Forgot to note - putting in the correct amount of dechlorinator will keep
your fish from having their gills burned/damaged but it will not have the
good micro-organisms in it that neutralize the waste products from the fish.
The plants take care of some of that but you really want as much of your old
water as you can salvage. Donna


"jenny23" wrote in message
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the garden, such as it is, is three levels of concrete with a brick
build pond in the middle so nowhere to build a new one. the pond has no
filters or pumps or anything and unless the neighbourhood cats are
drinking all the pond water evaporation alone would not account for the
speed of the level going down.

i've been trying to rehome fish but no takers so far, was considering
taking some down the local duck pond but have a feeling that would not
be a very good idea and probably would get me told off

if then i do manage to thin out the fish a bit will they not just keep
breeding madly and get over crowded again?

i think once i do change the linner i will be able to give them a bit
more space cause the bottom seems to be very full of mud and a big
water lilly takes up a lot of room. i assume the fish do need the shade
plants provide tho so i will put the lilly back after trimming it. or is
there a better plant i can find for a small pond?

if the liner arrives i shall try to start operation pond clean up this
weekend so any other advice would be welcome. like if i treat the
chlorinated tap water with some kind of chemical can the fish go
straight into it? or should i save some of the old muddy water?




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jenny23