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hi everyone,

 

i've just moved house and the new place has a nice pond, water level seems a bit low, and theres an awful lot of plants, not sure if fish have ever been kept in it.

 

where do i start, stoopid question i know, but any ideas what i should be looking out for?

maybe if i take a couple of pics and put them on here then you good fish keeping types will have more of an idea what i'm talking about

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Hi gilbertron

 

I would suggest you measure the pond (including the depth at various parts, some ponds vary in depth)). A picture would be useful too, that would tell us if it is a 'nature' pond or a 'fish' pond for a start. Once we know the size etc, we can advise you on what we would like to do if it was ours :D

 

Take care

John S

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I'd suggest a trip down to the local library and see what they've got. There are some pretty good books around to give the basics.

 

Check carefully to see if there are any fish or not. We moved into our house in the autumn, and having been told there were no fish in the 8x3 pre-formed pond I decided to leave it until the spring before sorting it out. It wasn't until the spring that we discovered a 15 inch koi living in it. The previous residents were absolutely stunned when I told them - they had no idea as it must have been there when they moved in and they'd never spotted it.

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Yeah , if its well planted and the waters crystal clear leave it alone and dont add water straight from the tap to top it up. If there are no fish in it , get a pair of whatever you fancy and let them stock the pond up. If its well planted there should be ample food built up in there so only feed them very lightly preferably with live food.

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gilbertron:

hi everyone,

 

i've just moved house and the new place has a nice pond, ...........theres an awful lot of plants, not sure if fish have ever been kept in it.

 

where do i start, ........

Where are you? You are welcome to catch a few small carp and rudd in my ponds(Weymouth) to start stocking.

Don't forget a movement license!!

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