Pond Fish

Question: my dad has a fish in his pond, that the right side is swollen out. We first thought she might having babies , but so far she not, the fish has been like this for several weeks now.He has taken it out the pond and has it in a holding tank by itself. Is…

Question: How do i keep a Blue Heron from getting my fish. This is the second time he has cleaned out my pond of all my fish ???? Thanks , Rich Answer: Blue Herons are very territorial and can be deterred with a good Heron Decoy! Move the decoy every few weeks so the real…

Question: I have a 3500 gallon pond with 20 KOI…average size of KOI 2.5 lbs. I recently lost 7 fish. When check gills they were light pink with white edges. The water tested 0 for chlorine and ok on all other tests. Any ideas? Also, food was settled in bottom Answer: Pink gills is usually…

Question: Hi, I have a seven year old sarassa comet that has lived in the in-ground pond (about 750 gallons) for almost all those years. The fish now has developed a series of raised bumps along the lateral line on each side of it. I don’t see any other problems with this fish or the…

Question: Hi, I recently completed my first pond, around 300 gal. I have a Supreme Pondmaster 1000 filter on the bottom with a Pondmaster 250 gph pump connected to it. My water temp is 54 degrees and water clarity is good. I have about 2/3 of the surface covered with water hyacinth. I filled the…

Question: I live in Pennsylvania where the winters get to mostly in the 20’s sometimes much colder. I’ve had ponds in the past and Koi did just fine. Is it true that they go “dormant” in the freezing weather/water? My brother does not believe that the Koi survived the winter and came “back to life”…

Question: we have two adult fish and about ten baby fish who are growing rapidly–we feed them small round pellet food–any suggestions on how much we should give and is once a day adequate thanks for your help once again joan Answer: Hello Joan! =”color: rgb(0, 0, 153);”>PondMarket.com Fish Food Brigitte

Question: I have too many fish. How can I get rid of them humanely? I tried pet stores, but to no avail Answer: There are many suggestions online on how to euthanize your fish humanely. In all honesty I have never used any of the methods that I found, so I can’t tell you whole…

Question: Hi I have had my 7 goldfish/koi in a outdoor pond for nearly 3 yrs.. but 2 days ago i added this very large “sucker” fish and now i have lost 4 of my 7 goldfish AND the suckerfish!!! I don’t know WHY this happened? the goldfish were FINE.. could it be because I…

Question: Some of my Koi fish are showing signs of a Fungus and I recently ordered Tetra Pond Pond Fish Treatment and Microbe-Lift Anti-Fungal Treatment from you to treat this. My outdoor pond is in a green house, not heated at all, the water temp is around 40 degrees. My question is can I use…