A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion Landscape trials and triumphs Water Gardens Starting the Pond Finally ~3~ water is flowing!!!!

Oh my gosh......That would be sad. After all that work you did there.

maybe they are asleep/

Sorry .

whew I don't think I could afford a fish habit, do any of your neighbors have cats?

Thanks Dodge and Belinda.

We do feed a feral cat on our deck, but I don't think he would fish.
I'm more concerned about the racoons to tell you the truth!

oh ...I can see all the racoons now...they got napkins tied around their necks

yep...having fish tonight

well...it's time to get this kid to school

later people

OK PHEW!!!

I couldn't wait for Don to call me back about how to look in the skimmer, so I went back outside and turned the pot over - YEA!!! I definitely saw 2 of the fish alive and well, and THINK I saw the third one too.

Please excuse my slight hysteria earlier - it's just that I love my pets so much! :ding:

Oh my heavens.....I am so happy for you ..

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Me too Lynne, I'm glad they are okay!

Mine hide a lot Lynne, especially if it's really sunny.....they mostly stay under stuff I have floating in the pond, or inside that Cinder block that is in there. Until they become really familiar with their new home they will hide a lot. When I first put mine in they hid for a long time.

I'm so glad I don't have to worry about Raccoons, we do have a lot of feral cats around here but I've only ever caught them drinking out of the pond.

I've been trying to find an all bright yellow baby koi at PetSmart, but haven't yet. I went today - they get their fish shipments in on Mondays. I did get 2 babies though - they both have yellow heads, and one is all white on the rest, and the other is white with black speckles. Now all FIVE of the fish out there have been hiding under the pot!!!

I did see the 2 koi when I fed the fish about an hour ago, but Don's shadow scared them and they swam back under the pot. The koi seem a bit more brave than the goldfish that I've had for 3 years already - strange!

Don took these pictures yesterday, so I thought I'd share them.
First is of the whole pond. Still a work in progress.


Next is the pot shelter.


And lastly a view of one side of the waterfall hill.

Just beautiful Lynne.

Lynne, is your pump/waterfall on all the time now?

Do you think as you add more fish that you'll put another shelter of some sorts in there?

How about your pond plants? Will you sink them in there now?

Very cool you got more fish!

Yes, yes, and YES!!!

The waterfall and pump have been on for about 2 weeks now, and Don even admitted that he "can't believe how much water was escaping by the top of the waterfall before!" UH huh - who kept saying that to him last year???

Yes I am looking for another shelter for the fish - definitely! Don't know what yet, but I started looking today.

Yes - I potted up the water lilies yesterday and put them in - they were not doing well at all in the house - actually fried a lot in the sun one day, so they are marginal right now. Keeping my fingers crossed for them...

Thanks for the compliment, Tamara!

Do I ask too many questions?

It's so great that you are finally getting some enjoyment out of your pond. I know how exciting it is....and as you plant stuff around it, things will start to look totally different and fill in.

Do you get regular birds, not ducks ( ) coming to drink out of it? I get tons with mine, even though I have 2 birdbaths.

ohhhhhhhhh loz - I have been enjoying watching the robins bathe in the waterfall from time to time. Not so thrilled about the starlings though... but it really has become a very nice natural habitat out there!

I'm so glad yours give you so much enjoyment too!

I still love and get excited over mine, but I'm really excited seeing you get excited about yours! Because I know that feeling.

I don't love Starlings either, that's when mom reminds me that they are still birds and God's creatures. And then I'm like, yeah I guess you're right.

That is very nice.. Looks larger up close.. Wishing you luck with the fishes.

Lynne, I can't remember--did you totally get rid of the bathtub pond?

Well... we did pull it out of the ground, but it's back behind the shed for now.

Gotta put Diane's ball in the water tomorrow - I'm too tired to go back outside mow.

Have a ball.. :ding:

A blue ball!

Do you think you'll put the tub anywhere, or will you get rid of it totally?

Can you see the landscape in the ball? Try to take a photo in one......I took one in a Mirrow and liked it so well I framed it on my wall.

Old camera.

LOZ!!!

Don seems to be on a "throw everything out" binge, so there's no telling what he'll do with the tub sometime soon!

Cant they get money for those at the junkyard?

My son gave one to my b i l and he was going to raise worms for some one in that.
Fishing season......LOL

What Lynne?

Well it would be a good place to keep for if you need to quarantine some of your fish, or if you wanted to use it for growing different pond plants.

lily Pods......

Or you can take out door baths , and charge anyone who wants one??LOL

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