Pond Fish

The most common pond fish that people keep are goldfish and koi. The goldfish because of its brilliant color and koi also because of their array of colors look very colorful when they are placed in a fish pond. One needs to take proper care of pond fish and make sure that they remain healthy and active. One must not over feed the fishes. When the fishes are bought and released in a new pond they will be restless for the first twenty four hours as they get used to the new environment. If one has just acquired a fish pond do not get and release all the fishes together in the fish pond. Release some of them in the pond and keep checking on them. If there is no apparent problem then release the other fishes in the pond. If the fish pond lining is toxic or if there are any chemicals in the water this may be a cause of the fishes dieing. Koi is a cold water fish and goldfish are freshwater fishes. So a koi fish pond may be deeper then a goldfish pond. As the difference in water temperatures especially after winters are over and spring starts can cause oxygen starvation and some of the fishes may die. If one sees that the fish are coming to the surface and gasping for air one should immediately change the water or aerate it.

Fish slow down during winters and go into hibernation and as spring starts their body metabolism is still slow and this is when they can get sick. Bacterial infection in pond fish occurs if the pond water is not clean and well aerated. So too avoid any pond fish disease from infecting the fish it is best to make sure that the pond water is clean. This can be done by using biological filters and also by getting advice from other hobbyist fish keepers. Koi fish will try and eat all types of plants that are in the pond so one has to put those plants in a koi pond which are not eaten by them as they are notorious for destroying plants. This can also cause over feeding that will lead to the death of fishes.

One can buy pond fish from aquariums and from people who are selling their pond fish. People also advertise fresh water pond fish for sale in the newspaper and that is another source for getting fish. If one wants to get small pond fish then goldfish are the best as they rarely grow more then a foot and a half in length. Do not buy and release too many fishes in a pond as this can lead to oxygen starvation. Also the fishes if given the right environment are going to lay eggs and new fishes will grow in the pond. Koi fish learn to recognize the feeding time and can get friendly enough to take the food directly from a person’s hand. They also recognize the person who feeds them and will crowd around at feed time. Make sure that they are not overfed as that can lead to problems. Selecting the proper fish diet is essential in raising healthy fish and there are a number of fish food suppliers and vitakraft pond fish food is well known for their line of fish food supplies.

Decide on the types of fishes that you want to keep in your fish pond and then shop around. When you buy the fish and bring them home before releasing them in the pond make sure that there is no great difference in the temperature of the pond water and the water that they have been transported in. Don’t just tip them in as this can cause the fish to die before getting acclimatized to the new water.