Purchasing Sticklebacks?

[tom00_uk]

its getting let in the year and if its a new pond it will not have that much life in it to provide food.

best wait until the weather starts to warm up again and the pond has had time to mature a bit

[clackdish]

Originally Posted by Bullseye

Altenatively, in a warm English summer (late May to early September) you can put tropical fish in your pond,small enough to not be serious predators,and watching their behavior in a pond is completely different to in an aquarium,if the pond and weather are suitable the breeding rate is higher than the mortality rate,just (!) net them out in early autumn and bung 'em in a heated tank till next year.

white cloud mountain minnows are a great for this, a friend of mine keeps them in his pond all year and they are thriving