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 Water
gardens provide a tranquil setting to enjoy watching your fish swim in
harmony. At Randy’s you’ll find a wide assortment of popular “gold fish”
including Comets, Fantails and Calico Shibunkin. From time to time our
inventory also includes American Flag Fish, Blue Horse Minnow, Channel
Catfish, Alligator Gar and others. If you enjoy koi, you’ll have no
problem choosing from our choice selection of domestic and imported
varieties. Just make sure your pond is properly equipped to handle these
majestic fish. Koi ponds should be at least 500 gallons with double the
filtration you’d provide for a normal pond. This double
filtration helps make up for the lack of plants found in a typical koi
pond.
 With
all the talk of mosquito borne diseases, you may consider adding fish
which take an active roll in removing
these pests from your pond. Consider purchasing Gambusia, the now famous
"mosquito fish" which consumes mosquito larvae. Another great mosquito
eater is Randy's Favorite fish, the Golden Orfe.
Golden Orfes are extremely active top-feeders
that provide great mosquito control. They are prized for their beautiful
color and rapid growth. Every pond should have at least a few of these
wonderful fish!
Algae is a common pond problem in the summer. To combat
this problem you may consider purchasing an "Algae Eater" fish.
This South
American native literally functions as a pond "vacuum cleaner" as it
rids all exposed surfaces of unwanted scum & debris. You'll be amazed
how much algae it can consume! Algae eaters are tropical so they must
come inside for the winter! You may consider purchasing a small aquarium
to over-winter them.
And Fish aren't the only thing you can put in your pond.
We also have tadpoles, turtles, snails, water
dogs (baby Salamander), crawfish, crabs & more!
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