My orchid pond.

[Ordphien]

Originally Posted by Vanda lover

That is a better photo. It's a shame that the shubunkin didn't keep it's colour. Sometimes they can also have blue on them. It's amazing how much fish can change. I had an orange koi that kept getting more white until it was all white.

They've learned I bring the food lol.

You can see the cube of spirulina brine shrimp I used to tempt them.

Indeed... I'm actually going to order one with blue.
Though that's a while off...
I have room for 4 more goldfish. They cost around $60 per plus $60 for shipping.
And I can fit 4 goldfish in one box...

The dark spots on goldfish normally darken once stick out side and that's what I hoped would happen. I knew there was a chance of it losing them to though...

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[Vanda lover]

Boy, those are expensive fish!
I hate it when you loose them after paying all that money and getting attached to them. I just lost one of my younger koi. He wasn't expensive but he was quite pretty.

[Ordphien]

Originally Posted by Vanda lover

Boy, those are expensive fish!
I hate it when you loose them after paying all that money and getting attached to them. I just lost one of my younger koi. He wasn't expensive but he was quite pretty.

It's quite traumatic.
I just had to euthanize one of my orandas.
He was a pet store oranda, and lived in a 55 gallon with a Ranchu. I had him for 7 years.
I'm very sad over it...
I did have that thought though "at least he was only $5".
Which made me feel worse lol.

The ones currently in the pond cost me a whopping 27 cents each lol...
Still annoyed two of them look exactly the same now

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[Vanda lover]

It is nice to have fish that are all different. That way you can name them. I always give my koi Japanese names and if I call them by name when I throw them a pellet, they learn their names. I just buried Matsumura under a rose bush. Good fertilizer. I miss him already.

[Ordphien]

Originally Posted by Vanda lover

It is nice to have fish that are all different. That way you can name them. I always give my koi Japanese names and if I call them by name when I throw them a pellet, they learn their names. I just buried Matsumura under a rose bush. Good fertilizer. I miss him already.

I just buried luciola under a mini rose...
I miss him as well...

Out is nice especially when your limited on room for goldfish.

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[Ordphien]

Ok... here's another pond update.

I've been scouting out catts... they are expensive. I can get three cymbidium for the price of one so it's going to be a one or two at a time thing.
Also... Just got a water lily.

After much debate I went with a shady pond classic.
The tropical water lily dauben.
It's got a small spread, and attractive light blue mildly fragranced flowers.
It's also known to take considerable amounts of shade.
With reports saying it's still flowers on as little as 3 hours of sun.
Here's to hoping.


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[Vanda lover]

I would love to be able to grow the tropical water lilies. It isn't worth growing them here because wintering them would be difficult. I love the blue ones.

[Ordphien]

Originally Posted by Vanda lover

I would love to be able to grow the tropical water lilies. It isn't worth growing them here because wintering them would be difficult. I love the blue ones.

How much are they up there?
My family further north treats them as annuals.


I'll let you on on a secret.
The pond is heated lol

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[Ordphien]

One more shot of the lily.
In the sun.

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[Vanda lover]

Originally Posted by Ordphien

How much are they up there?
My family further north treats them as annuals.


I'll let you on on a secret.
The pond is heated lol

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There is a water garden place in Ontario that carries
tropical water lilies. I think they are around $45. I wouldn't pay that for an annual. My pond is too large to heat, it would be expensive. I used to have a beautiful lotus in Ontario. The one problem I had with it is that it needs to be grown in a huge pot which was difficult to move. There I would sink it to the bottom of the pond for the winter.