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For a small pond it can just be a large plastic storage box or suitable container

Bog not big

Make a big filter to run into your pond and put some water cress in it. I put some stone loach into mine but they don't really eat much algae

Mine was well over 2ft long, great fish didn't cause too much trouble

Nice they look like Siberian sturgeon should hit 5ft. They are top my list for my pond once covid clears off

With my kids we just told them to be careful, and only let them near the ponds supervised. Also got the kids to stand in the big pond before it was filled so they understand how deep it is

I have the opposite in my pond, I have a group 12 orfe in with my koi. Also goldfish grass carp and tench, they all mix very well. Orfe are river fish and need lots of space and current also need a group.

Not allowed to sell them in the UK anymore. Pity they are great fish

spring time everything is waking up. Feeding a small amount of wheatgerm to get them started as temps are 10°c

Clean out bottom pond build your wall around it, a new liner won't cause any problems as long as nothing sharp is under it. Deeper pond should be great for your fish. Make sure you use a good underlay

Sturgeon do sometimes turn up in British waters one was caught not so long ago in Swansea. Two weeks ago I visited Shirley aquatics, they have a great pond area and several types of sturgeon. The reference to sturgeon growing upto 5ft I think is just standard on their web site as their staff...

Albino fish seem to suffer with poor eye sight, might make them struggle to compete for food? Maybe this could contribute to slower growth.

4ft koi I found was also UK and weighed 91lbs... Was reported to be 226yrs old ... Wow

Will find the article koi was in Surry UK. Interested me because Australia had a koi caught at 92lbs around the same time, and they can't release carp they catch.

Just wondering, largest koi in the UK is 1.5m long and weighs 90+lbs. Grass carp also reach 1.2m, lots of common and mirror carp exceed 50lbs. My largest carp is only 2 feet long (60cm) but growing steadily. Has anybody got a monster they want to share with us?

I would go for a battery air pump

If you have a large water butt you can use an air stone to bubble chlorine out of your water and also use a charcoal filter to polish it. No need for chemicals at all

Glad you got it all back up and running

Looks great hope it all goes well

It's a big pity, here in the UK I can no longer buy channel catfish. As far as perch go we got loads of them in our local cannal