the lady next door had two really pretty commons/commets in a small bowl and she was selling them at her garrge sale and said if no one boght them she was going to throw them away. there was only 15 minutes left until she was going to end the sale so i bought them. we ahve a pond in our yard that holds about 150 gallons and i was wondering if i could keep the goldfish in there without a filter if i siphoned out the bottom every week. or if i absolutly need a filter would i be able to go without a filter for a few months until i could afford one? i would rather not have to get one at all because they are so expensive and i would much rather do alot of work than buy an expensive filter. especially since our pond is about 150 feet from the nearest electrical outlet. what are some good plants that help with the amonia? and what are some other ways to keep that down? any info would be good. also what temperature should the water be before i put them outside thank you

150 Gallons is quite a big pond for two small goldies (they are small right?). I think you will be fine for some time as long as you do not over feed them or have excess foods polluting the water. Comparing to the alternative, (living in the fish bowl) I think they will do pretty good. Common gold fishes are cold blooded. So in general they will not have any problem living outside as long as it is not freezing. I would suggest holding off until water is atleast 50 degrees or more.


The filters are not that expensive. Depending on your budget you can buy submersible filter quite cheap. Take a look at this site: http://www.bigalsonline.com/BigAlsUS/ctl36...aster1000filter

I usually buy from that store and they are pretty good in all sorts of pond related stuff. You may also look into ebay.


Good luck !

thanks i was hoping they would be fine. i didnt think pond filters were that cheep. the price of regular aquarium filters is soo expensive that i thought pond filters would be too. around here a filter for an aquarium of that size would be at least 100 dollers and that would be if you bought a cheep junky one. the fish are pretty small 1 1/2 - 2 inches not including their tails ill post pictures as soon as i take some they have really pretty tails though they are really long and flowy(is that a word? it looks weird. the temperature is pretty warm now so once i clean it out(it has brown gunky algea in it) and put fresh water in it ill let it sit for a day or two and add them to their new home.

We have about a 10 or 15 gallon pond with a waterfall, about 20 mosquito fish, and 3 commons in it with no filter. They're doing just dandy in it, we haven't had any problems with them. We use the water from the canal in the back yard to fill it and change it.

Oh, there's a bunch of snails and plants in there too. We've lost fish due to getting tangled in the cattail roots tho.