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  KEEPING AN OUTDOOR FISH POND -3                   Today I will post the last part of keeping an outdoor fish  pond.   Breeding fishes in the pond Fish such as Fighter fish ( Betta Splendens ) will happily spawn in a good pond. So if you would like to spawn one of these, provide a male with several females (he will choose one and spawn). I have written about spawning this fish in another post. ( Life of a fighter fish ). You can read that to know more. Livebearers will very easily spawn, even without you knowing. Young of these can be kept in the pond and they will grow to adults. Fish such as Gouramies might spawn as well. This is quite rare. They will collect various materials and make a shade like nest. It is best to separate the big-mouthed fish so that the eggs or fry are not eaten. juvenile mollies and Betta fish (bred in the pond)   Ill fishes When a fish is ill, separate it in a different place with no plants, as the medications you add might harm the plants. A leaf c

    Keeping an outdoor fish pond -2 last day I posted how to keep an outdoor pond  and I am continuing it.  Adding fishes In a new pond, you will have to wait until its substrate has settled down well. When the water is clear fishes can be added. Make sure to add hardy fishes (not delicate fishes like Discus, Angelfish etc.) I have written some names and photos of fishes that can be added to a pond in the end of this post. Maintaining Maintaining a fish pond is easier than maintaining a fish tank, as it is not needed to clean out the water regularly. Also it will be okay to not feed them for a few days (in a pond that has algae growth), as they will find enough food in the pond itself. If invasive plant species start growing in the pond remove them at once. The plants will grow okay as the decaying materials (rotting leaves, fish waste) will provide them as fertilizer and will get sunlight directly from the sun.   Feeding The fishes can be fed with fish food pellets/ flakes

  Keeping an outdoor fish pond                                                               I am going to write about how to keep an outdoor fish pond today, based on my experience.   Furnishing a pond First the new concrete pond has to be cleaned properly (if the pond is very freshly built, add some water and some natural decaying matter and leave for about 2 weeks, as fresh cement can be poisonous to fish). Then a layer of bottom substrate can be added. Then fill the pond with water. After it has settled, you can start with the other things. A pond can be furnished with aquatic plants, rocks and maybe dead coral pieces that have washed to the shore. You can also keep a non-aquatic wine like plant as it might creep its way into the pond and make a forest appearance. Add a floating plant with leaves that cover the surface of the water. Don’t cover the surface entirely as there has to be room for the fish to swim freely. And a