Hi all i was wondering i havea 30 gallon tank and a 16 but now i want a pond in the back yard but my moter is afraid that a cut my kill the fish any help should i get a pond?????

cut of wut?

cat sorry

There are ways/means to help protect a pond from that happening.If I were you though,I'd do Alot of Research on it to see the best way to go about it all. There are more than cats that can be Predators.

Yes, do some research on what predators you have in your area. If you want a large koi pond you have no worries for cats because your sides should be straight down and your depth (depending on your area) should be at least 3 feet. So you can build your pond with the predators in mind. Of course there is also the trappem method


Scott

I loved my in-laws pond when I first saw it, but WOW Scott....your pond is just gorgeous! How old are your koi and how big are they? My in-laws have between 2-3 yr old koi and 1 year old comets and shubunkins, Id say thier koi are around 12" and the GF are about 6".
On that note I agree with Scott about the depth of the pond makes a good differance, my in-laws have 2 ponds connected with a waterfall, top one (frog pond) is 3 feet deep and the bottom (koi) is 5 feet deep. They are very smart when it comes to hiding as long as its deep enough and will definatly know when a cat or dog are around, birds are a differant story, but I read on here about heron statues to help with that.

Thanks, I hadn't updated that site in a long time. That pond is a little different now. I built a pagoda over the pond, now there is a pumphouse next to it plus added onto the patio. I did post a thread on here someplace on all the new additions. On a sadder note it's not my pond anymore. I moved three months ago. I don't have a pond now . Anyhow the fish are now from 1 to 7 years old. Three of them are almost 3 foot long. I plan on building a pond where I've moved so I can get some of my fish here but just haven't had time or money.

(Didn't mean to hijack your thread dengundam)

Scott