Cleaning your fish tank
@GardenGerty (169406)
United States
June 24, 2017 3:50pm CST
I do not think anyone would say cleaning their fish tank is a favorite job. Every year the city pays a fish farm to come in and drain the pond, collect and save the fish, and clean it all up.
It is unfortunate, but a lot of litter as well as natural debris collects in this pond. Park department does skim it out.
This is a major task.
The fish that you can see in my picture may be kind of young. Often they are twice this size. They will grow to fit their environment.
I also have no doubt that sometimes people tire of being goldfish parents and give the little ones their freedom. The way I understand it they will acclimate to the pond.
When I arrived to take pictures this school of fish was clustered around the air bubbler in the pond. It keeps the oxygen levels up, even when it is hot and not as good for the fish. I am sure they appreciate it.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
25 Jun 17
There is a pond in town you are saying Heather?
aw the poor lil fish
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
27 Jun 17
It is a man made fish pond in the park.
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
2 Aug 17
@TiarasOceanView When I was really little my grandmother had a gold fish pond. We got to go throw a scoop of oatmeal to them in the morning. . . uncooked oats. I am sure they got lots of insects and such as well.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
27 Jun 17
@GardenGerty That is so nice Heather..wish I could see a pond with fish in it.. I remember a fish pond when I lived in Ottawa, KS they had in Forest Park..here is an old postcard that was for sale on eBay depicting it
Fish Pond - Forest Park, Ottawa, Kansas, 1904 - 1918 | Collectibles, Postcards, Real Photo | eBay!
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
27 Jun 17
My grandmother had a gold fish pond when I was a small girl.
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
27 Jun 17
@GardenGerty I have to clean the pond, but until we have thunderstorms every day it is too dangerous to work near the water.
@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
25 Jun 17
I have a fish tank here. I wanted to keep it, but I am tired of looking at it. I think I am cleaning and selling it, however, scraping the scale off..and rinsing it out is a big job. Sigh!
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
25 Jun 17
Empty it out and clean it, then put tropical plants in it.
@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
27 Jun 17
Oh they would not come to your house to clean tanks. This is a contract with the park department as they are the only place that can take care of the fish when the water is removed.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
25 Jun 17
Cleaning the fish tank does take some doing.Park department has a duty to do it.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
25 Jun 17
They must be needing the oxygen to be clustered in one area, I have never had a fish tank, I prefer animals that return affection lol
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
27 Jun 17
i think in summer the water does not retain as much oxygen.
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
25 Jun 17
My mom hated cleaning the fish tank that we had for years.
@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
27 Jun 17
So I guess you do not have one any more.
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
25 Jun 17
The best thing about the aquarium is using the water to feed my plants. Yes, the pond is a big undertaking.
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
27 Jun 17
@RubyHawk High nitrogen fertilizer.
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@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
25 Jun 17
@GardenGerty It would be good rich water for plants.
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@thislittlepennyearns (68159)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
24 Jun 17
Our turtle lives in a 40 gallon fish tank, and we clean it once a week. It is a chore. lol.
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@librarygeek1980 (3137)
• United States
24 Jun 17
I've got a sucker fish for my 10 gallon tank, does the job.
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