.......As I said, we had a few goldfish to
make the pond more exciting, and they seemed happy enough with the
naturally fluctuating water levels.

We started with 5 25 cent goldfish 2 years ago.. now we have over 50, some
being QUITE large!

Either make a decision to have fish or not, and you'll be happier. having a
lot of fish will mean you need more/better filtering then without, and
genrally a lot more work.

But we love to go out and watch the fish, when we can see them.

We get lots of frog spawn as well. to preserve them, but a small kiddie pool
for a few bucks, use Krylon Fusion black paint, paint it black, and dug a
shallow hole for it, and surround it with paving rocks just like the big
pond. Tghe frogs will love it just as much, and their eggs can easily be
netted and relocated to it for them to thrive if you decide to also have
fish.


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Gareee©