Minimum for any fish pond should be 2 feet.
Koi may need at least 3 feet in depth as they grow larger.
The closer your pond is to the trees.
the more time you will spend cleaning it.
In winter when ice forms on on pond's.
Use a defroster ring to keep a hole in the ice.
So that gases from decaying plants and waste can escape.
This will keep you fish from getting sick.
Do not feed fish when water temps fall below 50 Degrees.
As the fish's metabolism slows down and they can not digest solid food.
Every spring before plant life comes alive.
Salt your pond with 99.9% pure water salt.
This will kill off any parasites that have grown over the winter.
To help with green water the use of plants and fish will help.
Plants cover the water depriving algae from sun light and fish feed on algae.
Try to limit the number of fish in balance with the size of the pond.
Remember fish going to grow bigger.
Frogs lay their eggs in a mass across the water.
Toads lay their eggs in long Intestine looking sacks.
Plants and fish have different requirements for depth.
Some plants like to be in a bog.
As others may like to be 6 inches under water or at the bottom.
When potting plants for your fish pond.
Be sure to use big enough stone or gravel to hold the plants in.
As fish will try to eat and pull at the vegetation it must weight the bucket down.
