We finally took out a 20 yr. old 1 foot deep puddle with a waterfall, mosquito fish, a water lily and tons of algae. Replaced it 1 yr. ago with a 6' x 9' x 3.5' deep garden pond with a waterfall, filters, and no shallow areas. Have 5 goldfish that are about 8" long and 6 goldfish that are about 3" long. We don't intend to get koi because there are a number of great blue herons and lots of raccoons in our area and I'm not going to supply them with gourmet food.
1.) Grandson wants to have a turtle and frogs. Where is a good place to get those? What kind should we get for him?
2.) He also wants to put bluegills in with the goldfish--will that work?
3.) Do we still need to get mosquito fish in the Spring?
4.) My husband won't let me feed the fish but once a week because he says they'll poop too much and make the water cloudy. If they finish the food in 5 minutes, is once a week enough for them?
We're in Silicon Valley, so weather is pretty mild year around. Thanx for any answers you can give me!
1.) Grandson wants to have a turtle and frogs. Where is a good place to get those? What kind should we get for him?
2.) He also wants to put bluegills in with the goldfish--will that work?
3.) Do we still need to get mosquito fish in the Spring?
4.) My husband won't let me feed the fish but once a week because he says they'll poop too much and make the water cloudy. If they finish the food in 5 minutes, is once a week enough for them?
We're in Silicon Valley, so weather is pretty mild year around. Thanx for any answers you can give me!