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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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Pond water quality -Should I get plants to help clean it?

Frank asked: Hello,
I have a very small pond, maybe 70 gallons…It is in the middle of our patio and has 3 large waterfalls going into it with a small stream with another 3 small waterfalls…
To help keep it clean, I am putting tube socks over the intake valves on the pumps…While we never planned [...]

Posted on January 10, 2009 Filed Under Do It Yourself (DIY) | 5 Comments

How do I stop pond fish getting sunburn?

Nighthawk asked: I have a grass carp (about 20 inches long) in an outside pond. Every summer he/she likes to bask in the sun with the top of his head out of the water. This area of his skin, which is normally black, quickly goes white and pink and looks very unhealthy. I fear he [...]

Posted on January 10, 2009 Filed Under Fish | 5 Comments

Can I put crayfish (crawdads/crawfish) in my backyard pond?

Kristy B asked: I was just wondering if I could put some crawdads (whatever you call them, lol) into my backyard pond. Would they live? What kind of care do they need? Should I just leave them in a creek? I don’t want to kill them!Hilda

Posted on January 8, 2009 Filed Under Fish | 6 Comments

How do you take care of a wild crawdad?

paige.cheer asked: My best friend and I were out catching crawdads in her pond/stream,when we catch over 15.e was 3 gigantic ones,7 medium ones, and the rest were small.Someone please help me and my friend.We dont want them to die,but we dont know what to do.Brad

Posted on January 6, 2009 Filed Under Fish | 8 Comments

i didnt know what to do?

Austin E asked: I caught some crawdads in a throw net and i put them in a little pond i built and i need to know what to feed them and put in thereMerrili

Posted on January 5, 2009 Filed Under Fish | 7 Comments

How do fish get into man made ponds without being put there?

lovemybaby asked: I’ve heard it takes years for this to happen, but somehow they just “get there”. (Without there being any filtration systems that lead to other bodies of water where fish live.) How can they just appear in man made ponds out of no where?Malynda

Posted on January 1, 2009 Filed Under Trivia | 5 Comments

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