from tank to pond...

[chris_1127]

my gf has decided that rather than buy a bigger tank when her goldfish start to grow, she wants to put them into my parents (currently empty except for a large lilly) unfiltered pond. is this safe for the fish, or easy enough to do? for reference they are both common goldfish at about 2" long each

 

[ryan]

How big is the pond? Unfiltered ponds of a decent size can normally support a few Goldfish.

 

[chris_1127]

good question, its an oval pond with a round bottom, i'd guess max depth about 0.5m, width 0.75m and length 1m approx. plenty of pond snails in the summer, plus newts, tadpoles, pondweed and the large lilly...

 

[ryan]

So its roughly 100gallons, that is quiet smalle for a pond so it would be a good idea to get some form of pump at least and preferable a pump and filter.

 

[chris_1127]

yup, is quite small. cheers for the advice