ParadoxOwl
Aquarium Advice Regular
Ok, so after reading the sticky here showing a large telescope eye, and after much research saying goldfishes need a larger aquarium, I decided to move some fish to my friends parents 8,000 gallon pond as well as their 800 gallon pond.
Now, this pond is cycled and the water parameters are all good, very well planted and filtered. They even have waterfalls, small ones mind you.
All was great! The fish seemed so happy! They swam faster than I've ever seen! They even got on good with the other fish.
Then the cold snap came.
The temp dropped outside to around 36 degrees and I got a text after that night saying my fish were found dead! Only my fish I gave them!
The other fish in the ponds are very small koi and they never bullied the goldies (my boyfriend set up a cam because he wants to see what a sleeping fish looks like) and they ate plenty! Some research i found says they should come inside during winter.
I guess what I'm asking is, is if they need to come in during winter, why would I risk putting them in the pond again? It seems stressful to catch the fish and move them. Plus the weather here is so unpredictable it seems. I'm just at a slight loss.
I keep my remaining goldies in two tanks. A 46 bow front and a 40 breeder, and they seem to be thriving (all except a black moor who seems to think growing is over rated). Should I just keep them in these tanks and get larger next year as they grow? I don't want to loose anymore fish. I just wanted to do what was best for them...
Now, this pond is cycled and the water parameters are all good, very well planted and filtered. They even have waterfalls, small ones mind you.
All was great! The fish seemed so happy! They swam faster than I've ever seen! They even got on good with the other fish.
Then the cold snap came.
The temp dropped outside to around 36 degrees and I got a text after that night saying my fish were found dead! Only my fish I gave them!
The other fish in the ponds are very small koi and they never bullied the goldies (my boyfriend set up a cam because he wants to see what a sleeping fish looks like) and they ate plenty! Some research i found says they should come inside during winter.
I guess what I'm asking is, is if they need to come in during winter, why would I risk putting them in the pond again? It seems stressful to catch the fish and move them. Plus the weather here is so unpredictable it seems. I'm just at a slight loss.
I keep my remaining goldies in two tanks. A 46 bow front and a 40 breeder, and they seem to be thriving (all except a black moor who seems to think growing is over rated). Should I just keep them in these tanks and get larger next year as they grow? I don't want to loose anymore fish. I just wanted to do what was best for them...