Jeff G
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My pond is a dug, 7 ft deep oval, but the bottom 3 ft or so is filled with leaves. The goldfish seem to love it. Little ones hide among the leaves while the big ones seem to sit right on top. I regularly clean the floating leaves off the top with a net. but I don't touch the leaves on the bottoms since it stirs up a cloud of mess. I hear that rotting leaves are bad for fish and I should clean them out - but that is not going to happen.
Would snails be useful or do anything? Would they survive the winter? I live in region 6b. Would my 6" goldfish just eat them?
(I'm sorry I am asking such basic questions. I'm a noob. I dug the pond as an afterthought while learning how to use a backhoe I rented for a house project. The hole turned into a "pond" when we had a big rainstorm and I've kept it filled ever since. This has turned out to be a fun project.)
Would snails be useful or do anything? Would they survive the winter? I live in region 6b. Would my 6" goldfish just eat them?
(I'm sorry I am asking such basic questions. I'm a noob. I dug the pond as an afterthought while learning how to use a backhoe I rented for a house project. The hole turned into a "pond" when we had a big rainstorm and I've kept it filled ever since. This has turned out to be a fun project.)