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New pond, feeding question
I've recently finished a small garden pond, about 9'x5', deepest part
is about 2 1/2 feet. I've got one water lily, a few water hyacinths, and a couple of other small plants in it. Also 10 small (3") goldfish. I've got to go out of town for a few days later this week, and I'm wondering what to do about feeding the fish. My wife has some of the weekend aquarium feeders for her classroom aquarium; we've also got an automatic daily feeder (one of those revolving things) for her aquariums. Would one of those be a good idea? Do I need to worry about feeding them while I'm gone? It's hard for me to believe that they could find food for themselves in the pond. Thanks, Harry Boswell |
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New pond, feeding question
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On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 20:53:50 -0500, Harry Boswell wrote: I've recently finished a small garden pond, about 9'x5', deepest part is about 2 1/2 feet. I've got one water lily, a few water hyacinths, and a couple of other small plants in it. Also 10 small (3") goldfish. I've got to go out of town for a few days later this week, and I'm wondering what to do about feeding the fish. My wife has some of the weekend aquarium feeders for her classroom aquarium; we've also got an automatic daily feeder (one of those revolving things) for her aquariums. Would one of those be a good idea? Do I need to worry about feeding them while I'm gone? It's hard for me to believe that they could find food for themselves in the pond. Thanks, Harry Boswell Don't worry, don't feed them. I routinely let mine go for a week or two, sometimes a month or two. Longest was for two years, but the pond was established. I had cat problems and wanted the fish to get out of the habit of coming to the top whenever anything came around. -- - Charles - -does not play well with others |
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New pond, feeding question
Go, they will find something to eat, bugs, moss, and your plants.
"Charles" wrote in message ... On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 20:53:50 -0500, Harry Boswell wrote: I've recently finished a small garden pond, about 9'x5', deepest part is about 2 1/2 feet. I've got one water lily, a few water hyacinths, and a couple of other small plants in it. Also 10 small (3") goldfish. I've got to go out of town for a few days later this week, and I'm wondering what to do about feeding the fish. My wife has some of the weekend aquarium feeders for her classroom aquarium; we've also got an automatic daily feeder (one of those revolving things) for her aquariums. Would one of those be a good idea? Do I need to worry about feeding them while I'm gone? It's hard for me to believe that they could find food for themselves in the pond. Thanks, Harry Boswell Don't worry, don't feed them. I routinely let mine go for a week or two, sometimes a month or two. Longest was for two years, but the pond was established. I had cat problems and wanted the fish to get out of the habit of coming to the top whenever anything came around. -- - Charles - -does not play well with others |
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New pond, feeding question
Thanks!
On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 22:02:35 -0500, "Old Man" wrote: Go, they will find something to eat, bugs, moss, and your plants. "Charles" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 20:53:50 -0500, Harry Boswell wrote: I've recently finished a small garden pond, about 9'x5', deepest part is about 2 1/2 feet. I've got one water lily, a few water hyacinths, and a couple of other small plants in it. Also 10 small (3") goldfish. I've got to go out of town for a few days later this week, and I'm wondering what to do about feeding the fish. My wife has some of the weekend aquarium feeders for her classroom aquarium; we've also got an automatic daily feeder (one of those revolving things) for her aquariums. Would one of those be a good idea? Do I need to worry about feeding them while I'm gone? It's hard for me to believe that they could find food for themselves in the pond. Thanks, Harry Boswell Don't worry, don't feed them. I routinely let mine go for a week or two, sometimes a month or two. Longest was for two years, but the pond was established. I had cat problems and wanted the fish to get out of the habit of coming to the top whenever anything came around. -- - Charles - -does not play well with others |
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