Unintentional fish in garden wildlife pond

the young hunter · #11 (**permalink**) 24-08-2008, 06:54 PM

I reckon they are minnows - if they don't grow much bigger.

If they do, they're probably roach.

mike

tameblackbirds · #12 (**permalink**) 24-08-2008, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by heliart

Here are a couple of images of what I have.

no idea what they are but what a Cristal clear pond you have, mine is rarely that clear. Will be interesting to see what they develop into. have you got a filter or is the pond natural?

heliart · #13 (**permalink**) 25-08-2008, 07:44 AM

No filter, or pump, just as it is.
It did go very green about a month after first starting it, but then cleared very well.

As I originally stated, I kicked it off with two large scoops from a couple of local ponds - plus, I put quite a lot of plant life in there from the very beginning.

If you take a sample of the water it is absolutely full of life, lots of fleas etc, so I guess this is why it's so clear.

I don't think it's reached any sort of balance as yet, but amazingly, I was clearing some blanket weed in the week from the deepest part, and as I was going through the weed looking for life to pop back into the pond I found two tiny clams/muscles. I guess I picked these up two in the scoops I started it all off with.

Thanks for reading...