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Not sure where to put this really, it doesn't seem to fit under wild life (or only in them becoming fish food 
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I have a dustbin that collects the rain water from the top of my chicken run, and the other day I noticed mosquito larvae wriggling around. As a spur of the moment thing at the garden centre I bought 3 small goldfish 99p each, and one small koi for secret ammount (yes I know, he will grow big, just not too quickly i hope). I also bought 6 oxegentaing plants. Now the bin only gets the rainwater from a corrugated plastic roof, so should be reasonably safe. I floated the bag on top, as you do with an aquarium, and let the fish out last night. Today the water has gone pea green, after being clear for such a time. Will the plants grow lanky trying to find the light, or should I put some bricks or stones in to raise them nearer? On the plus side, I haven't any floating bodies, so they made it through one night. Could I get a water lily do you think?
When we were kids we sunk a preserving pan into the ground to make a pond for some goldfish we won at the fair. They were never fed or had plants to oxegente the water, but lasted around 5 years. I do intend to use up Kissykits fish food that we still have after she lost her last fish, so mine will have a bit more luxury, if they can get through the murky water stage. Typical, it was clean yesterday morning.
)I have a dustbin that collects the rain water from the top of my chicken run, and the other day I noticed mosquito larvae wriggling around. As a spur of the moment thing at the garden centre I bought 3 small goldfish 99p each, and one small koi for secret ammount (yes I know, he will grow big, just not too quickly i hope). I also bought 6 oxegentaing plants. Now the bin only gets the rainwater from a corrugated plastic roof, so should be reasonably safe. I floated the bag on top, as you do with an aquarium, and let the fish out last night. Today the water has gone pea green, after being clear for such a time. Will the plants grow lanky trying to find the light, or should I put some bricks or stones in to raise them nearer? On the plus side, I haven't any floating bodies, so they made it through one night. Could I get a water lily do you think?
When we were kids we sunk a preserving pan into the ground to make a pond for some goldfish we won at the fair. They were never fed or had plants to oxegente the water, but lasted around 5 years. I do intend to use up Kissykits fish food that we still have after she lost her last fish, so mine will have a bit more luxury, if they can get through the murky water stage. Typical, it was clean yesterday morning.
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