stantheman 0 Posted January 1, 2011 all the fish in me pond are frozen solid as someone who shall remain anon unplugged the feed to the garden electric to plug a soddin xmas tree in Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted January 1, 2011 Oh no Stan, how many of the poor buggers have you lost?My mum would be devestated if anything happened to her fish.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stantheman 0 Posted January 1, 2011 theres 11 up till now some of them are quite big up to 15 inches long Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted January 1, 2011 Thats a real downer Stan, How many did you have? how many have you got left?Is there anything you can do? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Les 0 Posted January 1, 2011 Is there anything you can do?...Aye get the chip pan on ...sorry stan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davehutch-hutchs 0 Posted January 1, 2011 @Les wrote:Is there anything you can do?...Aye get the chip pan on ...sorry stan ............ sorry Stan Thought the pond should be at least 18inch deep to stop this happening ? or did it freeze that bad ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smilinjack 0 Posted January 1, 2011 Lost two massive fish this winter. A grass carp and something else, my lad knows what it is. The ice is still nearly 2 inches thick so can't get them out. all the frogs I thought were dead seem to have thawed out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stantheman 0 Posted January 1, 2011 pond is three foot deep and the fish are frozen in the ice at the top Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davehutch-hutchs 0 Posted January 1, 2011 @stantheman wrote:pond is three foot deep and the fish are frozen in the ice at the top here is mine when it was froze, and the fish are fine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stantheman 0 Posted January 1, 2011 the ice must of been very thick mate cos its still about 2 inches thick and weve been thawing for days Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davehutch-hutchs 0 Posted January 1, 2011 @stantheman wrote:the ice must of been very thick mate cos its still about 2 inches thick and weve been thawing for days feel for you Stan, bet your gutted m8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stantheman 0 Posted January 1, 2011 nah not really theyre only fish Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stantheman 0 Posted January 1, 2011 so what do i do with 11 dead fish Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davehutch-hutchs 0 Posted January 1, 2011 @stantheman wrote:so what do i do with 11 dead fish well they wont be gone off, bin them or take them some where in the countryside and throw them under a hedge for the wild life to eat will be a treat for them , dont do it at home though you will have things coming to visit the pond Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wellsey 0 Posted January 1, 2011 Ahh thats terrible news mate.. I know how you feel as last year my wife decided to clean the fish tank out using bleach without rinsing it they werent gold fish anymore...they were all blinded before they died. stupid bloody moo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonnie 0 Posted January 1, 2011 well that's really bad news, i had a similar disaster in the summer when the filter was turned off for about 10 days. lost all but 5 fish in my pond and some were really big koi that i'de had for 20 years. it was all down to lack of oxygen as the pond was quite heavily stocked. i'm now re building it and am looking forwards to choosing some new fish in the spring it's still been very sad tho! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peejay 0 Posted January 2, 2011 @Davehutch wrote:@stantheman wrote:the ice must of been very thick mate cos its still about 2 inches thick and weve been thawing for days feel for you Stan, bet your gutted m8 Reckon the fish should be gutted though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madcarper 0 Posted January 2, 2011 sorry about your fish stan, wonder why they did'nt stay near the bottom ???? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichardH 0 Posted January 2, 2011 don't get that why would they stay in the ice? wonder if the died cos you didnt break the ice so the shit gases build up? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stantheman 0 Posted January 3, 2011 had 2 tennis balls floating in it as thats what they say to do Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davehutch-hutchs 0 Posted January 3, 2011 so what you done with the fish then Stan ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stantheman 0 Posted January 4, 2011 nowt yet theyre still frozen in the ice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stantheman 0 Posted January 4, 2011 ITCHY wrote:don't get that why would they stay in the ice? wonder if the died cos you didnt break the ice so the shit gases build up?they shouldnt of been shittin as they havent been fed for weeks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stantheman 0 Posted January 4, 2011 also was told not to break ice as the shock can kill them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davehutch-hutchs 0 Posted January 4, 2011 @stantheman wrote:also was told not to break ice as the shock can kill them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichardH 0 Posted January 4, 2011 I've been breaking mine and still got the lot?Tried the tennis ball thing, they just froze in the ice also! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slingit 0 Posted January 8, 2011 what a bastard mate sorry to hear thatquick(shameless) plug for my website-check it out if your interested in aqauatics Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
