BTW, it's a video clip. You can click on it to view it.

hummmm, i cant see the video

I cannot see the video either. I think it is becuse I don't have a photobucket account.

I must of screwed something up.

I hope this link works...

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v510/jcl...¤t=DSCN1287.flv

Let me try to do the YouTube thing.

I uploaded the video to YouTube. I hope this works better...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjelOA60SEA

yes it works

I never ever get tired of looking at your pond Sonny, its just breathtaking. Your fish look so happy and healthy, great job! Its nice to hear some birds chirping away since there's snow on the ground here.

Honestly Jim - I love your pond and your fish are so vibrant (and a couple of chubbies in there as well ). It's such a beautiful setup and I often wish I could do something similar and I kid you not, if I could, i'd never come inside. There's something so mentally soothing about your pond.

Now as you're in the mood for taking footage, is there any chance you can grab some vids of your trough and massive goldies? I'd love to see that

WOW! That is awesome, the fish are so beautiful and the pond looks great!

I could sit by that pond all day watching those fine little beasties! Lucky YOU!

Hi Jim,I am sitting here very sleepy as I've been up for over 24 hours.I turned your video on an immediately felt the calmness of it all.The pond fish are beautiful.The colors just don't get any brighter or better.Then listening to the sounds of the birds and moving water had me ready to close my eyes....
Very very soothing and serene.A place that I too ,would never want to leave.And hey,if you have more video's and pics,well you just bring them on as I really enjoyed seeing this one. Lovely!

Thanks guys! I'll try to get some vids of my other tanks this weekend. The fish are really feeling good now that the weather is warming and the sun is rising in the sky.

cool! I hope I can get a pond like that some day. It's very relaxing to watch. That calico fish is massive!

Wow u got some very nice wakins there, and an impressive-looking tancho comet also. Any pics of that tancho comet, mate?

Wow, love those big wakins, they look awesome...

Thanks for sharing!

wow, its beautiful!!!

in order for the photo bucket videos to work, you need to set your account to shared.

Gorgeous, I just love your pond, it seems like such calm place with some beautiful fish to boot!

Very nice!

Thanks everyone for stopping by and for the kind comments. It is a very peaceful setting and it is easy to forget you're in the middle of a big city when you're sitting around the pond.


Lumpy, if you want a pond enough you'll have one. Don't worry. The calico is my biggest fish and is a Shubukin that I've had for about five years. I would guess her to be between twelve and fourteen inches.




Here's a pic of the tancho Sarassa comet.




Thanks Fuzzy! I changed my account settings. Hopefully the links will work now.

wow. superb. I love your pond

Thx for the tancho pic, mate. U truly have some great fish there.

Absolutely beautiful . As everyone has said that is a very soothing oasis you have made there and some truly beautiful healthy fish . I like the Grecian feeling too. That's neat how you have the filter fountain fixed in there.

So lovely!! I remember when you first posted pics of your pond. I would love to see a video of your trough or just more pics! Everything is just gorgeous, you should be very proud.

That is a grogous pond. Wow!! Could you get some better video or pics of how the entire pond looks. It's hard to get a good visual of the whole thing and it's just so pretty. I love hearing the birds in the bacjkground. I just can't say enough good things!

I'm a bit embarassed of my yard right now. It is looking neglected and I need to do some Spring cleanup. I'm hoping to get it spruced over the next few weeks and then I'll feel better about taking some new shots. Here are a couple of shots from last Summer that kind of give you an idea of whole pond:

That is wonderful, Your pond is beautiful and your fish look fantastic. Their colors are so bold and they all look really healthy. I could just keep watching that video all day. The sounds, from the waterfall and the birds, are so relaxing. I bet you just love spending time out there.

Now, I Want One!

Your pond is wonderful! So peaceful.

My goodness!!!!! Your yard looks so peaceful and serene!!! I don't think I would ever come inside, just as several others have commented Keep the pics and vids coming

Wow, a very beautiful pond you go there, Jim! And I see that the tancho and the shubunkin aren't the only females in that pond either - there are some nice big girls in there!

Do I see elephant ears behind the pond on the first picture? I loooove those. And your yard doesn't look neglected, it looks so tropical!

Thanks for the kind comments y'all. The pond is ramping up from the Winter duldrums and I'm a bit worried. This is always a stressful time of year for the pond. The bugs are becoming active and the fish are still warming up. There's been some flashing lately and my big Shubukin is really swollen. Been doing some water changes. I hope they pull through ok. Seems like I always lose at least one fish in the Spring.

Yep, that's elephant ears. They look pretty winter-ravaged in the video. They are really starting to grow now that it's warmer. By Summer they are usually gigantic.

Here's some video of the trough from yesterday evening. The first one has a lot of glare so I took the second one from on top of the wall behind the tank.

I'm afraid the trough may be getting over-crowded. Gotta stop getting new fish.

I don't know if it is just me but I can view the new videos
I was all excited to see the new ones

Sorry. I'm some sort of video idiot I think . Hopefully these youtube links will work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BOcAUQ_zBA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35s7tP_BI1Y

I can see them off the youtube links THANK YOU!!!
Those were awesome so peaceful and I love all the chubby cheeks. If I could only figure out how to keep all three videos playing repeatedly it would make my studying so much better

Oh my, they are so FAT! Love the videos!

I took a little video this afternoon while the Frogheads were adjusting. It was a pretty afternoon to sit by the pond.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBf4JcFYrMU

Wow, that video is wonderful. I felt like I was sitting there on the side of the pond! It just is amazing how different Houston is to El Paso! You have a beautiful backyard. And the chubbiest fish, they look great.

That was nice The pond water looks great, clear but green. And that biggest fat calico- he is so cute

Jim, I'm glad I came back to this post to see you've put more videos of your fish! they are just fantastic! -That redcap oranda has the hugest wen, and I just love watching your frogheads swim, they really are the most beautiful top-view fish. I hope they are settling in well to your big pond. -How do you keep birds and other predators from eating your fish? I wish I had the room for a pond like yours, -all I can keep is a ceramic bowl outside, I live in a flat and share the back-yard with the neighbours so I can't dig out a pond. -I think you'll just have to keep posting us videos of your pond! so lovely.

Thanks Madeleine. So far the Frogheads are doing pretty well in the new pond. I'm watching the all-red one closely as he's acting a bit sluggish. Hopefully it will pass. Predators haven't been a problem for me (knock on wood). The pond has steep sides and is fairly deep. I think it provides safety for those fish. I do keep deer netting over the horse trough all the time because those are slow-moving fish and I did see a heron perched on the overhang above that tank a year ago. And, finally, Ryukinville is tucked away in a secluded spot. I guess I've been lucky as nothing has managed to discover it or bother its inhabitants.

Will they allow you to put some kind of container pond in your shared yard? Maybe your neighbours would enjoy it too.

-With the ceramic bowl i've got outside, it's about 40-50 gal (I think) and I've got two sarasas in it, my neighbours like it, but I think if I got too fancy, like organising filtration outside, they might not be so enthusiastic, -we don't have access to electricity outside, so my bowl doesn't have filtration, and I'd really like at least a 200-300gal pond with proper filtration and UV, there's just no room ... i think I'm going to have to wait until we outgrow this flat and move to a residency with a large backyard that we don't have to share with neighbours.. sigh

Again, I just love your ponds and your whole back yard, it's a wonderful little oasis you've created there for yourself. Just lovely.

- WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!- BEAUTIFUL sound and movement, really feels good !! -

Thanks again for all of your kind comments. Stop by and sit with me whenever you have the chance.

Beautiful! I dream of having a pond like that someday!

Beautiful, lucky you, lucky fish!