Have been busy. Finally caught a little time for some updates. My new pond is officially up and running except for the filtration part of it. My Rtc's are doing just fine and have been feeding them a more varied diet following the suggestions of Viktor. special thanks! My Filtration system will ...

Thx again Viktor for the good advice . Video was removed as I deleted my old YouTube account . Something strange happened today. One of my koi disappeared in the holding tank . Let's just say I found where it was when I released the rtcs in the new pond .. A disfigured carcass of what resembles a ...

guys, sorry for going off topic but what kind of food should i feed my RTC's? they have been surviving on koi pellets and feeder goldfish the past few years. I would like to vary their diet as much as possible. Thank you.

Thanks again Viktor and Scleropages for the great advice. Decided not to get TNS as i plan to rear fancy guppies with my RTC's. I realized that they are too lazy to hunt for small fishes and the guppies just breed too fast for them to be wiped out. My old ponds had about 2500 gallons combined. My ...

Thanks for the advice. I tried keeping an arrowana once but it jumped out from the pond and vanished almost as fast as I released it in the pond! After that episode, have heard many similar horror stories including some fishes worth well over $5000 jumping out and dying. However, superstitious ...

Thanks Scleropages for the kind words. The Vege filter was doing a good job but I had to redo the entire system as there was a leak in the main pond. My previous contractor was hopeless and I've made it a point to hire a professional this time. Very satisfied so far and I've decide to go for a more ...

Sorry for my long absence. I was in the Uk for 2 years and have just got back. Glad to report that my RTC's are about 1 meter now. Anyway, have decided to build a larger pond for the 2 of them. here it is , ready in a couple of days! http://img1.imagehousing.com/83/a0a1bca1e5c533b59bfe23924ad74ffa ...

Yeah! i do understand now. Thanks for clarifying. I can't wait to return home. I intend to add 2 shovelnose catfish to my collection after the bakki shower is installed. *Will also consider installing an emergency air pump in the main pond. 3 of the largest carps died during a 6 hour power outage ...

To tell you the truth I don't understand half of what you said.. HAHA! That shows what kind of person I am really. Reckless and clueless. But as far as the filter is concerned, all there is beneath those wooden planks are : 1 layer of japanese mat 2 layers of black sponge mat about 2 bags of lava ...

Hi Viktor, I must admit I dont really know. I just drew up a design and gave it to a contractor to build. That is why i ended up with a tiny filter that can't do much. A rough guess would be around 6000 gallons including the goldfish pond. The stream is about 2 feet wide and contains about 1 half ...

Hi Viktor, Thx for the information. I have used floating plants in my previous pond (at the old house)and experienced little success with them. I notice there is a mass die off after a growth spurt which results in very polluted water if not removed promptly. I always believe that maintenance for ...

Hi, Yeah you guessed right, I will be going back and forth from the UK and my home country Malaysia over the next few years. Of course I will be in UK 90% of the time. A gardener maintains the pond and my sister feeds the fish when I am not around. My dad does help me clean the sponge filters when ...

OH WOW! That is huge! I don't think my RTC's are fed a proper diet though. They eat goldfish, some shrimp occasionally and 80% of the time koi pellets. I can't find any cat fish pellets on the market that are large or last long enough to feed my RTC's. Any suggestions? And nope. My pond is outdoors ...

This is my new RTC pond officially up and running. Filtration is temporarily held by an external filter. The filter media will be installed this monday