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Originally Posted by animartco  If it is leaking I wouldn't wait too long! I don't know how big the fish are but remember it's an inch of fish to around a square foot of surface area, even for a day or so. If you are using wheelie bins you might need to use airation. If you haven't a pump you can use, you can buy airstones from aqua centres. |
Thanks for your advice, animartco.
I have decided to leave things until the weather improves ('global warming', eh?!). The level of water is, for now, stable, although I still can't find a hole. The surface area of the pond is virtually the same as when it was full, so I'm not too worried at present.
If I do need to remove the fish and put in a new liner, I expect to complete the changeover within a day or, at most, two. In the meantime, I'm hoping the fish would be OK in the bath and/or wheelie bin for that short time.
I am still hopeful, however, of finding the hole(s), in which case I shall not need to remove the fish at all, but patch the existing liner. My next step is to fill the pond by another couple of inches and drop some milk in around the edges. If the water is leaking out, and the hole(s) is an inch or two below the surface, I'm hoping that the milk will head towards it.