The water hyacinth. Eichhornia is an exotically shaped and brightly flowering plant that can be kept in the garden pond and even in the aquarium. Easy to care for and hardy, it is even ideal for beginners and inexperienced plant lovers – if you pay attention to a few points. Then she can even delight hobbyists. location As…
Garden pond aquatic plants usually thrive just as well in cold water aquariums, so that they can be admired indoors during the cold season instead of remaining under a barren layer of ice. Exotic pond plants, on the other hand, prefer life in warm water aquariums because they don’t like the freezing temperatures here. Consequently, resourceful hobby…
A garden pond is extremely decorative, helps to relax in the garden even more, is fun, can be used for splashing around or to wet the sandpit – the pond brings its own benefits to every member of the family. But pond plants? They must be comfortable in a pond with fish, although some future pond owners…
Koi are one of the finest and most expensive ornamental fish for the garden pond. At the latest when the time for spawning has come, the males and females can be identified. Unfortunately, for certain reasons and without human help, the Koi offspring usually does not work as hoped. Creating optimal conditions and protective measures for successful propagation…
If you’re a pond owner or enjoy being in nature, you’ve probably stumbled upon frog spawn at some point. The egg accumulations of amphibians can be recognized immediately by the enclosing egg jelly, which, depending on the species, holds between 50 and 10,000 eggs, from which numerous tadpoles can develop. Here you can learn how development, rearing…
The number of types of algae that are up to mischief in the garden pond is long. Algae are at their best when there is a high stock of fish, plenty of food, a considerable nutrient content and sparse planting. The water becomes greenish-cloudy, which completely destroys the aesthetic effect of the pond as an oasis of…
The garden pond – a dream of many garden owners, which can actually become reality with any garden size. Creating a pond requires some thought and a lot of work, but it can be imagined for almost any garden. In addition, you can implement almost any desired design. Here’s how. Location and facility require good planning If you…
Putting crab claws in the garden pond is a pretty good idea, even if the name doesn’t sound like it at first. Water aloe in the garden pond sounds much better. In fact, the Stratiotes aloides affects the health of the ecosystem in the garden pond in much the same way that the real aloe affects the…
Unfortunately, flowing water in the garden rarely occurs naturally. We humans usually have to help out a bit. A stream in the garden is artificially created in many cases. But that doesn’t matter, if it’s well made and designed, it looks completely natural. From gentle splashing to powerful rushing, everything is possible, depending on how you create a stream. It…
A pond in the garden is a very special biotope. Especially if fish are kept in it, care must be taken to ensure an ecological balance in the water. However, if the fish are gasping for air or swimming near the surface, then something is wrong with the animals. The causes for this can be different, such as…