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How you choose your
goldfish, depends largely on two things: the type of fish you
really like to see, and the kind of container you intend to keep
them in.
People in warmer
climates, like to populate their outdoor ponds and pools with
goldfish, which is a wonderful addition to the outdoor décor of
your lawns and gardens. These may be natural ponds, or manmade
pools that are actually vinyl liners sunk into the ground, and
provided with air and water circulation through a pump system.
This circulation, natural or otherwise, is important to keeping
the water well oxygenated for the fish. |
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But surprisingly, if
your pond is deep enough, it's possible to over-winter your
goldfish outside. If you are populating an outdoor pond, it's
best to start with fish that were raised that way themselves, as
there is less likelihood of losing some that are unable to
adapt. Store-bought fish raised in tanks can adapt, but you can
expect to lose a certain percentage of them, depending on the
harshness of the weather.
If you're just
starting out, you might try just the common goldfish at first,
since these will be less expensive to replace, should you have a
hard winter. If your fish are not surviving, you may need to
look at better air and water circulation, or deepening the pond.
But once you have a thriving colony, you can begin adding some
of the hardier varieties of fancy goldfish.
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