"Gary Woods" wrote in message
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"Helen" wrote:

Would like to make a little pond in the garden with three or four
goldfish,
and a couple of waterlilies? Would this be very difficult? ( or
very
expensive?)

No and no. You might want to lurk about rec.ponds a bit.
I'm guessing garden shops there have preformed plastic ponds that
are
decent if a bit small.
One hardy water lily can easily span six feet, though there are
smaller
varieties.
With a decent amount of plants and not too many fish, you can avoid
pumps,
filtration and all that stuff.

But wait until the plants are well established and doing their
oxygenation thing before introducing the fish.

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