Return to the Ponds in the UK Forum
| Post a Follow-Up
Koi fry
| | |
Posted by springea Hants UK (My Page) on Sun, Aug 14, 05 at 15:51
| I had an interesting weekend learning about the pond I inherited and I'm fairly happy now that the filter & pump is working OK and the many fish seem happy. However, I spotted several fry in the pond some orange and white, some black. Anything extra I need to do to look after them or is it just a matter of keeping the water healthy, like with adult koi, etc.? There is a lot of mud & decaying vegetable matter at the bottom of one end of the pond. Should I remove it? |
Follow-Up Postings:
RE: Koi fry
| | |
RE: Koi fry
| | |
| the fry will be fine,,,but if the matter is loose and you can remove a little at a time without stirring the pond up then i would do it,,and happy ponding with your new hobby ;-) |
RE: Koi fry
| | |
- Posted by AJC_1 8 the fens (My Page) on
Tue, Aug 16, 05 at 5:15
| The bottom of the pond should be cleaned every now and then (every 3-5 years) it can be a health risk if it gets to thick and oily, but the best time to do it IMO is either autumn or spring when the water is cold, I find that a cheap butterfly type net is ideal for the job, it will stir your water up but it wont have any adverse effect and soon settles again, take out 90% of it and leave a bit for the bugs that live in it, best time to cut back any over grown plants too. |
RE: Koi fry
| | |
| Yep remove a good portion of it and hopefully the filter will help take out what gets stirred up so that may need cleaning quite soon after doing it. It is also a good idea, as it is getting to the time of year where leaves start dropping, to think about putting a net over the pond. If lots of leaves fall in the pond you want to get them all out to make life a lot easier over winter and in the spring. |
|
|
|
|
