Pond

[Betta5]

In march we are going to start a pond in our back garden. I have no idea what its going to be like. We just know the man up the road from us is gonna help and he has 3 ponds, hes gonna gives us the plants and fish for it.

My questions are,

1- Whats a good size for a pond? Its only going to be for a few goldfish.
2- Are preformed ones any good?
any other points that you may have please, give them. Also i want to research so does anyone have any good links?

Thanks

sean

 

[mlawson]

Hi,

It's hard to say what a good sized pond is. Try to aim for a pond with atleast
100 gallons to start with.
Preformed ponds may look good but have the disadvantage of not being able to
put them to your exact requirements.

 

[black angel]

Depends on how many fiah you want. If you go for a small pond then you will want another bigger one, i know i do and my pond is around 800 ish gallons. I have 6 fish in it and plan on maybe two or three more in the spring, but I dont want to overstock it.

I found preformed arent deep enough for winter so ours is 4 foot in the centre, and used a liner.