Fish for rehoming

[Grahamfff 10]

We have three carp in a pond and would like to rehome them. As we have small children visiting us a lot we want to get rid of the pond. Also, the pond has spring a leak and we don't want to have to go to teh trouble and expense of repairing it. So the fish need to go!

 

To be honeset, we don't knw a lot about them - they were left by the previous owner of the house. I understand they are carp but not of the particularly valuable kind. One is abot a foot long, the others rather smaller.

 

Any ideas?

[Elizabeth13 10]

It's getting too late in the year and too cold to move fish.

Hopefully someone can help you asap, otherwise try a good fish shop that specialise in carp to rehome them to.

[puddinburner 10]

True a little late to be moving them but I have a large ish deep wildlife pond on my allotment S8 if this would provide a home for them? Frogs live in it at mo.

[nikita 10]

True a little late to be moving them but I have a large ish deep wildlife pond on my allotment S8 if this would provide a home for them? Frogs live in it at mo.

 

I don't think they would survive without filters and such and all the other things you need to keep a pond running.

[puddinburner 10]

Your right Nikia not put that lot in yet, looking for a solar pump for next year as wasn't planning to introduce fish yet Birley moor garden centre? Wentworth garden centre? Depending on which side of Sheffield will probably take them x

[Estefan 10]

I don't think they would survive without filters and such and all the other things you need to keep a pond running.

 

You need a deep pond with powerful filters for koi carp

[nikita 10]

Your right Nikia not put that lot in yet, looking for a solar pump for next year as wasn't planning to introduce fish yet Birley moor garden centre? Wentworth garden centre? Depending on which side of Sheffield will probably take them x

I am no expert but I would think and hope places like wentworth would be wary of taking fish from unknown stock,wary of disease.

If you get yours up and running for next spring get in touch,we have lots of little spry that have bred from ours will gladly let you have some.

[Elizabeth13 10]

I am no expert but I would think and hope places like wentworth would be wary of taking fish from unknown stock,wary of disease.

If you get yours up and running for next spring get in touch,we have lots of little spry that have bred from ours will gladly let you have some.

 

 

Not necessarily. They have the capacity to quarantine.

[nikita 10]

Not necessarily. They have the capacity to quarantine.

Yes they have that I suppose ,but I would imagine they quarantine their own rather than risking taking others ,

But as I said I am no expert.

[puddinburner 10]

All new fish are quarantined at Birley for sure and treated if relevant. Do know this as used to work there. I wasn't planning on fish till next year but as it happens also set up a 2ft tank about three weeks ago for some little one's to grow on. Far too small for big one's though.Hope you get sorted cos all fish deserve a chance xxxx

 

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Bringing them in to a tank may shock them too much also. My allotment pond is 4ft deep by 6 long n 4 wide. No filtration or aeration as yet x

[SStall 10]

Hi

 

Did you have any luck rehoming these fish? I'm hoping to rehome some for the same reason (young kids and safety!) and want to find them a good new home all together! Any tips?

 

Thanks

 

Sarah

[REPO MAN 10]

Hi

 

Did you have any luck rehoming these fish? I'm hoping to rehome some for the same reason (young kids and safety!) and want to find them a good new home all together! Any tips?

 

Thanks

 

Sarah

 

I have a pond and I am looking for a few fish, can you tell me what you got and how big they are please ?

 

RM