Crazy girl

[ShrekDawg]

It does mean they are healthy, and happy.

That’s good to know! Thanks!! I wonder if they’re like tanning in the sun? LOL

 

[ShrekDawg]

@oldhenlikesdogs knows a lot more than me about goldfish and might be able to help you better than I can. I think koi should be fairly similar?

 

[ShrekDawg]

Sorry to keep tagging you @oldhenlikesdogs but this convo about their fish starts at the top of this page and I figured maybe you might know something I don’t or could help her ??

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I keep my pond goldfish in the basement in a 125 gallon tank during winter. I do large water changes around 2 times a month. Goldfish are fairly forgiving. I've never kept koi. The 3 foot long part puts me off. Goldfish get big enough.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I us hang on the back filters on my goldfish tanks. I rinse the filter on a regular basis, a couple times a week, and replace them every month or so. They do dirty up filters pretty quickly, so I learned to rinse the debris off to prolong their use. I use a garden sprayer to blast stuff off.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

They get to three feet

Idk what I’m going to do with mine. I cracked their tank (although barely and I never tested it to see if it held water) so idk.

Can I just put a deicer in it or something or cut a hole in the ice?

They say you can either use a heater or keep a hole open in the ice. I don't have experience with that, so I can't advise.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Maybe start a thread about maintaining goldfish over winter outside. Perhaps someone can help.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Maybe start a thread about maintaining goldfish over winter outside. Perhaps someone can help.

That’s a good idea!! I should do that!! Thanks!

 

[Madhouse Pullet]

What's your whole set up? Do you have a filter? My niece has a koi (sp?) fish in her tank and I've been curious what she's going to do once it gets too big.

 

[ShrekDawg]

What's your whole set up? Do you have a filter? My niece has a koi (sp?) fish in her tank and I've been curious what she's going to do once it gets too big.

I bought a 110 gallon rubber stock tank at TSC and then I ordered an all in one type thing for the filter and pump and everything online so I wouldn’t have to have a million separate things. It’s a pond filter, UV clarifier, pump, and also a fountain although the waters a bit high right now for the fountain to work haha need to fix it and also clean the filter tomorrow. I will probably need to get a bigger pond eventually and/or bring them inside for winter but for now it works.

This is the filter I got but they have other ones. I got the smaller one. There are other, cheaper filters out there but I wanted to make sure I got one that worked well.

https://www.thepondguy.com/product/...2/water-gardens-fish-ponds-all-in-one-filters