"stephen price" wrote in message
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Our goldfish in our outside fairly large fishpond are dying around 2 per
day
theres around 150 fish about 15 are very adult bout 6in long. they have
been
fed continuously with pond sticks food up till three days ago and I
understand this has been a mistake as I have been told they shouldnt be
fed
in the winter at all unless you use wheatgerm food.Ive been advised to
somehow remove the fish to a tank indoors heated and this will then
encourige the fish to digest the food.

any advice will be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Steve B Price.

How big is your pond? (gallons)
What's the water temperature? (Don't feed below about 55°F)
Where are you located? (Climate)

Gold Fish need about 10 gallons per fish in an aquarium, so they have room
to grow. You could probably get by with 2-3 gallons per inch of fish. That's
a damn big aquarium in any event. It might be more economical to buy a
Rubbermaid stock tank or preformed pond to put in your garage. Some people
also keep indoor ponds in their basements.

You should be able to save the larger ones, but it's doubtful you could save
them all, too costly. Another option would be to SLOWLY warm up the pond
enough to let them digest the food, but it sounds too big for this. If your
ground water is warm enough you could slowly add water to raise the pond
temp. Don't forget to dechlorinate the water if it has chlorine/chloramines
in it. You should not raise the temperature more than a few degrees per day.

If you decide to bring some of the fish inside. The best approach would
probably be to fill the tank/tub with pond water and let it heat up slowly
(no heater) to room temperature. The pond water will also have the bacteria
you need to cycle your tank, so you won't subject your fish to
ammonia/nitrites/nitrates. You won't have to worry about PH shock this way
either.