Re: Pond Removal
Originally Posted by
Pesta
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Yes, that's probably a good idea to test the pH after reading it in the article - although I do find it strange. I really do absolutely nothing with my pond no filter - nothing.. It's just the water and plants and I have to say it absolutely thrives with wildlife year in year out.
There's a new occupier in the close and she acquired the pond that came with the garden. Originally it was full of fish but as this lady doesn't want the pond remaining, the previous occupant got rid of the fish.
But now fish are appearing. Obviously they were missed or hiding. There are at least 20 and look very healthy and seem happy and thriving, considering they are not being fed.
Do they get their food from the plants?
Its all very strange. I do absolutely nothing and the pond thrives, the new occupant does nothing and the fish thrive, and others do everything possible and things go belly up.
Yes, very interesting.
I believe that fish can survive without humans feeding them. They certainly do in the wild. They might well eat plants, or parts of them, but I feel they are probably more likely to eat other pond life: insects, possibly tadpoles too.
As for the anchor worms that killed our fish, I am hoping that the precautions I took may have eradicated them. All plants were removed and the water completely replaced. Perhaps more importantly, the pond has stood all winter without anything for surviving anchor worms to use as a food source - with the exception of the frogs, which came back earlier this year. I don't think that anchor worms would live off frogs, though.
I'll have to wait and see. If any new frogs grow from tadpoles, fine. If some frogs reappear after hiding away from the pond, or within the new plants, fine.
As I said, I'll chemically test the water and, perhaps, buy a couple of goldfish again.
Thanks again for your input.