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09-May-08, 05:23 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-07 Location: Melbourne Gender:  | | | Outdoor fish question... please help!
My parents just got a holiday house that has a water feature/pond that is around 1m by 50cm, maybe a bit bigger, it has around 7 or so goldfish in it that are a nice healthy large size with some plants for cover and stuff and also theres at least 3 aquatic snails visible which means there could be heaps under all the plants, who knows (We've only seen the house twice for about 5 minutes each time so havent had a chance to really look properly)
Now, because its a holiday house we might be up there once a week at best so is there any way i can set this up for my parents to be a self sustaining pond so that they don't need to be fed or fed minimally? We don't mind if we're down there, but i don't know how often we will be!
Theres goldfish food tins there now which kinda indicates its not self sustaining but i don't know if the previous owners used it as a holiday house too and just fed them food as a bonus?
I don't know much about caring for fish, Its in Rye, Victoria if that helps with climate stuff.
Can anyone offer advice with these fish?
Thanks forum <3
p.s Im not buying an animal without knowing how to care for it, i researched for years for my lizard and snake before getting them but we had our final (and only) inspection today and found out they left the fish, we get the keys on monday so they will be foodless from then on so i gotta get it sorted pretty quickly.  |
10-May-08, 07:29 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-05 Location: God's great garden | | | | Just feed them when you can and don't worry about them. You mention the pond having plants ect, the fish will eat them and the algae.
Given you are in Victoria (poor bugger) and the nights are getting down to near zero (poor poor bugger) with the days not much better. Oh my, did they forecast 26C here today?????.
Anyway you will find that in the cold weather goldfish eat very little. Over winter my outdoor goldfish are lucky to get fed once a week. ( the ice forming on the surface could be a problem unless you are into ice skating) |
10-May-08, 09:14 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Brisbane Queensland Gender: | | | | Goldfish Feeding
HEY DEVIL...He's right beside Port Phillip Bay so add one degree to those temps....cheers solar 17 [baden] PS...if you think l am having a go ...you are right ...l grew up in Dromana... |
10-May-08, 05:12 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-07 Location: Melbourne Gender: | | | | lmao!
thanks for that!
can anyone else add to that? |
11-May-08, 02:15 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-07 Location: Melbourne Gender: | | | | bump! |
11-May-08, 02:20 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-08 Age/Gender: 12 | | | | if your'e going up there 1nc a week then maybe you could feed them more than whet you would normally. Or you could slowly make there food less plentyful so they get used to not having much food. |
11-May-08, 04:44 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-07 Location: Melbourne Gender: | | | | get used to not having much food?
you mean in the way the starving dogs and cats on those RSPCA shows have had to get used to less food?
do you own or have any experience in fish in outoor setups? (im not criticizing but i want to know where this info is coming from before i do any of it) |
11-May-08, 05:23 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: May-08 Location: Sydney Age/Gender: 18  | | | | In the dry season, wild fish can and do survive for months without any food. Your fish will be fine being fed only on the weekends. |
11-May-08, 05:43 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-07 Location: Murray Bridge/South Australia Age/Gender: 12 | | | | You could get an auto feeder. Ive only used them once before when i was breeding fish. I dont know how they would go outdoors as I have only used them indoors.
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11-May-08, 05:49 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-07 Location: Armadale, WA Age/Gender: 16 | | | | yea if theres live plants in there goldfish eat them and other creepy crawlies that may enter the water, or you can buy "holiday feeder" things its like a solid ball that slowly dissolves letting out food for them i think they last for like 2 weeks... can't really remember. i don't think its necessary they should be fine |
11-May-08, 05:51 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Gold Coast | | | | Your goldfish will be fine, i have had many species of fish in ponds, some i never feed... There are so many little animals that will be living off the algae and plants that your goldfish should have plenty of food. If your worried just feed sparingly while your are there, the last thing you want to do is pollute the water by over feeding... |
11-May-08, 05:53 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Feb-07 Location: Central Coast Age/Gender: 19 | | | They will be fine being fed once a week. Especially in the cold season. Don't worry 
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11-May-08, 06:05 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-07 Location: Melbourne Gender: | | | | cheers thanks for that people, what about in the warmer months?
i understand their metabolism slows in winter so that should be all good im fairly confident about the winter months but is it the same deal with summer?
I would probably put in a holiday feeder thing if i know i wont get back up for a few weeks but other then that feeding should be alright in winter. |
11-May-08, 06:12 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Gold Coast | | | | In my opinion all that those holiday feeders do is put nutrients into the water that you really dont want, they are great at fouling the water. If the pond has been up and running for a while it will have its own little eco-system going with many creatures other than your goldies so you shouldnt have to feed that often even in summer... |
11-May-08, 06:23 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-07 Location: Murray Bridge/South Australia Age/Gender: 12 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Cheyne_Jones  In my opinion all that those holiday feeders do is put nutrients into the water that you really dont want, they are great at fouling the water. If the pond has been up and running for a while it will have its own little eco-system going with many creatures other than your goldies so you shouldnt have to feed that often even in summer... | I dont mean those blocks, i mean this little device and you fill it up with fish food and you set how much food gets put out at a time.
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