Fer gods sake go to a petstore like yur local ,mom andpop or petco or
petsmart and but fish that look healthy and have no sores or
redstreaks or clamped fin, or missing or torn up fins and tails with
fungus. Its not rocket science like Dr. Solo would like to have you
believe....She is the same buffoon that says bird shit screwsup fish
too, and goes to extreme methods to keep birds from shitting in her
pond..............yea, a large build up of bird droppings may, but to
make a pind bird proof is assinine........like most other posts of
hers. I have to think she is ore of a "quack" than a Doc
type........nothing like being stuck on ones self is ther?

On Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:22:10 GMT, wrote:

first, let the pond go green and water warm up.
this is a 250 gallon pond, so it is big enough for a few goldfish. if you have
winter where you live how are you going to keep the pond from freezing?
it is best to buy a few, wait, buy a few more. GF dont fight, but you are correct,
they do spread infections. see here for how to buy GF.
http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/c...new%20goldfish

AlecTPR wrote:
I've had a new pond that I've put in about 2 weeks now and it's about
time to put some fishes in it.

It's a 1000 litre item, 2 1/2 foot deep with a decent enough pump and
filter (and uv bit).

I'm probably going to just put goldfish in it, something hardy, but
I've had various suggestions.

Should I go out and buy a job lot of 10 - 12 all in one go.

or buy 5 - 6 wait a couple of weeks then add another 6.


Guessing fors and against for each.
For buying a job lot, they might not fight as much, but if one has an
infection, they'll all get it.
thanks in advance

AlecTPR



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