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Pond & Water Gardening/Expert Profile
Expertise
Pond and Water Gardening (aquatic plant selection and care, Koi and pond fish selection and care, pond and water garden building and maintenance, etc.) of all sorts.
Experience in the area
Own a Water Garden Supply Retail Store and Pond Supply Mail Order Company www.pondmarket.com
Education/Credentials
not applicable
What do you like about this subject?
Garden Ponds and Water Gardens, their inhabitants and plants provide so much pleasure and tranquility to everyone and help provide habitat to many creatures.
What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?
We are learning something new about ponds everyday. Nature changes every day! Expanding our publications: e-Books with Water Gardening Subjects & Splash! The Garden Pond and Water Garden Newsletter! which boasts 16000+ subscribers. We make all this available at pondmarket.com
Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:
Impatients make wonderful aquatic plants. Just rinse the dirt off the roots and stick them between the rocks of the pond or water garden. The roots must be in water at all times.
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Recent Answers from Brigitte
2011-09-18 Pond Life:
Hello Katie! It sounds to me like mosquito larvae. A goldfish or two will prevent this scourge for developing in your pond. As an alternative, there is a product called "mosquito dunks" that you can
2011-08-21 bluegill with gold fish:
Hello Jacob! In general it is not recommended to introduce wild fish into the pond. These fish could carry diseases or parasites that could absolutely spread to your pond fish. At the very least quarantine
2011-08-19 comet fish and bullfrogs:
Hello Ellen! Bullfrogs will eat just about anything, including Goldfish if nothing better is available. They do, however, prefer insects. Whether or not they will eat the Goldfish also depends on their
2011-08-06 Yellow pond water:
Hello again, Karen. Let's start with the last question first. The yellow water is caused by tannin in the leaves. It does not generally harm the fish by itself. Depending of the kind of tree it is, the
2011-08-01 Yellow pond water:
Hello Karen! The color is probably caused by the leaves. You might want to replace the charcoal in the filter and see if that helps.
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