moving to a pond

**econerd** · 03-06-2011, 10:30 AM

ok so it looks I managed to fix the pond pump, woo. its been on all night and its still full which is a good sign. I'm going to give it a couple of days to cycle and check it isnt emptying but when I can safely say it's fine what's he best way to move the fish out? is the usual bag and float technique the best and should I leave them for longer than the recommended 15-20 mins to adjust to temp as obviously it's going to be different from inside.

also once the goldies are outside I want to change to tropical and get some danios for the tank. is it ok to leave the water the goldies are in and just add the heater or is it better to start with fresh and cycle it for a few days before getting the danios? I dont want to mess up any bacteria thats already in there by starting over but i also don't want to compromise the new danios. anyone got any suggestions?
thanks

**KatzeSlaugen** · 03-06-2011, 02:03 PM

if leaving the tank water in the old goldfish tank youll have to leave something that will produce ammonia to keep the cycle alive.

as far as transportation ide probably use a large tupperware container and put the goldfish in it with tank water. then float the tupperware in the pond.

ive never transported fish from a tank to a pond though so i dont really know the best way to do it

**Sandz** · 03-06-2011, 03:35 PM

Any plastic container should work for the float of the fish, but yes, a simple float would work to adjust the goldys to the pond temp. My only other thing would be to check your PH and all other stats. While goldfish can do well in many conditions, if your PH is 8.5 and coming from a 7 you might hurt your fish. If the PH IS high, drip acclimate.

**econerd** · 03-06-2011, 04:26 PM

once I move the goldies I will get the new fish in the same day just leave it long enough for the water to warm up.

Tupperware tub sounds like a good idea I shall try that.

the water pH should be fine as it came out of the tap as the pond was do scummy and full of leaves and gunk I gave up and emptied it and started again. there was no way of filtering it out as the pump jus cloged insanely it was so nasty. so they are used to the tap water already. but I will give it a test b4 I put them in.

thanks for the help

**econerd** · 03-09-2011, 06:23 AM

well the goldies moved out yesterday. they look lost in it its so big compared to what there used to. theyre not quite sure what to do so there all skulking at the bottom. just hope there all ok out there lol. shall go feed them in a bit when I get up. we. going to the LFS today to pick up our first lot of fish to start off our tropical tank, some zebra danios and maybe an algea eater if they have any suitable.