im in the uk , its my first winter having goldfish, they seem to be now spending more time on the bottom of the pond . can anyone in the uk let me know possible how much longer before they stop comeing up for food. thanks -- margaret corrin

"margaret corrin" <margaret.corrin.18d17a6@gardenbanter.co.uk> wrote in message news:margaret.corrin.18d17a6@gardenbanter.co.uk... > > im in the uk , its my first winter having goldfish, they seem to be now > spending more time on the bottom of the pond . can anyone in the uk > let me know possible how much longer before they stop comeing up for > food. thanks Depends where you are. I'm in the west of Scotland and my fish still coming up, but are not as enthusiastic as usual :-) Usually once the water temp drops to 10c, I switch to wheatgerm food. When it drops to 4c, I stop feeding.

2pods;754987 Wrote: > "margaret corrin" margaret.corrin.18d17a6@gardenbanter.co.uk wrote in > message news:margaret.corrin.18d17a6@gardenbanter.co.uk...- > > im in the uk , its my first winter having goldfish, they seem to be > now > spending more time on the bottom of the pond . can anyone in the uk > let me know possible how much longer before they stop comeing up > for > food. thanks- > > Depends where you are. > I'm in the west of Scotland and my fish still coming up, but are not as > > enthusiastic as usual :-) > > Usually once the water temp drops to 10c, I switch to wheatgerm food. > When it drops to 4c, I stop feeding. isle of man here, thanks for your reply its a great help. -- margaret corrin

When the temp of the water drops below 55°F, I don't feed them at all. Next spring they're all just fine, and I start feeding again when the water rises above 55°. That's about 13 Euro degrees for those of you living where water freezes at 0°. Anyone know how many dog degrees that would be? 42 "margaret corrin" <margaret.corrin.18d17a6@gardenbanter.co.uk> wrote in message news:margaret.corrin.18d17a6@gardenbanter.co.uk... > > im in the uk , its my first winter having goldfish, they seem to be now > spending more time on the bottom of the pond . can anyone in the uk > let me know possible how much longer before they stop comeing up for > food. thanks > > > > > -- > margaret corrin >

Our pond is at a house we have for sale near Oregon City. The realtor does the minor maintenance between our visits. We now live in central Oregon and I'm debating with myself the pros and cons of having a pond here. Our winters can drop to -20°F and I'm uncertain how a pond with fish would do. I'd like to hear from anyone that has a pond in that kind of climate as to how they prepare their pond for the winter and what they do as far as maintenance then the weather is sub zero. 42 "~ jan" <Seewebsite@jjspond.us> wrote in message news:nc8nh39pkk7eu3n0oq31ac8d4q3bfnv8ou@4ax.com... > On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 07:56:25 CST, "42" <paulinlapine@msn.com> wrote: > >>When the temp of the water drops below 55°F, I don't feed them at all. >>Next >>spring they're all just fine, and I start feeding again when the water >>rises >>above 55°. That's about 13 Euro degrees for those of you living where >>water >>freezes at 0°. Anyone know how many dog degrees that would be? >>42 > > I stop at 50, or when the screens go on, which make it difficult to feed. > Mid-October thru March sometime w/o food, and they do fine on the stuff > that grows on the sides. ~ jan > ------------ > Zone 7a, SE Washington State > Ponds: www.jjspond.us >

In article <1193139278.901420.112750@v23g2000prn.googlegroups.com>, Phyllis and Jim <jimandphyllisrp@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, cool evenings while we were away have brought fall changes > faster than usual! Our hyacinth have brown spots and the lilies are > pushing much smaller leaves. The fish have even eased off in their > appetities. Not fun to see. Whe the hyacinth have clearly moved > toward brown, however, we will pull them froim the top veggie filter > and see this year's crop of 'through-the-pump-as-eggs' baby goldfish > and koi. They get to safety the hard way! > > Jim Everything still thriving around here (except for all the ash and smoke from Malibu and Piru fires. Santa Ana winds are keeping everything toasty. Fish are still always hungry! -- To reply by email, remove the word "space"

In article <1193190607.897282.91320@y27g2000pre.googlegroups.com>, Phyllis and Jim <jimandphyllisrp@gmail.com> wrote: > How far are you from the fires? > > Jim Just a few miles west of Fillmore, but right on the coast (midtown Ventura). We got our hillsides burned 2 years ago. Still smokey, but I think all of So. Cal is that way now. Santa Barbara clear, though. -- To reply by email, remove the word "space"

"Hal" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message news:78ahh3tbaiu69cddjbl6t7fmhcicd6u25m@4ax.com... > On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:54:04 CST, margaret corrin > <margaret.corrin.18d17a6@gardenbanter.co.uk> wrote: > >>im in the uk , its my first winter having goldfish, they seem to be now >>spending more time on the bottom of the pond . can anyone in the uk >>let me know possible how much longer before they stop comeing up for >>food. thanks > > I'm not in the UK, but mine didn't stop coming up for food until the > top had a thin layer of ice around the edges. I didn't feed as much > in the winter, but continued the same feed that I use in the summer. > Some winters I had no ice and fed all winter. > -- > Hal Middle Georgia, Zone 8 > http://tinyurl.com/2fxzcb > wow nice pond!!