Whether you’re a garden pond enthusiast or considering home aquaculture, anyone who has looked at the creatures swimming in their backyard has probably asked themselves the same question: can I eat my pond fish? Should I? If your garden pond is clean and filtered, your pond fish should be safe to eat. Even gold fish…
Koi are beautiful and interesting fish that are extremely popular for many reasons, including the fact that they can jump. Their jumping is very cool – but will koi fish jump out of your pond? Koi fish like to jump, and that means sometimes they will accidentally jump out of their pond. Sometimes they jump…
Ponds are amazing and beautiful places. They attract all kinds of wildlife, but that also includes unwanted pests. Ponds often become a major source of food and fresh water for both rats and mice. Rats are very good swimmers and will feast on everything edible in your pond including any fish you might have. Rats…
Your backyard or garden pond isn’t just a beautiful place to relax and dip your toes into the water every once in a while. It’s actually full of life and is in many ways a microcosm of nature at large. But can a backyard pond be considered an ecosystem? A backyard or garden pond is…
When people build a pond in their backyard or garden, they envision beautiful crystal clear water with plants and fish swimming around. But what happens too often is the water turns murky and green very quickly after filling it up. Green pond water is caused by millions of micro-organisms living in your pond’s water called…
If you’re in the process of building a pond somewhere on your property you’re probably evaluating where to build it. Not all backyards have nice sunny spots to place the pond, so what about building in the shade? Will the plants, fish and other aquatic life survive without direct sun? Let’s go over whether or…
Backyard ponds come in all shapes and sizes. They also can have drastically different functions depending on the type of aquatic plants and wildlife you plan on including in it. But one question I get asked consistently is whether or not a backyard pond needs a pump. In most cases, you cannot have a backyard…
If you’re in the process of building or planning your new backyard pond, there are many things to consider. One of the most important of these things is depth. A backyard pond should be about 2 feet deep at a minimum, while a koi pond should be slightly deeper at about 3 feet deep minimum….
Having a backyard pond, or a koi pond, is a great way to beautify your landscape, but it can also be big responsibility. You might be left wondering, how often should you clean your pond? The best time to clean your pond is in the Spring. This will give you the opportunity to clean any…
You may have just finished building your backyard pond, or perhaps you’re still deciding whether or not to build one. Reality sets in – is a backyard pond hard to maintain? It’s a good question. Backyard ponds are not hard to maintain. They do require some upkeep, but thankfully it’s nothing too strenuous. Many pond…
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