Sole Survivor

Several weeks ago we lost all of our goldfish and koi to a band of marauding raccoons. All they left behind were a few koi scales and a fishhead. Today I "deep cleaned" the pond for spring and as I was draining the last of the water something caught my eye in the mud and gunk. It was a goldfish fry, barely an inch long flopping around in the bottom of the pond! How it managed to survive over these last several weeks I don't know but it somehow pulled through. Tough little bugger!

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More Fish Pictures

Pond Life

We've really been enjoying our new pond and all the fish life. There are more fish than we thought since some that were originally put in that we thought died, lived. We can only guess but there are at a minimum 8 and perhaps more. I'm trying to get better at photographing them but's a challenge. Here are a few shots. Please enjoy!

Pond Build VI (final touches)

We still have a few things to do but happy it’s complete and that now we can sit back and enjoy it.

Pond Build V

Let's Rock!

Pond Build IV

Finished the 'plumbing'. Set the waterfall diffuser and the stones in place and edged around it. Rocked the riverbed and tried out the pump for the first time (I've been using the garden hose for water up until today). A couple more 'tweaks' needed but we are almost there.

Pond Build III

Final stone placement around the pond and then we started edging in some areas. Then on to the waterfall!