Dragonfly Aquatics Blog

Scarecrow – Protect Your Fish

This is the best all around product to keep blue herons, king fishers and other persistent fish eaters away from your pond. The Scarecrow senses both heat and movement, then releases a noisy, three second burst of oscillating water. This is a harmless method of keeping fish eating wildlife away from your pond. Uses only [...]

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Koi Kastle

Often times giving your koi a place to hide will keep them safe from predators. If building rock caves at the bottom of your pond is not feasible, then adding a Koi Kastle is a simple alternative. The Koi Kastle is made of aluminum framing with fiberglass mesh netting.  It will provide a safe place [...]

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Blue Heron Decoy

Those annoying predators…..the one we dislike the most when we have fish swimming about.  Some of our customers have had their ponds depleted of fish because of the blue heron!  They are beautiful birds but please stay away from our ponds.  You’d think they’d go for the larger ponds with more fish. Blue Herons are [...]

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Fall Fish Feeding

Reduce your fish feeding as the water temperatures drop below 60 degrees. Start feeding your fish a couple of times a week. We recommend switching to a wheat germ based fish food formulated for fall and spring feeding. When water temperatures drop below 60 degrees, the metabolism of your fish slows down. Both Tetra-Pond Spring/Fall [...]

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How many fish in your pond?

We often get questions regarding stocking fish in ponds and thought we would give a general calculation of how many fish one can have in their water garden. You would first figure the total surface area of the water garden.  Multiple length by width to find the area surface coverage.  This will give you an idea as to how [...]

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