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• We have a Lee Reynolds 4×4 painting, pond birds(Cranes ?) weeds?
• I have a small rock pond. some rocks were cemented together?
• What type of waterproof paint can be used over a previously painted fountain?
• Can you mix painted turltles with red ear sliders in the same tank/pond?
• Can someone find a painting that has frozen lake or river?
• Can you paint a Butyl liner?
• I have a painted turtle and i found him floating on the bottom of the pond the other day, upside down?
• We found 4 painted turtle eggs at the bottom of our small garden pond, the turtle has not been seen in days?
• sealing a cement pond. what can I use?
• Why are my fish dying?

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my roommate found a crawdad in a dirty pond and put it in my freshwater tank now my fish are acting funny why?

amy s asked: my fish are swimming funny sideways and listless a friend told me thoes crawdads carry parasites is this true? can it kill my fish if it is infected?I know i have seen crawdads in the scummiest water (like sewer water) before . and my fish haven’t done this before that crawdad was [...]

Posted on July 31, 2008 Filed Under Fish | 6 Comments

At what temperature should I stop using the pond pump?

Lee asked: We invested in a pond pump in late spring as the house we just moved into had a pond that was dying. The water is now clearer and the fish are healthier. Just not sure when we should stop using the pump – winter is just around the corner and any info would [...]

Posted on July 24, 2008 Filed Under Garden & Landscape | 1 Comment

paint for a pond?

dragon asked: does anyone out there know if there is any such thing as submersable,non-toxic paint? i would like to use my garden tub as a pond for fish and plants.of course the tub is white and i would like to have it a different color.
i don’t want to use a liner because half of [...]

Posted on July 24, 2008 Filed Under Garden & Landscape | 2 Comments

What fish live well together? How big will they get?

darpdarp asked: Im digging a garden pond in my garden and was wondering which fish will live well together(not fight or eat each other). I’m planning on Saining a creek bed for tadpoles, crawdads, and blue gill; but my brother is also planning on bringing bigger fish from the river(about 1 to 1-1/2 ft),like [...]

Posted on July 23, 2008 Filed Under Garden & Landscape | 3 Comments

A friend just found a painted turtle in a parking lot and bought it to us since we have a pond. We would love?

reneeheid asked: to keep it. We thought it liked it in the pond and around the stones since she was swimming around, but all he/she wants to do is take off across the yard.. It will surely get injured if it takes off? What should we do? We always wanted to add a turtle [...]

Posted on July 14, 2008 Filed Under Reptiles | 3 Comments

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