What JJ's POnd and Rich said....I take it your in the UK, when you
referred to a bin and a sterlet......and probably do not have a Wal
Mart, but odd are there are kiddy pools over there, and they wold be
much better for keeping the fish in temporarily until you get the
liner installed and filled, than a few different containers each of
which would need aeration....Also a good chance to figure our your
ponds water capacity so you know how much dechlorinator to add when
you refill.

On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 18:30:39 +0000, ice
wrote:

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


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