Super cool! Are mosquitofish and gold fish okay in a "natural style pond" without aeration/water pump? I have plants in my pond, i want the pond self sufficient other than general upkeep. 🌝
Mosquitofish do perfectly fine in stagnant water. Gold fish also do not need much, if you have plants in the pond then there is enough oxygen produced through those.
Gambuisa is a huge pest in most countries. They fin nip and aggressively bully native fish. They have been released in a few countries such as Australia where they do little to help control mosquito population but instead have become a huge problem here.
You may not like the answer, but draining your pond may be the simplest if not only solution. You'd want to slowly drain it using a siphon as they (and other creatures) may get sucked into a powerful pump. You can put a safe filter at the inlet to keep any thing from getting sucked into the hose, then as the pond recedes, you can net all of the fish, tadpoles, etc. and separate them in bins by hand. Of course, the bigger the pond, the bigger the undertaking. Hope this helps!
@@unclegeorge7845 Ooh, I hadn't thought of an Oscar rental for "hit" purposes on a converted pool. As long as there are no plants or cover for the mosquito fish to hide, it might just work.
@@Rick-the-Swift My Platy population is doing too well to exercise that option in my pond but it is a recurring fantasy. I'm not sure my Vegan Tilapia would do well with the Oscars either. And lets not forget the scourge of all aquariums and ponds - The Feeder Gold Fish.
@@Rick-the-Swift It's a new large pond I built that had nothing in it but mosquito larvae and my friend gave me 6 mosquito fish. I recently put in serpae tetras that are doing well (had babies). I'm considering platies too. The population seems to have tapered off a bit. I think more babies are getting eaten by the bigger fish.
Tortoises occasionally will enter ponds. They like water, just like we do, they just don't need it as much and in nature it often puts them in danger to be hanging out in a pond for too long, but they usually know where water is and will take to wet ditches and marshes for hydration. They also know how to hold their breath 🤭
These were introduced to our local river in the 1930's, now the river is full of stinking sludge from billions of them, if there are any alternatives, avoid these fish at all costs
Super cool! Are mosquitofish and gold fish okay in a "natural style pond" without aeration/water pump? I have plants in my pond, i want the pond self sufficient other than general upkeep. 🌝
Mosquitofish do perfectly fine in stagnant water. Gold fish also do not need much, if you have plants in the pond then there is enough oxygen produced through those.
@@BabblinginmyBackyard Thanks! It's going pretty well so far!
Gambuisa is a huge pest in most countries. They fin nip and aggressively bully native fish. They have been released in a few countries such as Australia where they do little to help control mosquito population but instead have become a huge problem here.
This is a great help. New subs here. Thank you for sharing! 👌
How do I get rid of Gambusia. They are a pest that dominate my ponds. Is there a selective way to send them packing?
If you find out lmk. I have the same problem!
You may not like the answer, but draining your pond may be the simplest if not only solution. You'd want to slowly drain it using a siphon as they (and other creatures) may get sucked into a powerful pump. You can put a safe filter at the inlet to keep any thing from getting sucked into the hose, then as the pond recedes, you can net all of the fish, tadpoles, etc. and separate them in bins by hand. Of course, the bigger the pond, the bigger the undertaking. Hope this helps!
@@Rick-the-Swift Thanks for your consideration. 20,000 converted swimming pool. I'm thinking about some rental oscars as "Hit" fish.
@@unclegeorge7845 Ooh, I hadn't thought of an Oscar rental for "hit" purposes on a converted pool. As long as there are no plants or cover for the mosquito fish to hide, it might just work.
@@Rick-the-Swift My Platy population is doing too well to exercise that option in my pond but it is a recurring fantasy. I'm not sure my Vegan Tilapia would do well with the Oscars either. And lets not forget the scourge of all aquariums and ponds - The Feeder Gold Fish.
What do you do when there's no more mosquitoes to eat? How do they eat?
This is genius.
Glad you liked it.
Thumbs up for the cat
I wish I only put males or females in my pond b/c now I have 10 million mosquito fish.
Just curious, but what did you put them in? Do or did you have other fish in the pond as well?
@@Rick-the-Swift It's a new large pond I built that had nothing in it but mosquito larvae and my friend gave me 6 mosquito fish. I recently put in serpae tetras that are doing well (had babies). I'm considering platies too. The population seems to have tapered off a bit. I think more babies are getting eaten by the bigger fish.
Russian tortoise swimming in pond? In the intro. I dont think they belong in ponds
Tortoises occasionally will enter ponds. They like water, just like we do, they just don't need it as much and in nature it often puts them in danger to be hanging out in a pond for too long, but they usually know where water is and will take to wet ditches and marshes for hydration. They also know how to hold their breath 🤭
These were introduced to our local river in the 1930's, now the river is full of stinking sludge from billions of them, if there are any alternatives, avoid these fish at all costs