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Pond goldfish always hiding -- Please Help
Hi,
I'm a new pond owner. About 2 weeks ago I bought 6 goldfishes and the first day they seemed to be fine, but after that they always been in hiding. 3 days ago I bought 5 more goldfishes and pretty much the same thing happened, at first they were very active but the next day they went to hiding with the "old" guys. It's a 160 Gallon pond with a lot's of rocks. I'm using underwater pump and filter kit, which includes Biofilter. I tested the water at the local Petco and it seemed to be fine. Any ideas why fish will be hiding all the time? Thanks in advance Googlefan |
how old is the pond? Ponds need to be a year old before introducing fish
if it's a new pond they're miserable because the water isn't old enough and if you're dumping chemicals in to lower this and raise that then they're living in and breathing burning acid or worse. "googlefan" wrote in message m... Hi, I'm a new pond owner. About 2 weeks ago I bought 6 goldfishes and the first day they seemed to be fine, but after that they always been in hiding. 3 days ago I bought 5 more goldfishes and pretty much the same thing happened, at first they were very active but the next day they went to hiding with the "old" guys. It's a 160 Gallon pond with a lot's of rocks. I'm using underwater pump and filter kit, which includes Biofilter. I tested the water at the local Petco and it seemed to be fine. Any ideas why fish will be hiding all the time? Thanks in advance Googlefan |
how old is the pond? Ponds need to be a year old before introducing fish
if it's a new pond they're miserable because the water isn't old enough and if you're dumping chemicals in to lower this and raise that then they're living in and breathing burning acid or worse. "googlefan" wrote in message m... Hi, I'm a new pond owner. About 2 weeks ago I bought 6 goldfishes and the first day they seemed to be fine, but after that they always been in hiding. 3 days ago I bought 5 more goldfishes and pretty much the same thing happened, at first they were very active but the next day they went to hiding with the "old" guys. It's a 160 Gallon pond with a lot's of rocks. I'm using underwater pump and filter kit, which includes Biofilter. I tested the water at the local Petco and it seemed to be fine. Any ideas why fish will be hiding all the time? Thanks in advance Googlefan |
Whenever my fish hide it's because some predator has been after them.
-- Don "googlefan" wrote in message m... Hi, I'm a new pond owner. About 2 weeks ago I bought 6 goldfishes and the first day they seemed to be fine, but after that they always been in hiding. 3 days ago I bought 5 more goldfishes and pretty much the same thing happened, at first they were very active but the next day they went to hiding with the "old" guys. It's a 160 Gallon pond with a lot's of rocks. I'm using underwater pump and filter kit, which includes Biofilter. I tested the water at the local Petco and it seemed to be fine. Any ideas why fish will be hiding all the time? Thanks in advance Googlefan |
"Oxymel of Squill" wrote in message ... how old is the pond? Ponds need to be a year old before introducing fish What ????? |
"Oxymel of Squill" wrote in message ... how old is the pond? Ponds need to be a year old before introducing fish What ????? |
Same here.
Don wrote: Whenever my fish hide it's because some predator has been after them. |
Probably because they saw something that frightened them, like a hungry
bird or other predator. I noticed below someone suggested that your pond water need to be 1 year old before introducing fish. Well, that may be a bit long to wait. When I first started up my pond (2 seasons ago now) I waited 7 days before introducing gold fish from my next door neighbors pond. He was wanting to get rid of some anyway and I was in need of some. Anyway, the fish were fine, did not hide or show any signs of distress. After that, I began to gradually introduce a couple of koi at a time (once every couple of weeks or so). No problems. Just give them a little time. They will come around. Happy Ponding! W. Dale googlefan wrote: Hi, I'm a new pond owner. About 2 weeks ago I bought 6 goldfishes and the first day they seemed to be fine, but after that they always been in hiding. 3 days ago I bought 5 more goldfishes and pretty much the same thing happened, at first they were very active but the next day they went to hiding with the "old" guys. It's a 160 Gallon pond with a lot's of rocks. I'm using underwater pump and filter kit, which includes Biofilter. I tested the water at the local Petco and it seemed to be fine. Any ideas why fish will be hiding all the time? Thanks in advance Googlefan |
"Nedra" wrote in message nk.net... You really need to ignore Oxymel. He/she posts this every time someone has a new pond - - sigh Nedra I see, a comedian ? Peter |
W Dale wrote in message ...
Probably because they saw something that frightened them, like a hungry bird or other predator. I noticed below someone suggested that your pond water need to be 1 year old before introducing fish. Well, that may be a bit long to wait. When I first started up my pond (2 seasons ago now) I waited 7 days before introducing gold fish from my next door neighbors pond. He was wanting to get rid of some anyway and I was in need of some. Anyway, the fish were fine, did not hide or show any signs of distress. After that, I began to gradually introduce a couple of koi at a time (once every couple of weeks or so). No problems. Just give them a little time. They will come around. Happy Ponding! W. Dale googlefan wrote: Hi, I'm a new pond owner. About 2 weeks ago I bought 6 goldfishes and the first day they seemed to be fine, but after that they always been in hiding. 3 days ago I bought 5 more goldfishes and pretty much the same thing happened, at first they were very active but the next day they went to hiding with the "old" guys. It's a 160 Gallon pond with a lot's of rocks. I'm using underwater pump and filter kit, which includes Biofilter. I tested the water at the local Petco and it seemed to be fine. Any ideas why fish will be hiding all the time? Thanks in advance Googlefan Thanks for the advice, I guess all I have for now is wait |
"googlefan" wrote in message m... W Dale wrote in message ... Probably because they saw something that frightened them, like a hungry bird or other predator. I noticed below someone suggested that your pond water need to be 1 year old before introducing fish. Well, that may be a bit long to wait. When I first started up my pond (2 seasons ago now) I waited 7 days before introducing gold fish from my next door neighbors pond. He was wanting to get rid of some anyway and I was in need of some. Anyway, the fish were fine, did not hide or show any signs of distress. After that, I began to gradually introduce a couple of koi at a time (once every couple of weeks or so). No problems. Just give them a little time. They will come around. Happy Ponding! W. Dale googlefan wrote: Hi, I'm a new pond owner. About 2 weeks ago I bought 6 goldfishes and the first day they seemed to be fine, but after that they always been in hiding. 3 days ago I bought 5 more goldfishes and pretty much the same thing happened, at first they were very active but the next day they went to hiding with the "old" guys. It's a 160 Gallon pond with a lot's of rocks. I'm using underwater pump and filter kit, which includes Biofilter. I tested the water at the local Petco and it seemed to be fine. Any ideas why fish will be hiding all the time? Thanks in advance Googlefan Thanks for the advice, I guess all I have for now is wait You should also montor them daily for any changes in behavior to rule out disease or poor water quality. You should also monitor the water quality regularly since it is a new pond. |
"googlefan" wrote in message m... W Dale wrote in message ... Probably because they saw something that frightened them, like a hungry bird or other predator. I noticed below someone suggested that your pond water need to be 1 year old before introducing fish. Well, that may be a bit long to wait. When I first started up my pond (2 seasons ago now) I waited 7 days before introducing gold fish from my next door neighbors pond. He was wanting to get rid of some anyway and I was in need of some. Anyway, the fish were fine, did not hide or show any signs of distress. After that, I began to gradually introduce a couple of koi at a time (once every couple of weeks or so). No problems. Just give them a little time. They will come around. Happy Ponding! W. Dale googlefan wrote: Hi, I'm a new pond owner. About 2 weeks ago I bought 6 goldfishes and the first day they seemed to be fine, but after that they always been in hiding. 3 days ago I bought 5 more goldfishes and pretty much the same thing happened, at first they were very active but the next day they went to hiding with the "old" guys. It's a 160 Gallon pond with a lot's of rocks. I'm using underwater pump and filter kit, which includes Biofilter. I tested the water at the local Petco and it seemed to be fine. Any ideas why fish will be hiding all the time? Thanks in advance Googlefan Thanks for the advice, I guess all I have for now is wait You should also montor them daily for any changes in behavior to rule out disease or poor water quality. You should also monitor the water quality regularly since it is a new pond. |
"Crashj" wrote in message ... On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 16:23:09 +0100, "2pods" wrote: "Nedra" wrote in message link.net... You really need to ignore Oxymel. He/she posts this every time someone has a new pond - - sigh Nedra I see, a comedian ? Peter WARNING: POSSIBLE OFFENSIVE CONTENT FOLLOWS: page down or not - suit yourself lol Peter |
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