Caryl

By tumours, if you mean white wart-like lumps, that will be carp pox. Highly contagious but not life threatening. Like warts in humans. What do you mean by "old"? A goldfish can live over 30 years.

If it has never been outside I would wait for warmer weather (depending on your temps). Our big pond iced over last night. No I do not feed the fish over winter as they do not eat during the cold months.

Beaut flowers (and pics) Alan

The bigger the fish the bigger the poo. In an enclosed system it has nowhere to go.

You have to be careful feeding goldfish once the temp drops below 10C as their digestive systems shut down (only partially in warmer areas) and they can have constipation and other problems as their systems can't process the food as normal. I stopped feeding our pond fish a couple of months ago. If they can, put the fish in a small tank and bring the temp up in it. The fish should come right again. Once it has, put it back in the pond. Just a tank inside a warm house would do, no need for a heaterstat. A cooked, shelled pea would help it's digestion too.

I would definitely appreciate an article please Stella.

Good to hear all moved safe and sound Errol. Looking forward to seeing the new fish room. Sorry I missed the meeting

I would be concerned if it is one fish and not the others. Perhaps the pink is blood and it has an internal problem Is it new food and what sort?

Poo can change colour depending on what the fish are being fed - esp if they are eating colour enhancing foods.

It will need to be cycled HaNs

Perhaps you saw the same one twice

Are they actually getting the food though? My males try to chase the females away from the food.

Not wood. They made plastic pipes to go over it all. There are pics of it back in my pond thread. It still has a minor leak around one of the poles so we put a ballcock in 8)

No I didn't. The problems arose when the builders tried to concrete around a post and found they couldn't seal it fully. Painting the pond with sealant worked excellently. Can't remember what the stuff was called but it had a rubbery feel to it when freshly painted on then it set.

South America - Rio de Janeiro to Uruguay and Paraguay

I haven't found leopardfish or wcmms particularly bad at eating fry, their own or each others :-?

I gravel vac when I do a waterchage too - every 3 months or so.

Sometimes there is no need to say no

Of course it's a good thing! :lol: You have to ask????

Very sensible suggestion jn. Besides which, digging the hole for the bath will be easier once the ground has thawed Only just started having frosts here, minor ones at that. Very mild winter so far

The black does heat the water up so you have to be careful where you site it. Be careful of the containers from Payless Plastics. They are good for short term but not designed for outdoor use. They will go brittle in the sun after a couple of years. Pond liners do not generally get holes in them unless you have cats digging claws in or you drop sharp stones into the pond.

Alan got some good pics of his (I think it was him). Not common, but it does happen.

You DO need a chiller, depending on where you live, if you want a rockpool marine tank.

We did wok. It was ongoing and a last minute decision just before we flew out. Since we had been dealing with them and been impressed with the service we thought we could trust them to post out the goods when completed. They were also Govt. approved.

Department of conversation??? :lol: