mylastquestion about my goldfish going crazy and dying is in a 1600 gallon outdoor pond not an aqurium?
Saturday, December 26, 2009 17:13 | Filled in Outdoor Waterfalls
pete and linda asked:
i have 5000 gallons an hour falling over two waterfalls plenty of ariation and three bell fountain heads running
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roy_alice_mills says:
December 28th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
maybe thats your problem to much ariation I have a large fish pond and only have one waterfall recirulating the water and the fish do wonderful
jimminycricket says:
December 30th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
The water could be contaminated with toxins. It could also have become contaminated by chemicals like phosphate, nitrate or ammonia’s that have resulted from rain water runoff through chemically treated lawns or vegetation. Try to clean any sludge from the bottom of the pond. You might have to empty it to do this. Then treat with medication for bacteria. I don’t know if it would work in a pond but charcoal helps to filter out toxins in aquariums.
goldwing110083 says:
January 1st, 2010 at 3:34 pm
You need to change about 20 % of that water per week…more if the fish are crowded…you have ammonia build up that must be removed…gold fish are notorious when it comes to producing ammonia. Use Amquell when de=chlorinating the new water…reduces ammonia. IF you do this, your fish will be fine. Fish cannot stand ammonia build up…causes serious stress, then fin rot, hole in head disease, etc.
talisy77 says:
January 1st, 2010 at 8:42 pm
first step is to test your water chemistry. whether a tank or pond, you basically have your own little ecosystem going complete with bacterias, parasites, and other micro organisms. If you dont have a test kit, most chain petstores will test a water sample for you. there could be a number of factors on why your fish are dying, i will list a few but with out a water test this is just guess work. First water will only absorb so much oxygen and in reply to the first post, it is not possible to “over oxygenate” the water.
If this is a new pond, it is possible that two many fish where added to soon, you might want to research online the “Biological cycle of freshwater aquariums” Its the same process regardless of indoor/outdoor. Also in relation to the bio cycle, you will need to have a substrate or gravel on the bottom of the pond, if you dont have this then your pond will not cycle. it is possible that the fish had fungal or parasite problems, i would net one into a specimen cup and give it a good look over. Also it could be a P.H. problem if your water chemistry has shifted it is possible that the fish could not keep up with the changes in their enviroment. ( fish hold water internally as we do, but they have the ability to change the water peramiters internally to match the water they live in) Also if you add pond salt to your water it is possible if you get to much in their for it to stress the fish, you might want to have not only your basic water chemistry tested but also a salinity test for the salt. good luck