"ice" wrote in message
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Hi, I'm a complete beginner to this pond business, I bought a house last
year that had a pond in the garden. We now have a leak in the pond and
we've bought a new liner cos it seems to me that repairing the old one
(we don't know how old it is) is nearly as hard as replacing it. We
were going to use the old one as an underlay for the new one.

$$ That should work. Also Google ponds, koi and goldfish. You will get
more helpful information than any sane person can read. :-)

What I need though is loads of advice. We've got 7 gold carp (I think
that's what they are) about just over a foot long, 1 diamond sterlet,
about 8 inches long, 2 or 3 black fish about the same size as the gold
ones and loads of little black ones. What is the best way to catch
them, what is the best thing to keep them in (we bought a plastic bin,
but I don't think it's big enough, would 3 do) do we need to keep them
in the pond water, how do we get rid of the last bit of water from out
of the old liner, is it ok just to put the fish back in the pond with
fresh tap water or does it need to be treated, how long can the fish
survive in the bins. etc.

$$ Go to Wally-World and buy one of those 8' plastic pools that cost $14.99.
They hold 500 gallons of water. Make sure you aerate the water somehow so
they don't suffocate. Check it for ammonia daily. Dechlorinate it. Try to
replace them in the pond as quickly as possible. Use a net to keep them
from jumping out of the 500 g. pool. Bird nets are cheapest at ACE
Hardware.

Any help and advice, tips or hints would be very much appreciated.

$$ Besides asking here, hit a good search engine.......
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