 2 ponds.i am looking for any advice on how to fill them ...
A: In order to give you a better answer, I need some more information. Are they man-made ponds? How ...
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| Frogs, frogsporn and newts! | 3/16/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: I have a little wildlife pond in my garden, and there are heaps of frogsporn in there, there is also ...
A: I have not heard of frogs and newts eating frog spawn (eggs). They might eat a few but there are ...
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| foam and algae in concrete pond | 3/16/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: I have a concrete pond(2yrs old)5000gl,acid treated and bottom painted w/rubber paint.Test results ...
A: I've never bought a pond protein skimmer or really looked into it. I did a quick search and didn't ...
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| liners | 3/15/2008 | Carlo Filho |
Q: I have just bought 2 10by10 pond liners thinking they would cover a fairly large space (I already ...
A: If you have some stones around you could either build a waterfall or a stream for your pond. Both ...
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| pond water ph | 3/14/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: I have a fifteen hundred gal., concrete pond.-very alkaline; very expensive using ph-down.can I use ...
A: Absolutely. Muriatic acid is another name for hydrochloric acid (HCl). They usually sell it at ...
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| foam and algae in concrete pond | 3/14/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: I have a concrete pond(2yrs old)5000gl,acid treated and bottom painted w/rubber paint.Test results ...
A: Is the pH of your tap water also in the 8.5 to 8.7 range? If not, then the concrete might still be ...
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| Goldfish Breeding Period | 3/13/2008 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: I've been reading up on goldfish breeding and it appears the fish in my pond are giving it a good ...
A: When they begin to spawn, goldfish do so for a few days. Also, goldfish are stimulated to spawn ...
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| goldfish | 3/13/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: we have 3 goldfish in a fishtank right now but the tails and fins are growing to big and we want to ...
A: It's still too cold. I would wait until at least mid-April. I live in Maryland so I'm not too far. ...
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| pond | 3/11/2008 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: I have a 3000 liters fish pond in my garden , a week ago half of my gold fish had died , but the ...
A: Thanx for your question. Please tell me where you live and give me a better description of the ...
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| water lotus | 3/10/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: i just had a few questions reguarding water lotus. i am currently germinating, or trying to ...
A: I'm not sure that I know the exact answers to your questions since I've only tried germinating lotus ...
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| koi | 3/8/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: i found one of my large koi fish dead.it had no visible wounds,but under the scales we found blood. ...
A: I'm sorry about your koi. Blood under the scales or on the skin could indicate either bruising or ...
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| Fungus on fish | 3/7/2008 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: I have already sent a message to Robyn as below: We have goldfish and Shebunkins in our pond and ...
A: Is the fungus like small white dots or is it fuzzy and in larger patches? I need to know this in ...
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| KOI WITH RED BULGING SPOT | 3/7/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: I have a 14" koi for 3 years. 3 weeks ago, I notice a corn-size bulging dark pink spot (not an open ...
A: I am sending this same message to All Experts and the e-mail that you sent. I'm sorry that your koi ...
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| FILTER FOR A FINISHED KOI POND | 3/7/2008 | Carlo Filho |
Q: I have a friend who constructed a concrete pond only to find out that he needs a filter system to ...
A: There is a company called Aquascape Designs that sell something called biofalls. Check them up and ...
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| water lotus planting | 3/6/2008 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: i just had a few questions reguarding planting water lotus. i ordered 10 seeds and so far one has ...
A: Thanx for your question. Water lotus need to live in ponds or lakes, near the shore. Do not use ...
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| minnows in pond | 3/6/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: How do minnows get in a backyard pond when you don't put them there?
A: There are a number of possibilities. They could come in as eggs or fry attached to or in any ...
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| Fungus on fish | 3/6/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: We have goldfish and Shebunkins in our pond and recently some have died. They seem to have a sort of ...
A: I'm sorry about your fish. A pH of 0.3 is highly acidic and toxic to all animals so I highly doubt ...
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| goldfish in a pond | 3/5/2008 | Carlo Filho |
Q: i keep finding 1 dead goldfish every day in my pond a was woundering wot it could be that makes them ...
A: Maybe bacteria could be attacking your fish. In any case, there is something that you could do that ...
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| A 3 barrel iwskey barrel pond | 3/3/2008 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: Well online I was looking around at whiskey barrel ponds since I am very into plants and am starting ...
A: Hey Josh, It sounds as though you have a plan and you're working with you dad on it and that's ...
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| soap suds | 3/3/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: my niece washed one of her toys and put it inside my 200 gallon aquarium, when I noticed what she ...
A: I'm sorry for the problem. You're not the first person to have something similar happen. A 200 ...
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| goldfish pond | 3/3/2008 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: I have a pond which has a slow leak. We are adding a 10 gallon bucket of water daily. There's only ...
A: Thanx for your question. Your fish are fine indoors. Yes, you probably don't want to feed them ...
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| salamander | 3/2/2008 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: My boyfriend and I just found a salamander. We put him in 10 gallon tank with gravel, a good sized ...
A: Thanx for your question. I am not an expert on amphibians just watergardening. However, I would ...
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| FROG/GOLDFISH | 2/28/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: Having just cleaned the pond,I have notices 5 frogs-are they harmful to the fish or can they cohabit
A: I have many frogs and fish together in my ponds without problems. Do you know what species of frog ...
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| frogs killing goldfish | 2/27/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: i have got a pond that has been established for about 5/6 years there was a goldfish of about 6-7 ...
A: Do you know what species of frog that they are? How big are the frogs? What is your current pond ...
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| Ponds&Lakes | 2/27/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: I was wondering what kind of animals lived in ponds and lakes. My class has a project and we got the ...
A: There are simply too many plants and animals for me to list! I suggest checking this book out of ...
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| A 3 barrel iwskey barrel pond | 2/26/2008 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: Well online I was looking around at whiskey barrel ponds since I am very into plants and am starting ...
A: Thanx for your question. Wow! You have some cool ideas for your whiskey barrel ponds but remember ...
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| goldfish pond | 2/26/2008 | Tom Alonzo |
Q: I have a pond which has a slow leak. We are adding a 10 gallon bucket of water daily. There's only ...
A: Thanx for your question. I would go ahead and take the fish indoors and keep them in an aquarium ...
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| Bloated Goldfish | 2/26/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: I have a very fat, bloated goldfish who can no longer stay the right way up. I pretty sure it's not ...
A: I'm sorry about your goldfish. I've had a few goldfish also become super fat and not have the ...
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| frogs fish | 2/24/2008 | Robyn Rhudy |
Q: My outdoor pond is approx 2.50m x 1.25m. We have 16 fish and now appear to have 17/18 toads ...
A: First, you need to figure out if they are frogs or toads. Then, what species they are and if they ...
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