I like having the snails in a bog or wetland filter that waterfalls into the pond-this allows for them to have a healthy population safe from the fish but they trickle their way into the pond adding a varied and natural food source. They’re not a difference maker but I enjoy the variety of life in the pond.
Having had a koi pond in Southern California for the last 30 years, I wish I had known a lot of this in the beginning! Added snails, fish ate them! Added tadpoles, fish ate them! Can no longer have any plants in my pond as my koi are well over a foot long and destroy them all. No floating plants, no lilies, nothing! However, I have had turtles since the beginning and currently have 4 large red eared sliders that are thriving and are probably about 20 years old now, three females and a male. I’d warn about adding a male when you have females. He harasses them constantly with his mating ritual and aggressiveness. I’ve had turtle eggs in the pond, but they never use the sandy beach I provided. Lost about 20 small koi overnight to a Great Blue Heron. Came out to an empty pond wondering what happened until I saw the heron visiting one day. Learned a trick that worked perfectly to keep these guys away. I strung fishing line about 15 feet over the pond as I have tall fences surrounding my yard. The line is invisible against the sky, but the herons see it and cannot land. No more herons! Thanks for the video!
Thank you for sharing your experiences. I do try to provide as much information on as many topics as I can. Hoping to answer questions, and provide some insight on building, maintaining and understanding backyard garden ponds. It's a learning experience as you go! Hopefully you are still enjoying your pond!
Being I'm working on a pond at a friends place I made 2 nice size holes in a 20x20 square area 1 is the bog pond that's going to be JUST plant's the waterfall is going to be running into it 1st. Then the 2nd hole is the pond that the bog pond is going to overflow in the pond & the pond is I'd say somewhere about 10 ft round & 3 ft deep. Being we live in Indiana where winter is cold I'm thinking the main pond is deep enough to have any live pond fish with the size pump we have on this pond to keep things moving.
The goldfish I have I got from my bait store as bait they are what ever they get for bait to sell, & 3 of mine are like a ft + long from when I got them 2 yrs ago. I have 9 in all 3 of them is like 4-6 in's & the other 3 are somewhere in between, but I want to get the pond set up so I can get them in it & out of the 110 gal stock tank where they can grow their full size & it's been a job trying to get it built b-4 winter BUT we've had issues 1 after another & the way it's going it is going to be next YEAR when I can get it done & ready. ☹
@@unitedwestanddividedwefall2073 Your goldfish should survive just fine if it's 3 feet deep. I shut down all of my ponds in the winter.....Check out my video on winter care. You can always float a pond heater in it and use a air pump to keep the pond safe during the cold winter months.
@@jerseyshorepondscapesvideos I got a good size pump for it to keep the water moving in the ponds (aquarium 1200-3200gph pond pump ) I'm hoping that will keep a good flow going to both ponds that's connected.
Just some food for thought, it would have been informative and perhaps more professional like if you had come up on the screen (say lower left corner) the names of the fish as you say them along with their Biological name (if they have one?) to assist people when desiring to purchase such said fish.. just say'n.
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Thanks for all the information
Great video thanks allot
Thank you for watching.🙂
I like having the snails in a bog or wetland filter that waterfalls into the pond-this allows for them to have a healthy population safe from the fish but they trickle their way into the pond adding a varied and natural food source.
They’re not a difference maker but I enjoy the variety of life in the pond.
Thanks for the comment, I agree and like your point of view.
Some Wonderful information!
Having had a koi pond in Southern California for the last 30 years, I wish I had known a lot of this in the beginning! Added snails, fish ate them! Added tadpoles, fish ate them! Can no longer have any plants in my pond as my koi are well over a foot long and destroy them all. No floating plants, no lilies, nothing!
However, I have had turtles since the beginning and currently have 4 large red eared sliders that are thriving and are probably about 20 years old now, three females and a male. I’d warn about adding a male when you have females. He harasses them constantly with his mating ritual and aggressiveness.
I’ve had turtle eggs in the pond, but they never use the sandy beach I provided.
Lost about 20 small koi overnight to a Great Blue Heron. Came out to an empty pond wondering what happened until I saw the heron visiting one day. Learned a trick that worked perfectly to keep these guys away. I strung fishing line about 15 feet over the pond as I have tall fences surrounding my yard.
The line is invisible against the sky, but the herons see it and cannot land. No more herons!
Thanks for the video!
Thank you for sharing your experiences. I do try to provide as much information on as many topics as I can. Hoping to answer questions, and provide some insight on building, maintaining and understanding backyard garden ponds. It's a learning experience as you go! Hopefully you are still enjoying your pond!
Being I'm working on a pond at a friends place
I made 2 nice size holes in a 20x20 square area
1 is the bog pond that's going to be JUST plant's
the waterfall is going to be running into it 1st.
Then the 2nd hole is the pond that the bog pond
is going to overflow in the pond & the pond is I'd
say somewhere about 10 ft round & 3 ft deep.
Being we live in Indiana where winter is cold
I'm thinking the main pond is deep enough
to have any live pond fish with the size pump
we have on this pond to keep things moving.
The goldfish I have I got from my bait store as bait
they are what ever they get for bait to sell, & 3 of
mine are like a ft + long from when I got them
2 yrs ago. I have 9 in all 3 of them is like 4-6 in's
& the other 3 are somewhere in between, but I
want to get the pond set up so I can get them
in it & out of the 110 gal stock tank where they
can grow their full size & it's been a job trying
to get it built b-4 winter BUT we've had issues
1 after another & the way it's going it is going to
be next YEAR when I can get it done & ready. ☹
@@unitedwestanddividedwefall2073 Your goldfish should survive just fine if it's 3 feet deep. I shut down all of my ponds in the winter.....Check out my video on winter care. You can always float a pond heater in it and use a air pump to keep the pond safe during the cold winter months.
@@jerseyshorepondscapesvideos I got a good size pump for it to keep the
water moving in the ponds (aquarium 1200-3200gph pond pump ) I'm
hoping that will keep a good flow going to both ponds that's connected.
And the sunfish
Just some food for thought, it would have been informative and perhaps more professional like if you had come up on the screen (say lower left corner) the names of the fish as you say them along with their Biological name (if they have one?) to assist people when desiring to purchase such said fish.. just say'n.
Got it, good idea. Thanks for the suggestion. I'm still pretty new at this :)
Goldfish wont eat plants?! Are you serious? You clearly have not owned them.
Goldfish eat most kinds of plants unfortunately, even those they don't eat, they do tend to nibble them from time to time