Water Gardening: Galvanized Stock Tank and questions, 0 by darlindeb

darlindeb wrote:
In my notes I have a Austin Pond Society. They meet every 3rd Monday at 7 p.m. at Zilker Garden Center. Website is austinpondsociety.org. I'd check them out regarding your questions about fish and water plants that work in your area. Some water garden societies have a plant swap in the spring and that can save you a bunch of money if you are just starting out. Most water lilies are very prolific if well cared for and most people would rather give you a start then just composting them.

Years ago, I spoke with a woman from a water garden store in Texas. She mentioned she lost all of the koi she had kept in an above ground stock tank outside because of a extreme temperature fluctuation they had in weather on one day.

Also, be advised that koi jump. If you don't have some kind of setup over the tank, the fish can just jump out and die.

I started out with a tiny in ground pond and goldfish. I would bring the goldfish inside to a
large aquarium in the winter. You might want to think about doing something like that to start.

Post pictures. Let us know how it goes. If there are plants you are looking for, be sure to ask around.