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In this Issue: Nov 1, 2002
|| Koi Feeding in Winter
|| Indoor Ponds
|| Fun (Pond) Fact
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Did
you know.... that we have reviewed
many pond books and publications and
list them in our webpages? You can
find them on many of the pages in
the "Pond Information" section
of pondmarket.com (you may have to
scroll down the page).... Many of
them can be found here: Formulas
(but there are others on the other
pages as well!)
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>> KOI FEEDING IN WINTER
Many of our ponds in colder climates are
now showing water temperatures below
50 degrees Fahrenheit.
It is IMPORTANT to stop feeding the pond
fish, in particular Koi, at this time!
Koi do not have a stomach and digest their
food in their intestines. When the
water temperatures drop the fish's
metabolism slows down and the food can
"get stuck" in the intestine and cause
great harm.
Koi should be fed cool weather food at
water temperatures from 50 - 62 degrees
Fahrenheit and not at all in colder
weather!
Should there be prolonged periods of warmer
weather and the pond water warms above
55 degrees for several days the fish should
only be fed very little (cool weather food or
easily digestible things such as Watercress).
Goldfish are not much of a problem during
the winter. Since they are much smaller and
their food intake is much less even in the
summer, they can easily survive by munching
on string algae on the sides of the pond.
-The only time that is a problem is in very
new ponds which may not have developed an
algae patina on the liner yet.
>> INDOOR PONDS
Many of us have moved some fish indoors. Maybe our
outside pond is too shallow or small for the fish
to survive the winter OR maybe we just can't say
good-bye to our ponds and need a little of that
beauty and tranquility to see us through the
winter :)
One of our subscribers (Lori) recently sent me a picture
of her "Garden Tub".
This "Garden Tub" is that - literally.
Lori converted her bathtub into an indoor pond in
her bathroom since she has a separate shower and never
uses the tub.
What a wonderful idea (I have a tub just like it that
rarely gets used - am going to try to get this idea
past my hubby)!
There are, of course, less elaborate ways of building
a small indoor water feature (for instructions for a
very cheap and simple one send a blank email to:
indoorpond@pondmarket.com
>> FUN (POND) FACT
Recent research indicates that many amphibians
(salamanders among them) can release chemical
alarm signals to other animals of their species
that lets them know when a predator is close
by. This is very useful in situations were
sight is limited (such as in murky water).
Salamders do many things through their skin
(including breathing) which is why clean
and unpolluted water is such vitally
important habitat!
We can contribute to providing this habitat
in small measure with our Garden Ponds!
Isn't it great?!
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