A couple of weeks ago my dad wanted 'more' to the pond and he added a mini mountain in the center of the pond. i think the mini mountain is call a 'hon non bo' http://www.honnon.com/index.asp

i really love it. it also provides shade and hiding places for the fish too.

enjoy the pics









ignore the messy yard,

that look really awesome

can u get pics of the fish


also that mountain is huge...

Wow, that is quite large! Looks great though.

That looks stunning The fish will enjoy having a safe place to hide

Wow! Looks impressive... It is large though, looks very heavy. Does it sit right on the bottom of the pond too then - how deep is the pond? I like the water flow through/over it, very nice.

Some of those Vietnamese-style garden pictures in that link are stunning....

Wow, I love that rock fountain - and it doesn't look so small at all. Wonderful done job with it! Now, we want to see FISH!

Wow, that is really awesome. Did your dad make it, or did he buy it from that site you posted? How are the plants doing? Are they growing and providing shade for your fish? Your pond is really quite nice.

Hmmmm, reminds me of Chinese water gardens. Very beautiful indeed.

thanks!! sorry it took me so long to reply, i been so busy with homework.





the pond is about 28 inches deep. the mountain doesnt sit directly on the floor, but sits on cement blocks (you can see it in the background of the last pic) piled up, the, there is a circular base layed on top of those and the mountain is attached to the base. am i confusing? .



my dad made with cement. a diy project, and it took about a week to complete. he would first dig some shallow holes in the dirt and pour cement in. when it was dry and we would attach the pieces together to a base. there is a pvc pipe running from the filter and it goes inside the mountain and water flows out.



i dont have any recent pics of the fish though, these are from last month, Yamaha have got a lot paler,and the commets from petsmart have grown too, they are they size of Buffalo now.






Tangie a petsmart common a few month ago

It's OK, that makes perfect sense love-rabbit-fish - thanks! Your dad made a great job of it all

Wow! Your pond fish are just stunning - they look so strong and healthy

i just made this doodle to show you what i meant. just in case i confuse others


this is how the whole pond looks


the mountain measures about 2 ft tall and at the most 3 ft wide

Wow! Your pond is sooooo pretty.
I love it so much. Ur fish are also great. I love big fish like them.

Sweet pond!!!!
How do you get such clear pictures of your fish? Mine will not cooperate in any way!! Love the mountain. Your dad is just awesome!

That is an awesome pond. Love the fountain, and your fish are very cool.

Very nice!

Your Dad is so clever. That is a stunning centerpiece. And your fish look great. It must be so nice sitting out and watching them.Thanks so much for sharing the pics and drawing with us

thank you guys! at first i was kind of disappointed about it, the cemet support blocks was taking away atleast 30 gallon from the pond! but now, im happy with it, and the fish have a great place to hide too.


but there is sad story here. my uncle have a pond, filled with koi and comets. he has tons of baby butterly matsuba or ogon koi from all the fish breeding!! that time, i still have enough space and filtration for another koi. i ask my dad if he could ask for 1 baby koi from my uncle. my dad says he would go when he have some time.

a week ago, while i was at school, my dad brought home 3 koi, and maybe around 10ish goldfish!! all around 6-7 inches!!!! along with my crew of 10 goldies and 1 koi, i was EXTREMELY OVERSTOCK!! i was so mad! and in the group, there wasn't even 1 baby ogon koi that i really wanted. my dad understands that i only wanted 1 and only 1 fish. he said that he tried to tell my uncle that, my my uncle had a net that have too big of a hole for the babies. he dad said that he was just randomly net out any fish, and gave them all to us. my dad tried to put some back, but my uncle refused. so, i came home that day with a pond full of unfamiliar fish. i was so mad, and sad. now, i dont know what to do with them.

the bright side is that they are all very social, and they were handfeeding the next day. and he gave me a standard fin red matsuba. but the fish have a big head, too big for the body. they got along with my fish and no one got eaten...

i have also release Laces out to the pond. he's hiding all the time under the mountain, and his dark colors and tiny size make him hard to see. but sometimes, he would come out and dart around, and that is when i'll get to see him.
Laces:







thanks! i try to take pics when it is really sunny. i take them with 100 iso, and maybe with a lower ev setting. and macro has to be turned on. try to get close to the fish rather than zooming. handfeeding will really help.

I can imagine you were angry but your uncle meant kindly. Well at least with all the space being overstocked is way kinder than being overstocked in a tiny tank. Just have to watch them and the water carefully. They sound gorgeous and would love to see more pics of the new ones

thanks trinket, i know that he was being very nice, but at that time, i was so shocked. i'm alright now though

sure! i have lots of pics of them, i'll post them up when i'll get home from school . i thought i was being annoying when i post too much pics up

thats looks awesome!

Oh my goodness!! That is gorgeous!!

I LOVE that centerpiece. Very inventive and attractive. Your dad is very talented. It will function as a trickle tower where the water runs over it too. Very neat!
Carli

Thanks Carli

wow your pond really looks awesome that is a big pond

so how deep is it?

thanks Alex

it is about 30 inches deep

that is a nice depth...

Are u going to bring them inside for the winter?

nah, they're going to stay outside all year long. i live in Northwestern Florida, so our winter is not that cold this is the first time i ever over winter a pond, i hope i'm doing things right!

good luck...you are so luckie to live in florida...today we had a heavy down pour and i was soaked....and my umberilla broke....what fun i had...

LOL! poor Alex!
but there's always the risk of hurricane on FL

i only feed them once every 2 days now, u know, cause the colder weather

we get hurrcaines too...we had trees long enugh to crush the house but they would fall the other way...not damaging a thing..

wow! i never thought Maryland could have hurricanes too, humm, i guess you do learn something new everyday! we got hit by Hurricane Ivan, it was terrible i lost a lot of fish then. the house didnt get seriously damage tho

aww

i remember we were off at school for 3 days because of a hurricane( isabel i think)

the roof on the bus ramp of my school blew off, and the second story got completely ruined, so we had like a month off LOL, but it stinks because there's no electricity or anything. it was HOT ! florida sun lol