How To Introduce Goldfish To A Pond

July 26th, 2007 Goldfish Care none Comments

It’s a question that a lot owners are becoming increasing aware of “how to introduce goldfish to a pond?” A lot of people are discovering that their goldfish suddenly die for no apparent reason, sometimes only a couple of days after being introduced into the pond. This article will aim to show you how to introduce goldfish to a pond properly.

The Wrong Breed

What breed of goldfish are you introducing into your pond? Are they a recognized pond breed or are they usually kept indoors? The majority of goldfish suitable for life outside include all the short finned fish such as Comets, Shubunkin’s and of course the Koi. Keeping fantails in a pond is usually a bad idea as they don’t have the capacity to move at the same speed of short fins and therefore find it difficult to compete for food an territory, however I know of a few people that keep fantails in their pond and have been very successful in doing so!

Lack Of Cover

This doesn’t really cover ‘how to introduce goldfish to a pond” however it’s an incredibly important aspect to your pond, before you introduce any fish. Your pond must contain some form of plants and rocks to give your fish cover and shield them away from their natural predator â€“ birds!

A lot of goldfish get taken by herons and other birds as a result of having no active places to hide in their pond. Make sure you always have some plants and plenty of rocks where your fish can hide if need be!

Hygiene

So this is how to introduce goldfish to a pond in a nutshell! Basically we all know how prone they are to all kinds of fungus, parasites and disease, well when introduced into a garden pond their level of contractibility doubles! Therefore we don’t want them to come into contact with anything that is likely to have unwanted bacteria on it, like human hands for one!

That’s right your hands are probably the most dangerous thing to your goldfish so first things first, wash them with antibacterial soap before you even think about handling your fish! It’s actually better if you can to not even handle them at all, but if that’s not possible just make sure they are clean and you shouldn’t be likely to pass any bad bacteria onto your fish.

So that’s how to introduce goldfish to a pond, hope it helps!

Dane