Pond skimmer filters dramatically reduce pond maintenance while blending seamlessly with the surrounding landscape. Pond skimmers continously draw in floating debris such as leaves, pollen and seeds from surrounding plants and trees where they can easily be removed before they sink to the bottom of the pond.
The video above from Aquascape shows how a pond skimmer works, it's features and how well it blend sinto the the surrounding landscape
Body flukes (Gyrodactylus sp.) are a fairly common parasite found on pond fish. They do not lay eggs like gill flukes, instead they produce live young. They are found both on the gills and the body of fish.
Body flukes (Gyrodactylus sp.) are a fairly common parasite found on pond fish. They do not lay eggs like gill flukes, instead they produce live young. They are found both on the gills and the body of fish.
Fall is ‘prime time’ for visits from herons. Starting in late summer, herons begin to migrate south where they spend the winter. They often make stops along the way in koi and goldfish ponds where your brightly coloured fish are easy targets.