Hi All,
I've just finished (well nearly) my little pond. 12'x4'x2'deep with a cute little waterfall coming from a raised bed and a filter box behind that. At last I understand the staisfaction of creating something that looks great. A local frog has laready given the pond his approval by moving in ad we've already had visits from a local Heron (boo!). My cat thinks all his Christmases have come at once.

One brief question. Is it a little too late to be thinking about putting fish in this year. Nothing special just a few goldfish and the like to entertain my daughter....and the cat!

Thanks
Kevin

"Kevin and Karin" wrote in message
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Hi All,
I've just finished (well nearly) my little pond. 12'x4'x2'deep with a cute
little waterfall coming from a raised bed and a filter box behind that. At
last I understand the staisfaction of creating something that looks great. A
local frog has laready given the pond his approval by moving in ad we've
already had visits from a local Heron (boo!). My cat thinks all his
Christmases have come at once.

One brief question. Is it a little too late to be thinking about putting
fish in this year. Nothing special just a few goldfish and the like to
entertain my daughter....and the cat!

Thanks
Kevin
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Sounds really nice. But if you already have a heron visiting you need some
way to prevent it from eating all your fish and whatever frogs move in.
There are different ways to do this. I use bird-nets due to the large
number of different predators that invaded my two ponds and assorted pools.
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McKoi.... frugal ponding since 1995...
My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b
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Don't be so pleased that the heron visited. I lost 8 of my 3 year old fish (about 6 inches long each) to a visiting heron. I put up one of those plastic herons and covered the ponds with netting. Haven't seen him since.

Regarding stocking with fish (heron issue aside) it really depends on where you live. her in NJ we have another 6 weeks or so before we start feeding wheat germ food and stop feeding entirely around Halloween depending on the temperature. Also it depends on what you plan to do with the fish over the winter. If you plan to bring them inside, stock and feed away!

If they will stay outside and temps will reach freezing you may want to wait until Spring.

Tom in Howell, NJ
"Kevin and Karin" wrote in message ...
Hi All,
I've just finished (well nearly) my little pond. 12'x4'x2'deep with a cute little waterfall coming from a raised bed and a filter box behind that. At last I understand the staisfaction of creating something that looks great. A local frog has laready given the pond his approval by moving in ad we've already had visits from a local Heron (boo!). My cat thinks all his Christmases have come at once.

One brief question. Is it a little too late to be thinking about putting fish in this year. Nothing special just a few goldfish and the like to entertain my daughter....and the cat!

Thanks
Kevin

Kevin and Karin wrote:
Hi All,
I've just finished (well nearly) my little pond. 12'x4'x2'deep with a
cute little waterfall coming from a raised bed and a filter box behind
that. At last I understand the staisfaction of creating something that
looks great. A local frog has laready given the pond his approval by
moving in ad we've already had visits from a local Heron (boo!). My cat
thinks all his Christmases have come at once.

One brief question. Is it a little too late to be thinking about putting
fish in this year. Nothing special just a few goldfish and the like to
entertain my daughter....and the cat!

Thanks
Kevin

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McKoi.... frugal ponding since 1995...
My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b
~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o