I would get them transferred as quickly as possible to prevent ammonia
poisoning in the small amount of water in the temporary facility. Normally,
I would like to see the number of fish added to a pond, be small, and give
the filter a chance to catch up, but with the fish in temporary quarters,
the pond will be a better environment.
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"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
...
I'd check the pH too. ~ jan

On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 21:43:00 GMT, "Nedra"
wrote:

Alex, there are a couple of things you should check before adding the
fish.
First, make sure the temperature of the water they are in and the pond
are
very close. Second, does your water company add chlorine or chloramine?
That
should be taken care of with an appropriate Dechlor before adding your
fish.
The pond guys who always assisted me would make me wait a week before
adding the fish - probably to 'age' the water.

Nedra

"Alex Woodward" wrote in message
...
I have just up-graded my garden pond from 1000 litres to approx 6500
(1717
US gal 1429 imp' gal) - 7000 litres. Is it ok to put the fish (Sarasa
comets) back in straight away? Unfortunately I could only save about 20
imp
gals of the original pond water, but hope this will help to kick start
the
new pond. I have save all the plants though, including a water lily.

Alex






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