I finally added some fish to the stock tanks. My kids claimed one each.
My baby (3yo) claimed the 35 gall which currently has some tadpoles, platys and guppies and lots of water hyacinth to keep it cool and help fiter it, as I just have a small pump wrapped in some quilt batting, going to small 'waterfall'.
My 5yo claimed the 110 gall. Today we bought a bala shark for it (now I just read they get lonely and need at least 5 for company!!!!???). I also added some colorful platys to it. It already had tadpoles in it. Again, I only have a pump wrapped in quilt batting and then a small 'waterfall'. I also have water hyacinth and a water lily in that pond.
I need to figure some small filter for both. I guess if I somehow had the water run down a longer 'waterfall' it would be some sort if shower/trickle filter? Perhaps if I cut some tubing in half, filled it with gravel and let the water run through that ..... maybe 2 feet (like a mini stream to the mini pond) that might work?
Any thoughts?
Oh and of course, murphy's law, in the 110 pond (the one I actually BOUGHT fish for), an hour after I added the fish, the tubing from the pump slipped off and emptied the pond! Left like an inch of water which was just enough to keep the fish alive. UGH!
I am at WAR with the green heron, he's just about cleaned me out of my red platys. He's taken up residence at the pond. I now throw rocks at him, of course I never actually hit him, but I try to scare him, and I guess he knows my aim is off, he doesn't even fly off - he just stands his ground and yells at me. Bastard!!!! I think he sleeps near the pond. I would say he's eaten about 300 of my platys, I no longer think its cute.
My baby (3yo) claimed the 35 gall which currently has some tadpoles, platys and guppies and lots of water hyacinth to keep it cool and help fiter it, as I just have a small pump wrapped in some quilt batting, going to small 'waterfall'.
My 5yo claimed the 110 gall. Today we bought a bala shark for it (now I just read they get lonely and need at least 5 for company!!!!???). I also added some colorful platys to it. It already had tadpoles in it. Again, I only have a pump wrapped in quilt batting and then a small 'waterfall'. I also have water hyacinth and a water lily in that pond.
I need to figure some small filter for both. I guess if I somehow had the water run down a longer 'waterfall' it would be some sort if shower/trickle filter? Perhaps if I cut some tubing in half, filled it with gravel and let the water run through that ..... maybe 2 feet (like a mini stream to the mini pond) that might work?
Any thoughts?
Oh and of course, murphy's law, in the 110 pond (the one I actually BOUGHT fish for), an hour after I added the fish, the tubing from the pump slipped off and emptied the pond! Left like an inch of water which was just enough to keep the fish alive. UGH!
I am at WAR with the green heron, he's just about cleaned me out of my red platys. He's taken up residence at the pond. I now throw rocks at him, of course I never actually hit him, but I try to scare him, and I guess he knows my aim is off, he doesn't even fly off - he just stands his ground and yells at me. Bastard!!!! I think he sleeps near the pond. I would say he's eaten about 300 of my platys, I no longer think its cute.