August 2020 - Goldfish Care Information Diseases & Treatments

Sooner or later wildlife will soon visit your goldfish pond and hardy water lilies and pond plants are great pond predator protection for your fish. The more places your goldfish have to hide the better chance at survival. Hardy water lilies, floating aquatic plants and other water plants are a must for any garden pond. This gives your goldfish, koi or other fish plenty of places to hide. When having an outdoor pond you need to think of ways to protect your goldfish from pond predators.

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With hardy water lilies the goldfish will be able to hide under the lily pads. This won’t be a for sure way to protect your pond fish but it will make it more difficult for them at least. When there are no hardy water lilies or other pond plants in your water garden it makes it pretty easy for a bird to swoop down and snatch up a goldfish for example. Water lilies are a great pond cover for fish. There are also other water plants that add protection such as floating aquatic plants like water hyacinths, water lettuce and parrots feather. Pond plants are a great natural way to protect your pond fish and have many benefits too.

Pond predator protection is a must for the overall safety of your goldfish. When caring for goldfish in a outdoor pond you can also think of buying pond predator protection decoys. A combination of hardy water lilies, pond plants and pond predator protection devices or decoys will help in the care of your goldfish.

I hope you don’t have any issues with any pond predators. If you do though, now you know a few ways to protect your goldfish. When building a pond always have some underwater caves built with rocks. Do as much as you can as you don’t want to go out to your pond one day to find out all your fish are gone. I’ve heard many stories and it’s sad to see your prized fish gone. Check out my other blog posts to on pond predator protection that can help you.

Jamie Boyle
The Goldfish Guy
Goldfish Care Information Diseases & Treatments
“Helping Goldfish Owners With Advice, Fish Care and Fish Medication Treatments for Goldfish Diseases, Illnesses and Parasites”

How To Grow Duckweed To Feed Your Goldfish

The first thing you’ll want to do is buy some duckweed from your local pet store. Most pet stores should have some available. If not a friend that has a pond and is in hobby might have a scoop to give you. It grows quick, a scoop is all you’ll need.

Once you have your duckweed, grab a bucket from your house and fill it with water. If you have a pond, grab the water from there. Place the bucket in full sun.

Place the duckweed in the container of water.

Add some Miracle Grow fertilizer. I like to add some to the water to help with the duckweeds growth and faster reproduction. Plants need nutrients to grow and multiply.

As the duckweed grows, scoop out some to feed to your goldfish.

That’s all there is to it! It’s pretty easy to grow duckweed. It’s not hard to learn how to grow duckweed and you can be feeding your goldfish these tiny floating aquatic plants in no time. Your goldfish will love it! Feeding goldfish duckweed and a variety of different foods is recommended as it will help keep your goldfish healthy. I hope you decide to grow your own duckweed for your goldfish.