I have an artificial pond( 1m X 1m X1m). which are the best species of plants, decoration fishes suitable?

Question

I have an artificial pond( 1m X 1m X1m) in my garden. I would like to have some decoration fishes and small plants in the pond. I heard that some fishes will reside in deep water while some others stay in the superficial areas. I would like to know some species which are butiful, needs little care( having more resistance power to changes in water and climate) and which will be visible on the upper water level. What are the important things i should take care of.

Answer 1

Gold fish and catfish. Most gold fish will live in upper middle and lower waters while the cats are more prone to the middle and bottom.


Cattails really are not a good option here and lillies unless harvested yourself is also not a good choice since it will take them years to grow to the surface. Water lettuce or floating water water hyacinths are your best choice here. Not only do the fish love to eat the plants they are great for shading the pond and keeping preaditors at bay. They also grow quickly and have no roots to worry about rotting or fertalizing

A filter will also be a must. A pond without moving water will soon become stagnant. you may have to add extra tubing or cinder blocks to raise the filter higher to clear the water.

The best type of gold fish for ponds are comets. They come is beautiful colors and many have the longer flowing tails. Feeding requirements are easy for the most part since they will get their veggies from the floating plants (however you can suplement their diet with worms, veggies, oranges and watermellon)

Since your pond is deeper these would be the best types. Also remember not to mix too many fantails with comets. Comets are faster fish than the fantails which if not monitored can lead to problems.

Comets are also great for large temperature changes, as well as water quality changes.

As far as cleaning the leaves in fall, I have a number of ponds deeper than 1 meter. I usually will not clean the pond bottom until spring when the temps start to warm the water. Not removing bulk build up of leaves and winter debris can lead to nitrogen spikes higher than 130 (120 isn't all that bad but should be kept less than 80 at all times)

Use a long handle net or clean hoe and pull the leaves to the edge of the pond carefully so not to harm your fish. Remember, goldfish spawn all year round so watch forany babies that might get caught in the debris. Getting all the leaves out is as important as getting the bulk. Having floating plants as well keeps the "mud" to a minimum.

Good luck with the pond.

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You should never have to completely drain your pond. Even after ice off in the spring, and removing the bulk debris, test your water. usually it will fine if you didn't wait until an 80 degree day to remove the leaves. The only real problem is to monitor the PH. Gold fish can live in PH that runs from 6.2 - 8.3 with no problems. Rainwater tenss to have a low ph which is where the bulk of your make up water will come from. If you find your PH is too low, toss in a few seashells this will help maintain a higher ph all year round.

Answer 2

Goldfish would be my choice for a pond of that size and shape, they meet all of the criteria you want in a pond fish.

As for plants, I would suggest things like water lilies and cat tails that can be planted in pots along the sides. That helps you care for the plants and helps prevent the plants from taking over the pond like can happen easily with floating plants or bunch plants like elodea.

I think your biggest challenge will be keeping the debris from collecting at the bottom of such a deep pond. Try carefully not to over feed and watch for leaves and other stuff collecting in the bottom. I few minutes to remove them as you see them will really beat a day of shoveling wet half rotten leaves in the fall.

MM

Answer 3

s it's a metre deep cloud minnows you might not see so often, try koi, goldfish or if you did want to get smaller fish buy as many as you can to fit with your pond, but don't overcrowd. Try decorating it with stones, it looks great, and it's practical too. Lily plants look great, and pond snails will cover them with their eggs, so they look spotty sometimes, but artificial lily leaves look effective too. White lillies have the look of 'something out of a fairy story'.

Answer 4

you could do some white clouds

or some goldies

depends on the temp in your area