Headed off to the aquarium shop near to where I work, and chose 4 little Sarassa Comets. Pictured just before moving into there new residence. They don't eat too much, about 3-4 little (red lentil size) granules a day each - so the 500g bag will probably last a few years!!!
The food is good for Koi type fish too, so will help them keep their nice red colour.
My neighbour was looking at his pond this morning, before we went to pick up the fish, he was a bit worried about the water quality. The pond has changed from clear/green to reddish brown in only a few days! The fish seemed fine though.
I asked at the aquarium shop, and he sold me some bags of Daphia (water fleas?). Weird stuff to buy, a little plastic tube all chilled down in a fridge, moving around like crazy. The water fleas eat single cell plant life, which the shop-owner thought might be the problem. They won't do any harm to the other creatures in the pond, so we'll see if things improve over the next week or so.
I put some in my pond too, hopefully they'll feed on all the mini-algae, get the water clear and then keep it that way. Which needs to happen, because as soon as the fish went in the pond they became a lot harder to see (which is why there is no photo!). I knew the water wasn't clear - but was surprised by how hard the bright red fish were to spot! Guess it was a good job I got the Comets, as they are a much deeper colour than regular goldfish.
I decided not to plant out the sweetcorn yet. I'm going to harden it off a bit more...and avoid the last of the frosty nights.
Never been great at naming things (my two children being prime examples), but I the second fish on the left should be named William! It reminds me of a young Billy the Fish.
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