lurcherman 887 13,258 Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 So put together a little barrel pond for the kids.. get the old goldfish off the kitchen side ! Will they be ok in the cold ?? Any goldfish exsperts on here. I know there hardy fish but got cold last night Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcherman 887 13,258 Posted September 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Cheers mate they seem to be hugging the bottom i guess they just lay dorment in the cold ? You reckon i should move the barrell into a sunny spot as at min there in shade Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcherman 887 13,258 Posted September 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Tar mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wipeout 80 Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Cheers mate they seem to be hugging the bottom i guess they just lay dorment in the cold ? You reckon i should move the barrell into a sunny spot as at min there in shadeMOVE THEM IF ITS NOT TO HEAVY THEY WILL BE GRAND LIKE YOU SAID THERE HARDY CUT BACK THE FOOD ANYTHING THEY DONT EAT REMOVE AND JUST HAVE THE PUMP ON LOW ALL THE BEST WITH THEM 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Goldfish will be fine in the cold. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rake aboot 4,936 Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 I have an above ground pond out front and the fish have been fine for years in it. Proper hard winter 2 years ago likes. Should be fine in a barrel pond. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcherman 887 13,258 Posted September 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Good stuff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keepdiggin 9,561 Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 ffs sake lurcherman why dont u nit them some jumpers lol 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peterhunter86 8,627 Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 My mate's da put some in a ditch at the back of his house they were there for year's they even bred,I laughed it off till he brought me down and showed me there Hardy cnuts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 9,969 Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 another old trick, is leave a tennis ball in the water, when it starts to get cold enough to freeze over, the ball will leave a hole in the water when frozen, and fish will still be able to get oxygen . it lack of oxygen in the water that kills the fish , we had some nice size fish when i was a lad, we had one big red gold fish who come up from bottom of the pool and take food out of your fingers , my old man loved him lol, they can live quite long while , if you get the pond=water just right anybody keep tropical fish and info .? always liked them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcherman 887 13,258 Posted September 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Lol i love my goldfish too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BEARINATOR 2,872 Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 another old trick, is leave a tennis ball in the water, when it starts to get cold enough to freeze over, the ball will leave a hole in the water when frozen, and fish will still be able to get oxygen . it lack of oxygen in the water that kills the fish , we had some nice size fish when i was a lad, we had one big red gold fish who come up from bottom of the pool and take food out of your fingers , my old man loved him lol, they can live quite long while , if you get the pond=water just right anybody keep tropical fish and info .? always liked them Had loads of tropical tanks and still got my koi pond Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 8,543 Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 I lost a few goldfish and hibernating frogs in the two bad winters we had a few year back. But temperatures were minus 13/14. My small pond is less than a metre deep and all my casualties occurred in that pond. My big pond is over a metre deep and I had no deaths in that one. So the answer I suppose is that most winters they will be fine. For winters where you get arctic temperatures you might lose them in an exposed barrel. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcherman 887 13,258 Posted September 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Wouldnt mind putting a bit of frog spawn in. When the times right Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peterhunter86 8,627 Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Would the fish not eat the tadpole's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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