Whos Got An Outdoor pond?

[Critch]

Ok guys , ill start this section off.

Lets hear it who has an outdoor koi pond, lake , river, stream whatever you have

and what fish have you got in there??

Ive got a Half garden Koi pond filled with Japanese Koi imported from japan.

Ill take some pictures and fire them up, Most of the koi are hand tame too.

I only charge £2000 an Hour to fish it , Guaranteed catch every time

[Bet]

I have a pond matey its approx 18ft x 16.5ft x 4 ish ft deep.
Its undergone some renovations this year due to the water getting contaminated with soil during the bad weather, I had to fully drain and clean and raise the edges to prevent it from happening again. It was like starting over from scratch .... I had new pond syndrome to deal with again I lost alot of the smaller fish from last years spawning, which gutted me after growing them on indoors last winter. Theres approx 20 fish in now varying in size from 4" to 20" mostly ghosties, a few koi and the rest mirrors
I've started a stream that will flow down the garden via falls, then into the pond,hopefully it will be sorted by Spring Then all there is to do is lay slabs around to finish it off
I'll sort some pics and put them up.

[iggy]

i've got one thats 16'x8x4 deep.i had a major problem about two months ago.i got up for work one morning,looked out of the window to see about two inches of water.the liner had split on a seam.i lost 10 fish ranging from a small rudd to a 9 lb ghost koi.the worst part was that i had bought 8 fish two days before and lost 4 of them.when i worked out the cost it made me sick.i spent £ 1200 in eight days.this was my second fish kill this year.

[Bet]

Gutted for you matey
While I was cleaning the pond my fish were in a temporary pool on the lawn,the pond had been refilled and treated after a couple of weeks I had no choice but to move them back into the main pool as the water quality in the temp home was taking a turn for the worse.
The night they went back in the fish were freaking out and some leapt out of the pond, I lost two grass carp but managed to revive 3 others.
My other losses started when I got back from a few days away and there was a fungal outbreak, I lost 20 small fish to it, they seemed to be reponding to the treatment I put in but all who had it went belly up over a spell of a fortnight.

[Critch]

Gutted for you mate i know how sole destroying it can be lot of money goes into ponds and its stock!

ive been keeping my eye open around dealers for a stunning small mirror to grow on in my pond but have yet to come across one.

the biggest in my pond is a Japanese koi around 11lb.

Ive also got a tench thats is easy over 6lb's and has never seen a hook!!! also it surface feeds!!! one fish that i would never get rid off!

Post some pics of your ponds Bet and Iggy

[iggy]

mine had to go back in the same day though bet.i had fish in buckets in the garden,in the bath,a kids pool when argos opened and two water butts i had to go and buy.grass carp have a habit of launching themselves out.i lost one a few years ago this way.also one in the disaster.somebody on here lost a grassy that way.i think it was phil?.

[Bet]

Fishkeeping is definitely a rollercoaster ride matey
Heres a few pics of my pond, some when it was drained and some current.Its doing my nut in at the mo as the area's such a bombsite but it will all be worth it when its finished

[stotty]

looks like it will be a nice pond bet keep it up

[Rainey]

This is mine

[mancity]

Is that a hole in the road

[Rainey]

It was a puddle but all the water got evaporated...

[Rainey]

And the fish got eaten by europeans ;(

[mancity]

I see......................

[dave]

Originally Posted by Rainey

And the fish got eaten by europeans ;(

absolutely pmsl, tea on the monitor and everything

[iggy]

anyone who is thinking of a garden pond should just go for it.its hard work to begin with and you have the odd setback along the way but its well worth it.on a warm summer evening if your not on the bank this is the next best thing.other people can enjoy it too if you have a bbq or house party.i could'nt imagine our garden without one now.