My 3 very large goldfish are just lying around the bottom of their winter quarters. I offer them their pellets on occassion and some get eaten. I keep a light on during the day for the plants. Just waiting to get busy on their summer pond.
Pond goldfish in basement
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If they are not diving on the food then i would stop feeding them if anything i'd feed only once a week . even if they are hungry this time of year they are use to not eating for 3 months or more
once you get a basic design throw it at us so we can see if a little tweeking here or there could go a long way for you all to often we get i built this and spent tons of money and it's not working HELP......
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Would love to see a picture of your indoor set up.
I may try to leave them out next winter. I think if I keep the sponge filter going it might work.
Not worth it. A big plastic tote. Waterful filter with large sponge filter. A big clay pot they like to hide in and a potted plant they can't pull apart..
You may not even need to run filtration for goldfish over winter. But that depends on the size of your pond - surface area, depth and volume. If you can keep a hole open for gas exchange with an aerator they may be fine.
They are 4 yrs old and quite large. Very pleased they have lived this long. I keep buying stuff for them along with the rosy minnow for my water gardens and my 5 gallon tropicals. Spoiled babies. I think the sponge filter bubbles enough to keep the ice open.
