Guest mstrueblood Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Hi there, I'm a newbie at this, a teacher at a Cal high school who was talked into building a pond. We've got one up and running, about 150 gallons, with plants and a filter/aerator and 26 goldfish of the common kind.I just went to the local fishstore and they gave me a bag of fish for $5, what a great deal! Letting them loose was a real thrill and they're getting very big- started at about an inch and are now over 4 inches in just a month. My concern is that I have too many, what do you think? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Hidr Posted November 11, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 11, 2010 Your a tad over stocked. Your fish need 20 gallons each so I would rehome the rest. That is assuming they are commons. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Sakura Posted November 11, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 11, 2010 Yes, you do have too many fish for the size of the pond. The common and comet type goldfish require 20 gallons of space per fish. So in a 150 gallon pond, you can have a maximum of 7 fish. As they grow (those type of goldfish grow big and fast!) they will easily fill and use all that space. I'd recommend trying to find people with larger ponds who'd be willing to take a few. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member number20121 Posted November 11, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 11, 2010 What type of pond is it and how strong is the filtration? The 20 gallons per common rule is usually used in aquariums which often have way better filtration than ponds (filtration 10x per gallon per hour). Anyway, welcome to Koko's! You found the perfect place for advice with your goldfish matters 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member shellbell4ever Posted November 11, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 11, 2010 Welcome to Koko's I know nothing about ponds but I'm sure the info above is correct maybe you can re home the commons and get some fancy's instead 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Kerstin Posted November 11, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 11, 2010 Hi there. Welcome to Kokos. I'd love to see some photos of your pond. Do you have any? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Cynders Posted November 11, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 11, 2010 Welcome to Kokos Yes you do need to be careful with stocking ponds, so I agree with the 7 in that pond. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted November 12, 2010 Admin Share Posted November 12, 2010 Everyone here is very friendly and helpful 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member blackteles Posted November 14, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 14, 2010 Glad to have you with us! Along with everyone else I too would look to re-home or return the extra fish to your LFS where they would accept them back. Commons do grow quite large and the 20 gallons of water per common GF will make your pond a success. Welcome aboard! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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