building an above ground pond?????

this pond won't have any fish.... at least that's the plan for now.

A pond with no fish will quickly become a mosquito breeding ground in the warm months. You don't need many fish to keep the mosquitos from breeding there, $1 worth at your [acronym:11233b56d8="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:11233b56d8] will do the job. Also, as discussed in anothe thread, you really don't have to feed the fish much, if at all.

[AquaBear]

A pond with no fish will quickly become a mosquito breeding ground in the warm months.

An excellent point that I hadn't considered. I'm toying the idea of putting in a pond next year. I was considering doing just a decorative one. I suppose I could treat it with chlorine or something to control mosquitos, but I might want to just go all the way and try one with aquatic life in it. Two friends of mine have ponds in their yards and they actually look like fun.

Thanks for the tip.

--Aquabear

[BlueCrystalMan]

If you don't go with fish, try a fountain or two. And yes, they ARE fun... I really enjoy the hobby...