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Introduction
About The Author
Authors Notes
Your First Pond
Trees & Sunshine
Take The Plunge
Preformed Pools
Installing A Liner
Making A Raised Pool
A Koi Pond
Miniature Ponds
Adding A Waterfall
Electricity
Colourful Ponds
Dangers
Choosing A Pump
Solar Powered Pumps
Looking After A Pump
Pond Pipework
Installing A Fountain
Self-Contained Fountains
The Leaky Pond
Planting The Pond
A Wildlife Pond
A Bog Garden
Pond Plants
Plants Round A Pond
Choosing A Lily
Floating Plants
Water Hyacinth
Oxygenating Plants
About Fish
When To Buy Fish
Choosing Fish
Quarantining Fish
Fish Under Stress
Feeding Your Fish
Holidays & Fish
Breeding Coldwater Fish
Changing Colours Of Fish
Pond Fish
A Koi Collection
Ghost Koi
Fancy Goldfish
Coldwater Catfish
Sturgeon
Grass Carp
Rearing Trout
Swan Mussels
Visitors To The Pond
Frogs
Newts
Visiting A Koi Auction
Clubs & Societies
Caring For Fish
Testing The Water
Oxygenation
Are You Poisoning Your Fish
Ponds & Medicines
Diseases & Parasites
Disappearing Fish
Problems With Herons
Filtration
Green Ponds
Fish Pond Filters
How A Filter Works
Improving Your Filter
Ultra Violet Sterilizers
Looking After A Filter
The Pond Through The Year
Spring Cleaning
Pond Plants In Spring
Ponds In Summer
Autumn & Winter
Breaking The Ice
10 Problems
Useful Facts & Figures

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Holidays And Fish

If you are planning to go away on holiday for a while there are several steps you can take to ensure the health and well being of your fish. If the fish are in a pond then clean out any obvious rubbish and carry out a partial water change before you go away. If the fish are kept in a tank then it is probably a good idea to clean it out completely a few days before your departure so it has chance to settle again before being left.

Another simple precaution you can take when leaving your fish for any length of time is not to add any new fish to your tank or pond within a month prior to going away. If you do add new fish and there is anything wrong with them the least that could happen is that they die and pollute the tank/pond. The worst is that the disease that they had could spread to the rest of your fish and kill them all while you are away on holiday.

The most important thing when leaving fish is don’t leave food with a neighbor unless they keep fish themselves. Overfeeding can lead to pollution very quickly and many subsequent problems. Fish in a well-established pond can safely be left to forage for themselves for many weeks as they will find insects, algae and even some plant-life palatable.

Well fed goldfish in a tank can be left for a couple of weeks as they will survive on body reserves, but fry and tropical fish will be in greater need of food as they are more active and have less reserves. In this case an automatic feeder may be a good investment. They are available for tanks and ponds and work best with stick foods or pellets.

Another cheaper means of providing food for your fish while you are away on holiday are feeding blocks. These are available as very small ones for aquariums for a week end, larger ones for up to two weeks and bigger ones still to go in the pond. They consist of food particles, minerals, essential vitamins and water stabilizers to help keep the water sweet, Most aquatic retailers stock them along with automatic feeders and will be only to happy to give you further advice on leaving your fish. 








 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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