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Hi all.
I've just stumbled across this forum today looking for some information about refilling my pond after a Heron has had all my fish for breakfast. Having had a good read through a lot of posts I realise I know next to nothing about keeping a pond! I want to re stock my pond in time but I want to take the opportunity to get the environment right and learn a bit more about keeping fish before I start filling it again. I have read a lot about water quality etc but I have never even tested mine so I want to take this opportunity to put everything right.
I inherited the pond when I moved house and have managed to keep the fish left for me alive up until the Heron took a shine to them this morning. The pond is only small, around 4' x 2' and around 1.5' deep, around 400 litres. I have a small pump with a UV filter attached (this one https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01MSWKJKI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) and a few plants and lillies around. The pond had 5 small Koi to begin with but one got too large so I put it in my father in law's pond and I added 1 small goldfish.
The main things I wanted to ask are is my pond large enough to keep Koi? I would like to put some more in but I won't if it's not going to be the right environment for them. I also wanted to empty the water out and give the bottom of the pond a good clean out while I have the chance. Is there any reccomended stones/gravel to add when it is cleared out? I guess I will have to take the chlorine out once I start filling it so will have a look into that.
There are shelves at either end of the pond but nowhere really for the fish to shelter or hide apart from under the lillies. Should I think about finding something to give them somewhere to shelter?
I have also considered buying an air bubbler to float on the surface. Would this be neccesary or is the pump I have sufficient?
It has been a real eye opener coming across this forum, I was so naive and didn't have a clue what I was doing. I think my fish survived more down to luck than anything I've done!
I'm based in the North East of England if that matters.
Cheers
I've just stumbled across this forum today looking for some information about refilling my pond after a Heron has had all my fish for breakfast. Having had a good read through a lot of posts I realise I know next to nothing about keeping a pond! I want to re stock my pond in time but I want to take the opportunity to get the environment right and learn a bit more about keeping fish before I start filling it again. I have read a lot about water quality etc but I have never even tested mine so I want to take this opportunity to put everything right.
I inherited the pond when I moved house and have managed to keep the fish left for me alive up until the Heron took a shine to them this morning. The pond is only small, around 4' x 2' and around 1.5' deep, around 400 litres. I have a small pump with a UV filter attached (this one https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01MSWKJKI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) and a few plants and lillies around. The pond had 5 small Koi to begin with but one got too large so I put it in my father in law's pond and I added 1 small goldfish.
The main things I wanted to ask are is my pond large enough to keep Koi? I would like to put some more in but I won't if it's not going to be the right environment for them. I also wanted to empty the water out and give the bottom of the pond a good clean out while I have the chance. Is there any reccomended stones/gravel to add when it is cleared out? I guess I will have to take the chlorine out once I start filling it so will have a look into that.
There are shelves at either end of the pond but nowhere really for the fish to shelter or hide apart from under the lillies. Should I think about finding something to give them somewhere to shelter?
I have also considered buying an air bubbler to float on the surface. Would this be neccesary or is the pump I have sufficient?
It has been a real eye opener coming across this forum, I was so naive and didn't have a clue what I was doing. I think my fish survived more down to luck than anything I've done!
I'm based in the North East of England if that matters.
Cheers