can someone tell me why my pond fish (goldfish and a carp) have started to jump out the water.the pond is 8 feet by 6 feet by 3 feet deep ,i have 15 fish from 2" to 10".it is very clear water with plants, they jump a few inchs into the air ,so far they not jump to the side just straight up.
2007-09-23 01:25:42 · 9 answers · asked by casinolover 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I'm not sure of salmonella but the rest of the answers are all possibilities. Impressing the ladies would be a spring thing but mine never do. Parasites will make fish jump out of my aquariums but I've never had a problem outside. I suppose bad water chemistry might be a reason but mine become lethargic and gulp air when stressed. My koi raise there heads out of the water at feeding time - too cute, but never leap. Which leaves insects and playing. My gold fish will leap for insects in late afternoon through evening. What's funny is when one jumps for an insect, others leap for no apparent reason. I can only assume they're playing follow the leader. RScott
2007-09-23 03:03:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
particular, of direction safety ought to come first, and in case you have stable clarification for filling in a pond this is a different remember, sorry i did not comprehend this in my previous answer! whether, this is nonetheless a great step to take, and a pity to ought to do it if it must be prevented. With our grandchildren, who do not pass to very generally, we made particular the doors to the backyard have been locked and the keys hung up on a intense hook whilst they visited, yet whilst they had lived closer and are available many cases we would have had to think of of something else. Now the youngest is 6 all of them appreciate the pond dipping etc and learn plenty, nonetheless supervised of direction. Our daughter has a pond, and whilst her toddler become small she put in a metallic grid over it, which become high-quality because of the fact the water flowers quickly grew up with the aid of it and it did not look obvious. perhaps you ought to analyze this? the different decision is to fence off the area, of direction. Or, as you're saying, fill it in and wait some years earlier perhaps reinstating it.
2016-11-06 03:58:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think its natural,I keep koi so the water has to be good quality and my fish jump.It has been said that they do it to clean their gills.It would be worth testing the water to be sure and check for small parasites clinging to the fish.Another point is that your pond seems to be over stocked ie the amount of "fish inches" for48 sq ft of area so water quality could be a problem in terms of high nitrite
2007-09-23 08:09:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it at a certain time of the day? It could be that there is a hatch of insects that are over the pond. Mine tend to do this in the early evening...
2007-09-23 02:01:14 · answer #4 · answered by JEEP15462 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
either the water is wrong, high nitrites level, or low oxygen, or they have parasites that 'itch' ... or they're showing off for the ladies?... ....read up here...
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft%3Aen-us&q=pond+fish+jumping&btnG=Search
ponddoctor is a good one....
2007-09-23 01:47:32 · answer #5 · answered by meanolmaw 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Has your pump got an earth leak!
2007-09-26 03:48:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
trying to catch bug
2007-09-23 02:01:26 · answer #7 · answered by hill bill y 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
may be playing
2007-09-23 02:04:03 · answer #8 · answered by snigdha 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they got salmonella.
2007-09-23 01:42:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋