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    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 f...

  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 appe...