Perhaps, but:

- At some point, a pond owner may have to very quickly understand the
chemistry of the water, in order to solve a problem that's going to kill the
fish beginning tomorrow, or later today. It's good to have the knowledge and
resources instantly at hand.

- Regurgitated info: Newsgroups are as likely to exhibit this as any book
you might find.


wrote in message
...
actually. there is better information from the PEOPLE on rec.ponds than
in some of
those silly books on ponds that simply regurgitate the same bogus
information from
the last round of books.
the first decision is if you want a pond with a few fish or you want a
pond FOR fish,
cause how they are sized and built is different.
Ingrid


"Doug Kanter" wrote:

wrote in message
roups.com...

Question 10 & a bonus: Are ponds worthwhile or are they more bother
than they're worth?

They are worthwhile. However, I would strongly suggest that you either hit
the library, or invest in a book or two. You'd need to do this in order to
have a successful aquarium indoors. This is the same, but with more
factors
involved. If you think you're going to get enough information in a
newsgroup, you may as well forget the idea.




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