The early spring can be a dangerous time for aquatic life, especially fish. They are just waking up from a long, dormant winter and have little in the way of immune systems to protect them from bacteria and parasites. In addition the fish will continue to be sluggish until the water temperature reaches at least 60 degrees Fahrenheit or so. They need to be well cared for during this fragile time period.

I was noticing that my gold fish population was slowly decreasing, yet I was not finding any carcasses.  They one day I noticed a heron flying out of my back yard and I instantly got it.  I have struggle with keeping my fish in my pond and the herons away.  Please help me.  They are beautiful birds, but a real pain.

Herons are beautiful and graceful birds. We all like to see them standing beside a small stream, hunting for food. We do not, however, like to see them standing beside our newly built garden fish pond, hunting our prized and very expensive specimen Koi.

Because herons are a protected species, we have to come up with methods of dissuading the birds from landing in our garden in the first place, and secondly, from picking off our fish one by one until they are gone.

As winter approaches it is important to take the precautions and necessary steps to protect your pond fish during the transitional season of autumn. Depending on the region in which you live there are different steps you may need to take regarding wintering pond fish. The main factors that dictate what you need to do are determined by the severity of the winter weather your pond will face. Fish will need to be removed from the pond in severe winter climates where the pond will entirely freeze.

Barbara Johnson has an extensive history within the pond industry, but particularly working with koi, thus has coined the name, “the fish lady”.  Barbara was introduced to koi when she was actively involved in the film industry.   There was a murky un-kept pond with some neglected struggling koi on a piece of property she was renting.  As an animal lover she wanted to see the conditions of this potentially beautiful section of the yard transformed especially for these poor fish.  This desire drove h