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new LANDSCAPING AND GARDENING IN THE WET by Lyle Marshall
Summary: Installing a pond can be cheaper, easier, and may use less water than a lawn (!). Lyle gives step-by-step instructions for building a simple inexpensive pond.

FIVE EASY STEPS FOR THE PERFECT SPRING POND by Sue Speichert
Summary: How to spruce up a pond so that it's all set for summer.

GETTING YOUR POND READY FOR WINTER by Sue Speichert
Summary: A checklist of things to do to make sure that you and your pond are all set for the cold winter months.

CHARLIE'S POND: GETTING READY FOR WINTER by Charles Drew
Summary: Winters in Hamilton Ontario are very cold. Charlie describes what he does to help his plants and fish survive.

new OVERWINTERING POND FISH by Brett Fogle
Summary: Change diet, then stop feeding. Depth of pond. Bring indoors?

new FISH HEALTH IN HOT SUMMER HEAT by Brett Fogle
Summary: Fish gasping at the surface indicates that there is not enough dissolved oxygen in their water. What to do about this.

THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS OF PONDKEEPING by Greg Speichert
Summary: Some important things to consider when designing and stocking a pond.

WATERFALLS by Michael Sanderman
Summary: How to construct a waterfall for a fishpond.

ONE POND IS NEVER ENOUGH! by Sherry Kruszka
Summary: Three years ago Sherry built a 2000 gallon pond on her farm in Wisconsin. The next year she built one of 6000 gallons, and this year a uniquely beautiful one in an old red boat. She says that if she could think of a way to build a pond from one of her husband's junk cars she would! Lots of nice photos.

POND LIVESTOCK ACCLIMATION by Robert Fenner
Summary: Bob discusses physical, chemical and biological stressors, and recommends a formaldehyde bath system. Quarantine is also strongly advised.

THE CONTROL OF ALGAE IN PONDS by Robert Fenner
Summary:Types of algae and their prevention. Biological, mechanical and chemical control. An integrated management approach.

BARLEY STRAW: NATURE'S WAY TO RID YOUR POND OF STRING ALGAE by Sue Speichert
Summary: Studies in England show that barley straw is a natural, low-tech way to keep your pond free of string algae.

new THE STRING ALGAE BLUES... by Brett Fogle
Summary: Algae appear due to an excess of organic nutrients in the water. There are various ways to deal with the problem.

SALT TREATMENTS: CHICKEN SOUP FOR YOUR FISH by Myron Kebus
Summary: "Salt is probably the safest and the most forgiving of all the drug or chemical treatments available for our fish." Its general use in ponds and aquariums, and for treating parasitical and bacterial infections. Salt dips and salt baths. Kinds of salt, how to measure, and how to use. An authoritative article.

SUMMER TUBBIN' by John Sipes
Summary: John has ten tubs of fish outside on his deck in summertime. He first tried swordtails and guppies, then was surprised to find his snakeskin gouramis had bred, then his zebra danios, and since then many other species.

MY OUTDOOR TROPICAL POND by Ricky Grange
Summary: During the Canadian summers, Ricky keeps a variety of tropical fish outdoors in a simple pond, where they thrive, become big and colourful, and multiply.

FISH FOR PONDS AND WATER GARDENS by Ed Katuska
Summary: Ed has kept a variety of fish outside in his Connecticut summer garden, and has had success with white clouds, paradise fish, Betta splendens, jewel cichlids and others. How to set up suitable water gardens.

NATURAL AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS by George White
Summary: Small water features are interesting additions to the summer garden. Fish such as killifish or cichlids can be kept in them.

KOI SELECTION by Robert Fenner
Summary: When buying koi, first examine their health. Then consider their aesthetics: body shape, figure or conformation; intensity of color or pattern; distinctness of color or pattern; distribution of color or pattern. These four factors determine the value (and price) of koi.

KOI AND POND FISH BREEDING by Robert Fenner
Summary: Spawning media, selecting spawners, spawning, raising the young, rearing on and culling.

new HOW TO CHOOSE BETWEEN GOLDFISH AND KOI by Brett Fogle
Summary: Koi need larger ponds, better water quality, and more experienced fishkeepers. They can cause problems with plants.

GOLDFISH, PART I. THE VARIETIES by Jennifer Wilkinson
Summary: Introduction to goldfish. A listing of the different varieties.

GOLDFISH, PART II. HOUSING AND MAINTENANCE by Jennifer Wilkinson
Summary: Housing goldfish. Indoor ponds. Water qualities. Feeding.

GOLDFISH, PART III. BREEDING by Jennifer Wilkinson
Summary: Breeding goldfish. Selecting quality fish. Fungus. Feeding the young. Culling. Shipping fish and eggs.

GOLDFISH, PART IV. DISEASES by Jennifer Wilkinson
Summary: Goldfish diseases. Importance of quarantine. Some white spots or bumps are not diseases. Blood streaks in fins; anchor worms; swim bladder problems; ich; fungus; velvet. List of references.

BUYING AND HOUSING YOUR GOLDFISH by Les Pearce
Summary: People buying goldfish as pets should select varieties according to beauty rather than whether they match up to show standards. Water in ponds and tanks should be mature before being gradually stocked.

HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR GOLDFISH by Aquarian Fishfoods
Summary: A basic introduction for first timers. Contains an interesting list of common 'tropical' fish that can also be kept at cooler temperatures, which could be extracted for use on its own.

GOLDFISH FOR THE BEGINNER by Bill "Pegasus NZ"
Summary: Notes on aquarium requirements for goldfish, and what to do when they spawn.

THE 'COMMON' GOLDFISH by Les Pearce
Summary: Les points out that the 'common' goldfish deserves more respect than it sometimes gets. He discusses its origin (crucian carp?) and the three colour groups (nacreous, metallic and matt) and finally suggests that tropical fish keepers should consider the goldfish when looking for "something different."

GOLDFISH JUDGING IN AMERICA by Rick Graham
Summary: As a judge at the GAAS North American Goldfish Championship, Rick gives some inside information as to how and why judges rate fish as they do.

GOLDFISH AND SALAD BARS by Rick Graham
Summary: Rick finds old restaurant salad bars ideal for raising goldfish. How to select, keep and breed goldfish.

EVOLUTION OF THE GAAS NORTH AMERICAN GOLDFISH CHAMPIONSHIP by Rick and Debbie Graham
Summary: The Grahams were instrumental in developing America's premier goldfish competition, which is held in Akron, Ohio each year.

GOLDFISH HEALTH MANAGEMENT - Part I by Bill and Cheryl Sanders
Summary:The importance of microscopic examinations. The use of salt against parasites. The correct use of fluke tabs.

GOLDFISH HEALTH MANAGEMENT - Part II by Bill and Cheryl Sanders
Summary:Treatments for bacterial infections. "Swim bladder disease." Recommended Internet sites about fish health.

MY EXPERIENCES BREEDING GOLDFISH by Adip Sajjan-Raj
Summary: Goldfish were the first fish Adip bred. He details his day-to-day experiences in raising the fry.

ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR by Les Pearce
Summary: A traditional prize gift at fairgrounds in Britain and other countries is a small goldfish. This initiates some people (including the author) into a lifetime of fishkeeping, but others do not treat their fish so well. Les suggests that the practice be regulated.

LANDSCAPING AROUND YOUR POND by Robert Fenner
Summary: Landscaping tips, and suggestions for plants that can be used around a pond, plus a very long and interesting list of plants which can be toxic to fish and which should not be planted near a water feature.

new CARING FOR AQUATIC POND PLANTS by Brett Fogle
Summary: What to do with various pond plants as winter approaches.

WATER LILIES, FAMILY NYMPHAEACEAE by Robert Fenner
Summary: Taxonomy of water lilies. Their selection. Hardy vs. tropical. Planting, care and propagation.

new THE SACRED LOTUS by Jack Wootton
Summary: The Sacred Lotus of the Orient, Nelumbo lucifera, has a close North-American relative, Nelumbo lutea. They are best kept in a bog, where they will over-winter in climates up to Zone 6.

PLANTS IN THE GOLDFISH TANK by Jennifer Greene
Summary: Goldfish will eat most aquatic plants. Here is a list of some they might leave alone.

new SOME COLDWATER FISH by Andy Gordon and Michelle Stuart
Summary: Notes on keeping and breeding the hillstream loach, weather loach, three-spined stickleback, northern redbelly dace, rainbow darter, bullhead, and sunfish.

THE BLACK-BANDED SUNFISH, Enneacanthus chaetodon by Bob Bock
Summary: Black-banded sunfish occur in mid East Coast USA, They are best left alone in the wild, but are sometimes found in stores or through the Internet. They are more demanding than other sunfish species.

SAVING THE LONG-EARED SUNFISH by Fred Hamilton
Summary: The longeared sunfish, Lapomis megalotis, is endangered or extinct in much of its former range in Central and Eastern U.S. In an effort to conserve them, Fred bred and raised 200 fish, which he distributed to collectors and also to the Cleveland Metropark Zoo. Nicely illustrated.

FATHEAD MINNOWS by Tom Bell
Summary: Tom's experience in breeding this North American native cold water fish, Pimephales promelas.

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF FATHEAD MINNOWS by Dale Speirs
Summary: A well-researched article about the ecology, keeping and breeding of Pimephales promelas, with a comprehensive list of references.

FRESH WATER MUSSELS - BETTER THAN A ROCK by Robin Engelking
Summary: Robin describes some North American fresh water mussels and how to keep them. "Mussels are filter feeders and will keep your water sparkling clean."

THE TADPOLE MADTOM, Noturus gyrinus by Robin Engelking
Summary: Robin recommends keeping this small North American catfish, which she has attempted to breed.