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pond in Ontario - and the winter we haven't had (yet)
If your temps really drop fast, watch for ich. DH turn my heater on and
forgot it one cold day the end of Oct. I don't know how warm a 1000 watt heater can make a 30 gallon tub, but that night, in the teens, dropped it to the point of the fish having ich soon after. Salt was added to 0.3% and saved all but one tiny guy who was brought inside and made it with warmth and treatment. He was smaller than a pea, so I couldn't resist. He's fine and swimming in a 15 gallon for now, vacationing inside for the winter. ~ jan On Sat, 3 Jan 2004 22:29:24 -0600, "Tom La Bron" wrote: Janet, Crazy weather is right, my pond temps were almost 60 today and the barrels on my non-heated back porch where some of my fish are being kept had barrel-water temps at 66 degrees today. It is suppose to really drop tonight and tomorrow night, so things should be back to normal soon. My barrel temps on the back porch have been hovering around 52 degrees all the time they have been out there except this last week, and then today was almost like spring. Tom L.L. ---------------- "Janet" wrote in message .. . Don I'm in Niagara Falls so I know first hand the wacky weather you are experiencing. I'm not feeding at all and I won't till the water hits 50 degrees for at least a week. My pond is lit and I'm noticing the fish are grazinf algae at night. They're just fine! ) Janet in not soo cold Niagara Falls, Canada "Don Falconer" wrote in message able.rogers.com... Should I be concerned? Fish are swimming around, not "sleeping". Approx. 300 gal x 28" deep max pond. 2 @ 6-8" koi and 5 small goldfish. Fish not fed since late Oct. as is my understanding should not be fed once water temp is less than 50 F. Has been unusually mild here in Whitby, Ontario i.e. about 48 F today. Should be 25-30 F and 2 to 3 " of ice on the pond. Had an inch or so of ice back in Nov. during a cold spell but is long gone. Pond is winterized with plants set in bottom, filter and pump removed, air bubbler bubbling away (in case we ever do get ice). Should I feed the fish since they seem to be active? Don |
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