Small pond ideas

[kena1921]

Hi

I have just moved into a new house with a small pond in the garden. It measures 4 feet by 1 to 2 feet and is approx 1 foot deep.

At present it is inhabited by 2 frogs. I would like to do the most that I can with it and was looking for ideas - I realise I may be limited by its size. For example is it feasible to add fish and if so what kind? Also what plants could I add

Also at the moment it is covered with thousands of tiny clover like leaves. Are these good for the pond or should I remove them?

All ideas gratefully received

Ken

[Kayleigh]

To support life in winter a pond needs to be 18" and 2ft deep. A pond your size will not support fish in winter they will perish.
I have a half barrel on my patio.
Put a tub/planter with some pond plants irises are good and lots of oxygenators to keep the water fresh. You may get frogspawn in spring like I do in my barrel. I get newts in the barrel I think they are hunting the tadpoles

good luck.

[djackso]

Hi Ken - can you post a picture?

If the leaves are duckweed, I'd skim them off and eventually they should reach a balance (well, they do in my pond - as long as I use rainwater or water from a water butt to fill it up).

Fish and most other water life don't mix. A large wildlife pond may support stickleback, but that's if you are lucky, and when they were removed from my pond, the wildlife became far more abundant.

DJ

[Tursiops2]

Hi Ken, welcome to WAB.
Is your pond made from one of those pre-formed glass fibre liners or a flexible liner? If it's the former, they're made with steep sides which make it difficult for frogs etc. to get out - you'll need to provide some sort of ramp, for frogs and for any mammals that might fall in. Also, if it hasn't been tended-to for a while, it might need a clean out and the water refreshing. As djackso says, a photo would be useful.
T2

[kena1921]

Thanks for all the replies and info.

I see if I can get a a picture.

The pond is made from a flexible liner and the 2 frogs we have inherited don't seem to have any problem getting in or out

Cheers

Ken