99% sure!

[Canadian]

I am 99% sure I am getting a pond from my uncle because him and his wife divorced and she doesn't want it and she doesn't want him to have it so they are probably going to give me it! YAY! :smile:

anyways It is a little over 4ft deep but I don't know the length and width.. but when I get it and get it setup ill post pictures like there no tomorrow.. also are they hard to keep? I heard they get pricey and hard to look after.. also would you feed the fish in it? or do you just let them eat the bugs? and If you have to feed them could I get a link on what to feed them?

oh and I got 2 aquariums and one has 1 pleco and 4 goldfish (2 are fantails, and 2 are 12. cent feeder fish) and my pleco is 4" long would I be able to put him in at that small? and should I go get 3 more plecos that will probably be 2" from the store?

also the goldfish are like 3 to 4" and the feeder fish are about 2" long

Sorry for all the questions.. can you all please try and answer most or all of them :laugh: thanks.

[Pamelajo]

Is your pleco a bristlenose?

[James]

You should be really sure you want and have the time for a pond. They are nothing more than a large aquarium, which require water changes, filteration, cleaning ect ect.

No matter how small or large an aquarium is, it still requires work to keep it up. Water changes, cleaning.

Are you really sure that you have the time to invest in keeping this pond up?

Do a google search on ponds and you will see all the things you need to do, also you can price out filters ect ect.

Here is a good place to start http://www.pondcreations.co.uk/pond_keeping.htm

[Canadian]

Is your pleco a bristlenose?

no just a common.. so how many can I buy to put in there.?

and is it okay to put the goldfish and plecos in there when they are that small?

[Pamelajo]

A common pleco gets very big I just googled quickly and got twelve inches. Definitely don't get any more common plecos and depending on the dimensions of your pond he may get too big for it.

[gadgetgirl]

You are in Ontario, not Hawaii, so a Pleco in a pond would only work during the summer, assuming the water temperature stayed high enough for it. It would have to over winter indoors, so essentially you would be keeping two homes for it. They blend very well into the bottom and are not easy to see. There are better choices for pond fish.

Fancy goldfish are a nice choice for a pond, but again, they won't tolerate cold winters and need to be overwintered indoors. Comets, on the other hand, can over winter outside in the pond (If it's three - four feet deep) and I recommend the use of a stock trough heater and covering the pond. My father's 1500-2000G pond in his backyard is treated this way - he uses (It's ugly) panels from his old garage door; it's a double wide door so the panels are long enough. Just like a lid on your fishtank, they hold in heat and condensation.

You absolutely must have filtration. A UV sterilizer will almost certainly be a must have as well. (It is in Dad's) He also keeps lilies - the water's surface should be partially (mostly) covered for protection from predators (Do you have racoons? Birds?) Dad has several other plants, too, some of which get eaten. It can be difficult to find plants that goldfish won't turn into a buffet.

Bottom line: Expensive to do it right. The pond itself may be the least expensive part of the project. Setting it up correctly and maintenance is pricey and time consuming. It's not just something to be enjoyed in the summer, you have to pay attention to it in the winter too (Unless all it's occupants overwinter in your house, but that isn't what happens at Dad's)

The 'feeder fish' Dad put in his pond after it was first constructed could hide under the lily leaves. They are over a foot long, and have been for several years now.

I could write a book on that darn pond. It would be full of 'don't do. . . ', all culled from personal experience. :err:

I can hardly wait to build another one. . . properly!!!!::D: