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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How to stock your pond with fish
Wait for 2-3 weeks after planting before introducing the first fish.
As a general guide, the stocking ratio for a new pond should be 1"-2" of fish for every square foot of water surface area. Maintaining this level will ensure that condition in the pond remain healthy.
When stocking a pond it is important that the total fish collection should be acquired over a period of time. This will avoid upsetting the biological balance.
Putting too many fish in at the same time may result in too much build up of waste products.
Slowly increasing the fish stocks to the suggested density will result in an enjoyable, trouble-free pond.
Having chosen the first additions to your pond, (select active fish, with erect fins and no obvious signs of disease), your specialist will place your fish in a polythene bag with a little water, mostly air.
Take them directly home and float the polythene bag, unopened, on the pond out of direct sunlight.
After 20 minutes, open the bag and add a cup of pond water, repeating after 10 minutes. The fish are now ready to be introduced.
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