In reply to Post #40
If I knew how to post pictures would gladly put a pic up of my pond
If I knew how to post pictures would gladly put a pic up of my pond
In reply to Post #43
I've kept most fish in ponds but I'd hesitate for a long while with barbel tbh. I think you'd be fighting an uphill battle there rather than enjoying it. And yes I know its possible but that does not make it right.
I've kept most fish in ponds but I'd hesitate for a long while with barbel tbh. I think you'd be fighting an uphill battle there rather than enjoying it. And yes I know its possible but that does not make it right.
In reply to Post #43
I have bought fish from Carp Co before and they were fine Josh, Sticklebacks and Gudgeon, never seen the Gudgeon since putting them in
I have bought fish from Carp Co before and they were fine Josh, Sticklebacks and Gudgeon, never seen the Gudgeon since putting them in
In reply to Post #46
Every stillwater barbel I've ever seen has been quite skinny and pale. Wouldn't put them in myself. Couple of chub would be a good shout though
Every stillwater barbel I've ever seen has been quite skinny and pale. Wouldn't put them in myself. Couple of chub would be a good shout though
In reply to Post #46
Tench tend to get out competed for food. They generally only take sinking pellets which arent always the best regular food source for koi. Tench also dont like certain medications. Jurys out on barbel for me but i will agree on the chub.
Tench tend to get out competed for food. They generally only take sinking pellets which arent always the best regular food source for koi. Tench also dont like certain medications. Jurys out on barbel for me but i will agree on the chub.
In reply to Post #49
I have a golden tench in my pond (more of a mottled yellow - like an over-ripe bananna).
He seems to hold his own against the koi and has grown well, he's about 16 inches now. He rushes up to feed on the surface with the koi and seems happy to barge them out of the way for food.
I have a golden tench in my pond (more of a mottled yellow - like an over-ripe bananna).
He seems to hold his own against the koi and has grown well, he's about 16 inches now. He rushes up to feed on the surface with the koi and seems happy to barge them out of the way for food.
In reply to Post #49
I might put some chub in my ponds (could help keep the fry at bay), where did you order them from (if you don't mind me asking)?
I might put some chub in my ponds (could help keep the fry at bay), where did you order them from (if you don't mind me asking)?
In reply to Post #53
You can remove the eggs better by using a spawning brush or a mop. Er on the side of caution with treatments but maintenance will be fine. If you do get eggs a tank with an air driven filter is your best bet. Saying that if you leave them to their own device's you will get some amount of fry
You can remove the eggs better by using a spawning brush or a mop. Er on the side of caution with treatments but maintenance will be fine. If you do get eggs a tank with an air driven filter is your best bet. Saying that if you leave them to their own device's you will get some amount of fry
In reply to Post #53
If they have been spawning in the weed, just pull some out and stick it in a bucket of water or tub. Check the weed first though and you should see the eggs if there is any on it. In just few days it will hatch and then feed them on hard boiled egg yoke crumbled up.
I cannot describe what the eggs look like apart from they are like very tiny glass balls, but if you google it and look at the images, you will find what to look for.
When I did it, I had thousands of fry from just a small bit of weed, but over the days they disappear, usually eaten by the faster growing ones. From the thousands, I ended up with just nine which I stocked my pond with and a friends.
If they have been spawning in the weed, just pull some out and stick it in a bucket of water or tub. Check the weed first though and you should see the eggs if there is any on it. In just few days it will hatch and then feed them on hard boiled egg yoke crumbled up.
I cannot describe what the eggs look like apart from they are like very tiny glass balls, but if you google it and look at the images, you will find what to look for.
When I did it, I had thousands of fry from just a small bit of weed, but over the days they disappear, usually eaten by the faster growing ones. From the thousands, I ended up with just nine which I stocked my pond with and a friends.
In reply to Post #57
In my experience some will make it through, one of my ponds was very "clean" no plants just a small amount of gravel and I ended up with too many ghosties to shake a stick at.
In my experience some will make it through, one of my ponds was very "clean" no plants just a small amount of gravel and I ended up with too many ghosties to shake a stick at.
In reply to Post #57
Your better off feeding the fry with a specific fry food. Most aquatic shops that sell aquarium fish should sell it. Its expensive for the amount you get but a little goes a long way.
Your better off feeding the fry with a specific fry food. Most aquatic shops that sell aquarium fish should sell it. Its expensive for the amount you get but a little goes a long way.
In reply to Post #61
I have golden rudd in my ponds. They've bred really well too, one of the results of that is watching a kingfisher successfully catching one when diving from the bridge I built.
I agree with what others have put, even if you do nothing some of the fry will probably survive, if you take some of the weed out you might be able to get more though, and even cherry pick the better ones.
I drain my smaller, filtered pond every now and again and put most of the small fish into the bigger pond. I keep some of the prettier ones in the clear bond where I can see them easier.
I have golden rudd in my ponds. They've bred really well too, one of the results of that is watching a kingfisher successfully catching one when diving from the bridge I built.
I agree with what others have put, even if you do nothing some of the fry will probably survive, if you take some of the weed out you might be able to get more though, and even cherry pick the better ones.
I drain my smaller, filtered pond every now and again and put most of the small fish into the bigger pond. I keep some of the prettier ones in the clear bond where I can see them easier.
In reply to Post #61
After being kept awake all night last week by the carp spawning at our place, I took a bucket of weed & eggs home & put them in an aquarium. I've now got about 4000 carp fry. I've got an ibc tank that's been set up & running for the last 3 months or so and intend to transfer the fry in a few weeks. You've seen some of the carp that these eggs came from, if I can get even 1% of them through to a couple of inches then I'll be proper chuffed.
I've started them off on liquifry & egg yolk but have got some daphnia ready for them to move on to.
After being kept awake all night last week by the carp spawning at our place, I took a bucket of weed & eggs home & put them in an aquarium. I've now got about 4000 carp fry. I've got an ibc tank that's been set up & running for the last 3 months or so and intend to transfer the fry in a few weeks. You've seen some of the carp that these eggs came from, if I can get even 1% of them through to a couple of inches then I'll be proper chuffed.
I've started them off on liquifry & egg yolk but have got some daphnia ready for them to move on to.
In reply to Post #64
I wouldn't worry too much, I put the eggs in my aquarium using a bit of lake water and topped up with water from the ibc. 20% water changes twice a day and they hatched 4 days after spawning. I slightly under estimated how many eggs I'd collected and I wasn't expecting so many to hatch so I think a huge amount of the fry will end up being put back in the lake. I've got a small stock pond but it's already got a hundred VS c1's from January & I'd imagine they'd eat all the fry.
I'm still doing two water changes a day and feeding liquifry twice a day. I've got an air powered sponge filter running in the aquarium and I really need to start picking out the odd dead fry & remnants of weed on the bottom but it's impossible with so many fry in there.
I might look at getting a fry cage for the ibc so I can monitor them a bit better and keep the pump & filter running without risk of them being sucked up.
I wouldn't worry too much, I put the eggs in my aquarium using a bit of lake water and topped up with water from the ibc. 20% water changes twice a day and they hatched 4 days after spawning. I slightly under estimated how many eggs I'd collected and I wasn't expecting so many to hatch so I think a huge amount of the fry will end up being put back in the lake. I've got a small stock pond but it's already got a hundred VS c1's from January & I'd imagine they'd eat all the fry.
I'm still doing two water changes a day and feeding liquifry twice a day. I've got an air powered sponge filter running in the aquarium and I really need to start picking out the odd dead fry & remnants of weed on the bottom but it's impossible with so many fry in there.
I might look at getting a fry cage for the ibc so I can monitor them a bit better and keep the pump & filter running without risk of them being sucked up.
In reply to Post #66
One of my mums neighbours ponds
One of my mums neighbours ponds