There is 1 pond in our back yard. It contains all sorts of fish. It is very big and spacy and deep. Frogs and lizards and other water living animals are their. Some purchased some just came. Well we suffered an EXTREMELY cold winter and the pond to very bottom is frozen sold. I can walk on it and jump on it. It's about 6 or 7 feet deep. I can look and see plants and fish frozen in their tracks.Frogs and all. Is their something ANYTHING I can do? Are they dead? I am willing to spend up to 1000 dollars. I have become very attached to these creatures. I don't want them to die and me start all over.
P.S.:My backyard is a home for many different animals.
2007-01-05 13:20:49 · 9 answers · asked by 13 year old girl 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Also if they are dead remove the bodies? What about the baby fish? They have bred and bred so yeah lots of fish and other animals.
2007-01-05 13:21:58 · update #1
popeye please get a life I'm not trying to be "grown up" the pond in our yard is frozen. WHAT IS YOUR POINT?
2007-01-05 17:00:37 · update #2
I chipped the ice and pulled out a few. They are dead. Even the lizards. And it's all my fault. I'm gonna go cry now.
R.I.P little friends please forgive me!
2007-01-05 17:06:09 · update #3
Some of the lizards are alive. I took them inside. They are doing fine right now.
2007-01-05 17:09:05 · update #4
ha.. that sounds cool. yeah, they're dead... some frogs and salamanders can survive the freeze. They've evolve an antifreeze chemical in their tissues.. So when spring comes around, they're likely to live again.. But all your fish are dead.. Next time, buy a heater for the pond.
it might not be frozen on the very bottom... so a few koi or gold fish might be a live down their.. but i doubt it.
yes, remove the bodies when the water has melted... don't worry about it now. The dead bodies will pollute your water later on.
2007-01-05 13:31:25 · answer #1 · answered by professorminh 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If there is a danger that the ice hole will freeze over, then you should turn off the pump, otherwise the pond could just empty itself, the fish will come to no harm in water that is over 20 inches deep because ot rarely freezes deeper than this in the UK, put a couple of plastic balls into the hole in the ice and remove them and replace them each day so that the gasses can escape from the pond, definitely do not bang on the ice because the pressure that it creates in the water can damage the swim bladders of the fish, if you need to make a hole in the ice, boil a saucepan of water and stand it on the ice, repeat this until a hole develops, then put in the plastic balls (polystyrene can also be used) the fish that you have are very inactive during very cold weather and will not feed or move about much, the only worry is that gas will build up if the surface of the pond is covered by ice for a longish period of time, keeping a part of the pond clear of ice will stop any harm from the gas to the fish and the water will remain healthy.
2016-05-22 21:31:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are frozen IN the ice, they are all dead, sorry. If they still have water, break the ice as often as possible to keep oxygen going into the water. You may want to get some kind of heater to keep it from freezing. I don't know what kind of heaters they have for ponds though, if any.
2007-01-05 14:51:03 · answer #3 · answered by fish guy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You have to make a hole in the ice so they can get more oxygen. Here's a good tip...leave a bowl in the water(before it freezes) and let it float. when it gets real cold and ice up, you can remove the bowl and it will have a hole made already so the fish and other creatures will have oxygen. Try it, it does work.
2007-01-05 13:30:35 · answer #4 · answered by peg 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should have invested in at least 2 pond heaters. not to be mean, but IF they happen to be dead look at it in the bright side, this can be used as a learning experience and next time you aren't sure of something ask before it happens.
2007-01-05 13:36:30 · answer #5 · answered by Brayan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
large fish such as 2 foot goldfish might do ok but most of the fish are probably dead. you can get a pond heater but you probably won't get it thawed out untill late spring.
2007-01-05 15:14:56 · answer #6 · answered by Orange Range 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your Fish are probibly dead. sorry for the loss. if it helps a snake ate my goldfish 3 years ago.
2007-01-05 14:22:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
WOW.... you've got yourself a Natural Refrigerator!
2007-01-05 17:49:14 · answer #8 · answered by Mafia Agent 4207 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow... i thought even you were smarter than that. normal (smart people) would atleast make another acount where they can be a "grown- up"...get a life kid, i mean seriously, or should i say old pervert? you choose
2007-01-05 15:08:32 · answer #9 · answered by popeye 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋