*muffin* wrote:
I have read where , when you bring NEW fish into an established pond, you
guys quarantine them.

what is the directions?
where??? can you put them into a really BIG plastic tub? with an air stone?

how long are they kept there??

what would you put in the water with them??
salt ? (what concentration? is sea salt the same as table salt,, or
water softener salt???)
potassium permanganate??

(ok, for my first pond stocking..... I know its gonna be wrong, but will
probably get most fish same time & not quarantine them, but need above info
for when I 'add' future fish)



quarantine for 30 days min I do 45-60 days any container with air
will work

sea salt or water softener salt is pure non iodized
table salt is iodized not good for the fish

be sure to equalize temps between the bag of fish and your pond float
the bag in the pond in shade if possible for 15-20 min before releasing
the nwew babies
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John Rutz
Z5 New Mexico

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