Where to buy fish for pond?
Had 2 koi fish for years, but they disappeared last fall. Want to get some new fish for the pond, but think koi may not be the best choice (pond too shallow to provide protection from birds/raccoons). Any recommendations on where to buy pond fish in the NY area? Also looking to add some plants/flowers…
Had 2 koi fish for years, but they disappeared last fall. Want to get some new fish for the pond, but think koi may not be the best choice (pond too shallow to provide protection from birds/raccoons). Any recommendations on where to buy pond fish in the NY area? Also looking to add some plants/flowers to the pond (some lillies maybe). I figure there are probably some places in Long or Staten Island that sell both. Any recommendations?
http://www.suburbanponds.com/index.php
The best in the country are Suburban Ponds in Dix Hills, Long Island. They supply BBG and other major institutions with Koi. They are simply the best –
Yeah, regular ol’ goldfish. They sell pretty big ones at the pet shop and they cost about $2.
I used to have some koi in my backyard pond but concluded that they’re way too fussy about the water quality and the checking and conditioning the water all the time just got to be too much of a chore so, when they died I replaced them with regular goldfish that are really hardy, can tolerate water quality that’s less than perfect, and that survived through 3 winters with no deaths. In fact, a couple of years ago they had a bunch of offspring. I gave some away at the time but still have more fish than I should have, so, if you’re interested in taking some, email me at johnife AT panix DOT com. I’m located in Boerum Hill.
Waterford Gdn.s in Saddle River, NJ is good. I got a disease from the place in Staten Isl.
The past 3 years I’ve also ordered from
Sachs Systems Aquaculture
1185 Thompson Bailey Road
St. Augustine FL 32084
904-824-6308
http://www.aquaculturestore.com
deano@aquaculturestore.com
They have gambusia (mosquito fish) as well as the usual & their prices & guarantees are good.