last spring/summer & fall we had babies. LOTS of babies. never had them before, but this time we set up a floating plan basked that apparently served as a breeding area. wow.
so now we have i'm guessing 30-40 additional fish. many are very small yet. an inch or so. the largest 10 are maybe 3-4 inches. many of them are black and can hardly be seen. in any case, we're trying to decide whether it's worth draining the pond so we can catch them or leaving them alone for a season or two.
Pond is 4500 gallons. Filters are 1) Easy Pro Large filter falls with Easy Pro 4500 gallon dedicated pump and 2) Aqua UV Ultima 2 4000 gallon with dedicated Sequence 4500 gallon pump and Aqua UV 57 watt UV light. One Hase oxygenator. Many lillies are only plants. No more floating breeding beds this year. Water quality remains high with pH 8ish, GH 5, KH 4, ammonia 0, nitrites 0, nitrates first low end yellow/orange (can't remember the amount but it always is this amount and i've never been able to get it to 0). Will continue to do weekly water checks and water changes as needed.
Normal fish load = 7 large 24 in Koi, 1 medium 15 in Koi, 3 small 12 in Koi, 3 Shebunkins, 5 regular 4-5 in goldfish.
i hate to drain off 3000-3500 gallons so i can catch the little ones. that is a lot of water. i do have a 100 gallon hospital tank with filter set up I can use to house them till i can sell/give them away.
what do you think?
Rick
Salem, Or
so now we have i'm guessing 30-40 additional fish. many are very small yet. an inch or so. the largest 10 are maybe 3-4 inches. many of them are black and can hardly be seen. in any case, we're trying to decide whether it's worth draining the pond so we can catch them or leaving them alone for a season or two.
Pond is 4500 gallons. Filters are 1) Easy Pro Large filter falls with Easy Pro 4500 gallon dedicated pump and 2) Aqua UV Ultima 2 4000 gallon with dedicated Sequence 4500 gallon pump and Aqua UV 57 watt UV light. One Hase oxygenator. Many lillies are only plants. No more floating breeding beds this year. Water quality remains high with pH 8ish, GH 5, KH 4, ammonia 0, nitrites 0, nitrates first low end yellow/orange (can't remember the amount but it always is this amount and i've never been able to get it to 0). Will continue to do weekly water checks and water changes as needed.
Normal fish load = 7 large 24 in Koi, 1 medium 15 in Koi, 3 small 12 in Koi, 3 Shebunkins, 5 regular 4-5 in goldfish.
i hate to drain off 3000-3500 gallons so i can catch the little ones. that is a lot of water. i do have a 100 gallon hospital tank with filter set up I can use to house them till i can sell/give them away.
what do you think?
Rick
Salem, Or
