I'm under a freeze warning, and my goldfish are outside in there underground pond will they be ok for the night? i covered them up with a tarp to keep some of the heat in but i have to wait until i get a bigger tank because the tank i have is too small they grew 2 inches in 6 months.
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Goldfish and winter
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They'll be fine 
Goldfish LOVE cold water and thrive in it. I have seen videos of goldfish swimming around in a pond with an inch of ice on top. We were having freeze warnings last winter and I had my red eared slider turtles outside. They got about a quarter inch layer of ice on their little pond and they were fine, you could see them crawling around under the ice.
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Goldfish LOVE cold water and thrive in it. I have seen videos of goldfish swimming around in a pond with an inch of ice on top. We were having freeze warnings last winter and I had my red eared slider turtles outside. They got about a quarter inch layer of ice on their little pond and they were fine, you could see them crawling around under the ice.
See, watch this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7VqXb-B0kY
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No prob
I kind of miss having goldfish now. They were fun to watch, always so happy looking and energetic.
I kind of miss having goldfish now. They were fun to watch, always so happy looking and energetic.
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We have 2 ponds. One is three feet deep and the fish (Koi) can go down in the bottom during the winter. The other is only a 2 foot deep pond. If ice forms on the top and completely seals the top make sure you take a hammer and pop a hole in it. The ammonia that outgasses will not be able to escape and will kill the fish. Tarps are good only if you take it off as soon as possible in the morning. (Same reason.) Also the water temp will go up too fast and may be too fast of a change for the fish to live in.
OH! Very important! If you have a natural bottom in your pond with leaves and gunk in it...leave it for the fish over the winter. Don't feed them after the daily temps get down to 50. In hibernation mode they can't digest and the food swells in them. They scavenge worms, algae and bugs at the bottom and only eat when it's safe.
OH! Very important! If you have a natural bottom in your pond with leaves and gunk in it...leave it for the fish over the winter. Don't feed them after the daily temps get down to 50. In hibernation mode they can't digest and the food swells in them. They scavenge worms, algae and bugs at the bottom and only eat when it's safe.
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