Making a UK Native Fish Pond

[@robertevans2380]

"Have to fuc**** scuba dive to get them in " absolutely hysterical 😅. Really enjoyable video

[@jackcullen9345]

Hahaha literally just heard that bit and burst out laughing. Came out of nowhere

[@daveoldfield7697]

Same man

[@davidporter2828]

Great stuff. I've tried multiple native fish sp. over the years but have come to really appreciate the golden rudd: active all year, feeds at all levels, shoal together nicely and attractive to watch.

[@TomBartram-b1c]

When digging out soil, put it str8 into rubble sacks approx 30p each. It's much easier move around than a conical pile next to the hole that will only need to be shifted again. Then advertise "top soil, free to collect" and it'll be gone on a flash. Or save it for future projects such as raised flower beds.

[@Vikface1978]

Great advice 👍🏻 And at the very least, if it’s full of stones and not wanted it’s easy to put in the normal general waste bin over the course of a few months.

[@adamhousden6349]

That is one of the coolest videos I have seen on KZbin, I am an angler and have often pondered a pond with some UK species, thank you.

[@cheapshotfishing9239]

This is dope. We get a lot of people doing this in the states, it's cool to see y'all's version of a native pond.

[@Chasingscalesspecieshunt]

it's not common over here but is getting more popular. love some of the bass pond vids in the US

[@captainkenno]

Thanks for the video. Also for saving me some unexpected scuba diving to plant my thankfully, partially filled pond. Also will be stocking native species.

[@diquadhumungersaur492]

have had two perch in my pond for couple of years.they started out approx 3 inches and now look around 6/7.. when I come to pond now they will sit just under the surface ,at an angle,and wait for me to offer them a worm by hand.. soon as I dangle a worm in the water one of them usually mullers it in seconds..i had a mate doing it and one of them hit his fingers as it struck,scared the crap outta him soft bleeder.. :-) will be returning them to the canal next year I think but in the meantime they have reduced 1000s of tadpoles and small frogs to a small and very cautious amount of survivor's..

[@jackstone4291]

There are lots of pond plants that are very happy to grow in gravel in the pond - they rake the nutrients from the pond water (which is a good thing as your fish will be producing nutrients non stop!). Floating plants are good too to take out excess nutrients from the water and help keep water more clear ish.

[@bluffkit417]

Love the channel. Im a keen coarse angler enjoying experiencing the unseen world of our country’s fish 🎣

[@Chasingscalesspecieshunt]

Cheers glad you like it!

[@samdub]

Simple video but really enjoyed it and actually got some great tips regarding the need for a filter etc. thanks!

[@jfoz7602]

Brilliant 👏

[@Yamaha.ha.ha.ha.]

I've got a small 2000 litre pond. It has one pump flowing into an old kockney koi filter. Filter is for a 30,000 litre pond. In there I have about 10 koi carp, about 5 english carps some with scale some just leathers. About 20 goldfish, about 10 small local pond fish. Thunk there small chubs and one green tench. Pond is small and so are the fish but healthy as can be with a massive filter on it. Plants and even the odd visiting frog and hundreds of dragon flys. I love the nature it brings to my small corner of the garden in Kent

[@dantemadden1533]

Mate for digging in hard soils, clays and stony soils you can’t go past a Prospectors pick, they have a slightly curved triangular head that allows them to punch through

[@momentsinanglingessence855]

That's a great pond! and like you said, It's a shame you have to add the repelling cat feature as it does spoil the look but I hope it works! You should add a few Sticklebacks as well! ☺

[@alastaircornish1996]

Fantastic video pal :) I’ve recently got 6 rudd for my pond 😊

[@danielwilson1105]

The man wants to put mullet and flounder in his pond haha. Cool video.

[@thesilentmothtrapper4373]

A mullet would be great in a pond

[@seanmurphy5768]

Sicklebacks are great additions to the pond there tiny and could live in a pothole there extremely tough and dont need much

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Great video!

[@maxfreeman2348]

It would be great to have an update on your native fish pond. Are you feeding them? Which species have grow well and which have died. Have any of the fished spawned? (Did the fry survive) Did the heron’s get any of the fish?

[@danilobilovus8364]

Beautiful i have obout same pond but mine is a bit deeper and bit biger i only have lilypads but i would like to have more plants.did you take yours from wild and just placed them there ?i would really like to know cuz i see they are doing wonderful,also i wil recomend you to ad few more roaches and few more ruds👍

[@endive4]

Rainwater only ponds might not be the best for fish. They get some of the calcium they need directly from the water column. Also carbonates in tap water help stabilize water chemistry and stop it fluctuating too much. A filter wont take out nitrates. Plants will however these will be re released into the water when they break down in the autumn so would need to be removed once in a while.

[@Jackl87]

That already sounds like a lot of fish for that small pond.

[@tonyfreeman3354]

Hi Jack...with out the pun! I have also made a pond during the lockdown, and it is also raised from the ground, i have a couple of baby mirror carp and a couple of goldies, which i purchased from Bardills garden centre, i have also added a couple of stone loach which i caught one night in my net on the river trent, i have put in some oxygen weed and i have also had to add a 3 in one pump, filter, and UV light system due to having pea soup type looking water, that was caused due to algae bloom, and visibility was terrible, but now since adding the 3 in one pump system the water is now once again gin clear! i really enjoy watching your vids and aso look out for any tips, much appreciated, please keep up the good work!! ✊🏻

[@ChrisShortyAllen]

Never add soil to a pond. Lily tubers can be weighted to the gravel. The fish will feed the plants. You need a bog filter in a barrel.

[@jonnotuckster8856]

To make the pond liner neater use liner repair tape to cover the folds

[@creatureswithcalvin3084]

could yuo please do an update

[@dominicking1530]

Alternate corners with the sleepers to make it stronger

[@mark70s29]

You might be able to help:) I have a native British snail tank. I've noticed when at the river near me some tiny fish. They don't appear to have grown since I first saw them several months ago. About 0.5 - 3.4 of an inch. They appear to be in the top two inches of water only. In fast and slow flowing water. I'd love to find out what they are and perhaps keep some in my snail tank. Thank you:)

[@k1tootappy648]

Defo a must when I move house

[@tommos16]

I have a Ten h in my tank, or had, and as he got bigger he actually got predatory. Will attempt to take smaller fish quite happily. I didn’t expect it!

[@AllisterTaylor]

great video, are you feeding them at all or are they only eating whats in the pond?

[@chriselson7413]

Bit of a treck but a lot of flatfish come out of the river don near Barnby dun on worm and red maggot feeder? Maybe worth a look 1 day bud?!

[@lazzymclandrover4447]

I'm looking at doing something really stupid, and building a shallow river in my garden, with a semi-detached bog garden but I'm thinking about tiny fish, really tiny like stickleback sized - just so that there's something in there. Toddler paddling friendly in areas occasionally, about 7m long and say 1m wide... any advice? Depth, flowrate, feed etc? A friend of mine said it will need 24/7 filtration, and I'm not so sure it will depending how deep the deep bits are and suchlike... any input greatly appreciated. (p.s. Leicestershire this is, so not hugely different climate wise).

[@ChrisShortyAllen]

Try building a negative edge stream pond and waterfalls. Pump size is critical. Not sure sticklebacks are right though.

[@Exquailibur]

Ya know i live over 4000 miles away from the UK, so those would be exotic fish where I am. although a couple of those species are stocked in a lake nearby me.

[@kj6791]

Thinking of getting a raised pond with some perch in. Not sure what the best way to set it up is though. Would I need a filter ? and something to get oxygen into the water ?

[@daboi1302]

update please? ive been waiting a while

[@bk9792]

can i take live fish from the rivers, it says you can on the gov website but is that just dead or alive aswell

[@jacobmcatear]

Nice idea. Is the water staying clear with so many fish in it? Also, why only 1 or 2 individuals per species? Common minnows, for example, occur in large shoals in the wild (and are more at home in flowing water, such as rivers, streams and lakes). I imagine it must be feeling quite stressed being the only one of its kind. Personally, I would reduce the number of species and increase the population of the few species you choose to keep (the majority of those mentioned in the video are shoaling species). Regarding your single stone loach, it's probably been eaten by an eel by now. I'm not necessarily against a set up containing both predator and prey species, but it only works long term if the prey species have a large enough breeding population.

[@Chasingscalesspecieshunt]

So far its not bad at all, i expect it will clear up more in the winter. they all mix together happily as a mixed shoal as they often do in the wild. the eel is smaller then the stone loach so no worries there at present.

[@jamesprice8220]

Shut up, u think u know it all don’t you.

[@Cinassokcp]

Can you keep cryfish together in this pond?

[@DaGreenDestroyer]

may i request an update? ive been waiting a while. thankyou

[@ronnygibbon]

Anyone got any tips on stopping herons eating the fish and dismembering the frogs?

[@vikkitee4686]

What do you suggest to eat the algae in a small uk pond?

[@nigelstannard7443]

Why not put in pairs??

[@spidermurphy5967]

bail arm?

[@jamespotter1649]

drill is on hammer mode

[@dylanthechickenking]

Could I make a koi pond following these same steps?

[@Winstonsanimals]

Yes

[@bigggrickkk]

Haha nice cast

[@JS-jh4cy]

Are koi and gold fish edible? Gold fish look like a carp

[@BlatentlyFakeName]

They are both related to carp. Though I wouldn't want to eat them. Even large goldfish can be worth £100s

[@catalickconverta6823]

Only sick people eat carp as a last resort of emergency food

[@dm.9721]

Any update ? On the pond

[@Chasingscalesspecieshunt]

Yes it was posted recently

[@davidcorrigan4658]

Put all the fixings on the outside and disguise all those brackets and screws are puncture points

[@jstash9364]

Where can I get a weld catfish for my pond?

[@fihimsadiq8779]

From a fish farm/stocker but you will need a licence to keep a Wels catfish which is really hard. No licence no sale.

[@jstash9364]

@@fihimsadiq8779 yeah I know this which is impossible for me to get one as I don’t have a fishery, there must be a way of getting them though as so many people have them in there ponds and tanks across the uk?

[@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030]

@@jstash9364 could try catching a juvie from a lake or river

[@beetle.fleetle.1582]

Please put some perch in there, they get rid of leaches.

[@sage6336]

interesting

[@Paul-li9hq]

I keep native 🇬🇧 fish in a large aquarium in my house. The price of tropical fish has gone up so much now. The cheapest fish is still £2 each... A larger aquarium might need a 100 or more to populate it... so £200. Something a bit more exotic, like Coral Red Pencilfish are 15 pounds each! That's £1500 for the same sized shoal!!! Insane, or what? £2 for a pot of maggots, and I can fill the tank. And when I fancy a change, I can net them all out and release the back into the same river (in far better condition than when they were taken out) and just catch something different...

[@XXplosiveUK]

Minnows need to be in large groups

[@clint9027]

You know the chub and eel are predators aswell buddy ? And once big enough will eat what fish they can

[@englishfishkeeper4477]

he knows what hes doing....i think

[@DG-iw3yw]

Throwing away clay to use a liner damn

[@duneydan7993]

"You could try to catch your fish but it's not a good idea due to diseases." Yeah also I can't speak for everyone but having to go to the Sargassum Sea just to get 2 baby eels would be a bit annoying

[@berndscheppke-mc7xb]

Hi Jack, great video but I think too many fish for this small place.

[@ChrisPate-k6y]

Eels are predotry

[@dombashabadombashaba7984]

Great video, really informative and exactly what I need for my school group as we are setting up a pond at the moment. Unfortunately due to the swearing I can't use it. i like the humour and the style of delivery but the odd f bomb makes it unuseable.

[@Chasingscalesspecieshunt]

Glad you enjoyed it! although I like to encoruage everyone to watch some my videos are aimed at adults theres plenty of PG friendly wildlife videos already out there.

[@simongrayson9490]

weel done

[@biswajitsanmata3158]

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