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jammer 02-02-2003 10:13 PM

Water temp question
 
Hi,
I know not to feed fish until water temps are 50 degrees. But for how
long? I mean the other day the water temp was 45. Today it's 55. I
suspect it will be 40 within a few days. I have old house screens
covering the pond because of my neighbor's blankety-blank mimosa tree,
so i really don't see the fish. What do you do in a climate like this?
Look for signs of moving fish on a warm day and feed them? Wait until
it's been warm for a week? Please advise.
As always. thank you,
juls in texas
ZONE 7A
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jammer
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K30a 02-02-2003 10:21 PM

Water temp question
 

I would wait until you are pretty darn
sure that the water is going to *stay*
at 55 and higher.

Today it is 65 in SE WA, absolutely
loverly out.
Next week we could be down to 15 degrees...
(I sure hope not!)


k30a

Nedra 02-02-2003 10:28 PM

Water temp question
 
Hi juls, Wait until the water temp stays at
55 degrees. We don't want to rush things :-)
K30 and JJ are in Zone 7. They will be good
people to watch for taking Spring action.

Nedra in Missouri
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"jammer" wrote in message
...
Hi,
I know not to feed fish until water temps are 50 degrees. But for how
long? I mean the other day the water temp was 45. Today it's 55. I
suspect it will be 40 within a few days. I have old house screens
covering the pond because of my neighbor's blankety-blank mimosa tree,
so i really don't see the fish. What do you do in a climate like this?
Look for signs of moving fish on a warm day and feed them? Wait until
it's been warm for a week? Please advise.
As always. thank you,
juls in texas
ZONE 7A
·.·´¨ ¨)) -:¦:-
¸.·´ .·´¨¨))
jammer
((¸¸.·´ ..·´
-:¦:- ((¸¸






jammer 03-02-2003 02:10 AM

Water temp question
 
On Sun, 02 Feb 2003 22:28:13 GMT, "Nedra"
wrote:

Hi juls, Wait until the water temp stays at
55 degrees. We don't want to rush things :-)
K30 and JJ are in Zone 7. They will be good
people to watch for taking Spring action.


Thanks! Guess i will try again in another month.....?

juls
(cant wait for spring!!!!!!!!!)

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¸.·´ .·´¨¨))
jammer
((¸¸.·´ ..·´
-:¦:- ((¸¸



~ jan 08-02-2003 11:31 PM

Water temp question
 
On Sun, 02 Feb 2003 22:28:13 GMT, "Nedra" wrote:

Hi juls, Wait until the water temp stays at
55 degrees. We don't want to rush things :-)
K30 and JJ are in Zone 7. They will be good
people to watch for taking Spring action.


Thanks! Guess i will try again in another month.....?
juls


JJ from Zone 7a, and I don't expect to start feeding till about April, so
I'd say more than a month. :o) You want your bio-filter up and running for
a bit before you start feeding. The fish will do nicely on any algae. ~ jan

See my ponds and filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Wet!~
Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
To e-mail see website

jammer 09-02-2003 02:43 AM

Water temp question
 
On Sat, 08 Feb 2003 15:31:52 -0800, ~ jan
wrote:

JJ from Zone 7a, and I don't expect to start feeding till about April, so
I'd say more than a month. :o) You want your bio-filter up and running for
a bit before you start feeding. The fish will do nicely on any algae. ~ jan


I dont have a filter or a pump, just a small pond with two little
fishies and not enough plants.....

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jammer
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