Backyard Goldfish Pond
This may be the goldfish tank but we know that many of you choose to keep your goldfish outdoors in a pond rather than in a home aquarium that s why we ve created this seven part guide to goldfish ponds.
Backyard goldfish pond. A backyard pond adds interest to your landscape especially one that includes aquatic plants and fish such as koi or the inexpensive alternative and equally colorful goldfish. Koi can live 100 years or more so if you take good care of them i would call it a good investment. As goldfish can grow to such a large size a garden pond can be a great place to keep your fish.
However building and maintaining a goldfish pond can be a daunting task for anyone. As a matter of fact outdoor goldfish ponds have been a staple of asian culture for centuries. Jan 22 2013 explore missy mckinney s board goldfish pond on pinterest.
Having too many fish and an inefficient filter system are some of the factors that can produce a high level of ammonia and nitrite in your pond. Goldfish can thrive outdoors for many years in well nurtured and maintained garden ponds. May 29 2020 explore laura perkins s board goldfish pond followed by 110 people on pinterest.
See more ideas about ponds backyard water features in the garden dream garden. A raised vertically sided pond lined with a rubber epalyn or butyl pond liner is more of a deterrent to pond predators than a pond on ground level. Goldfish bowls are the worst environment to keep goldfish they live in some cases just a couple of weeks aquariums are a lot better with goldfish living around 5 years but the best environment would be how the fish would live in the wild a garden pond can give them this and in many cases a better environment than the wild and that s why they can live for 20 years plus.
Goldfish cost less the larger the fish the more they cost. The ideal ph range of a good backyard pond is from 7 0 to 7 8 and the amount of ammonia as well as nitrate must be zero. See more ideas about ponds backyard goldfish pond water features in the garden.
Goldfish are found in a variety of colours ranging from red yellow orange white bronze or black. The last i checked the price was anywhere from 1 50 for a goldfish a fraction of what koi were selling for. Goldfish are distant cousins to the wild carp and are well suited to outdoor living as they acclimate well to both warm and colder climates.
Common goldfish the common goldfish is one of the hardiest species of domesticated freshwater fish.