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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"googlefan" wrote in message m... (googlefan) wrote in message om... 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 Hi Again, Goldfish slowly started to come out of the hiding, I guess something must've frightened them. Even though during the day they never show up, in the evenings when I turn on my underwater lights, they are coming out. You might want to consider putting netting over the pond to keep predators such as Heron from turning your fish into lunch. |
googlefan wrote I guess something
must've frightened them. Predation by birds leaves frightened fish and no evidence. You can usually tell when a raccoon visits, they leave a mess and nosh on plants as well as fish. Herons and kingfishers will leave little or no evidence of a visit (did have one kingfisher leave a feather and small oil slick behind once). Netting works. Other devices are motion activated sprinklers, electric fences that surround the pond or lay over the edge, decoys that lay under the water's surface. Some folks lay a tunnel of sorts on the bottom of the pond for the fish to hide in after the intial strike. kathy :-) zone 7, SE WA state |
googlefan wrote I guess something
must've frightened them. Predation by birds leaves frightened fish and no evidence. You can usually tell when a raccoon visits, they leave a mess and nosh on plants as well as fish. Herons and kingfishers will leave little or no evidence of a visit (did have one kingfisher leave a feather and small oil slick behind once). Netting works. Other devices are motion activated sprinklers, electric fences that surround the pond or lay over the edge, decoys that lay under the water's surface. Some folks lay a tunnel of sorts on the bottom of the pond for the fish to hide in after the intial strike. kathy :-) zone 7, SE WA state |
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