Proper Care of Your Fish Pond during Summer

Summer is such a perfect time to sit by a body of water and relax. Summer is also equated with times when you can pull your favorite chair, drink your favorite ice cold drink and enjoy the wander of your yard because of your labor. A scenario like this is such a bliss that nobody can ever resist. Although, these wouldn’t all be possible without the proper care of your pond especially during summer.

There are a lot of things to consider from the inside to the outside environment of the pond. Before you sit on that favorite chair of yours, embracing the fruit of your ecstatic labor, perform the required labor first. Get up and gather your tools. Work begins here.

Give your fish sufficient air
Who can live without air? Aside from anaerobic bacteria and creatures living in water, approximately, there are about 80-90 percent of creatures living inside planet earth that is in need of air. This principle includes your pond fishes. During summer, it is inevitable that water has the tendency to become warm. And as it gets warmer and warmer, the lesser and lesser the oxygen content becomes. Furthermore, another effect of the heat of summer is that the metabolism of fishes are increased. One very good reason why oxygen is badly needed. If you have a wide pond with only a couple or a small number of fishes, this wouldn’t be a problem. But, if you have a crowded pond, oxygen can soon be depleted. If the owner has allowed something like this to occur, his fishes can suffer severe levels of stress which can occasionally lead to acquiring diseases. Fishes can die overnight if put under extreme situations and the owner neglected it.

To solve this problem, the owner can use aerating devices, he can also choose to clean-up the fish pond making it free from debris and algae or, if worse comes to worse, he can lessen the population.

Feed them right

Since the heat of summer contributes to faster metabolism, it is advisable to provide fish food that is high in protein. This will help them grow faster and live healthier. This is the best time to feed them with protein to enhance rapid, beautiful growth and development. And as the fishes store fat, they are preparing themselves when winter comes. Body fat can get your fishes through long, cold nights of winter.

When feeding, always see to it that fishes are given only minimal but frequent servings. It is better to give them several feedings a day than one big serving. Fishes tend to die when given large amount of food. If you wanted to introduce something different, mix it together with a small amount of their standard meal. This will make their unfamiliar taste of food become more acceptable.  Keep the pond clean

Always see to it that their pond is without algae, fallen leaves or wasted food. Keep your pond filter running to ensure the filtering of debris and maintain the cleanliness of the water inside the pond. Fishes can be more irritated with their environment and experience sickness. Furthermore, a dirty pond can cause bacteria to grow and contribute to your fishes’ disease.

If all these are properly set and arranged, you can be more confident in watching your fishes swim happily. Proper caring of your fish pond not only contributes to your fishes but to you, as an owner, as well