Water Gardening: frozen over...... for how long?, 1 by Carolyn22

Carolyn22 wrote:
Frilly

you really need a heater - especially with another "Storm of the Century" coming in. I have read along about fish freezing, etc and even if live through it - I cannot believe it is very good for them. You can get a heater at your local Tractor Supply store for about $30.

They say the best way to put a hole in the ice is to boil a pot of water on the stove and then take the pot with the boiling water and set it on top of the ice - do not dump it, and let the hot pot of boiling water melt a hole in the ice. To pound on the ice in an effort to put a hole in it is bad for the fish. The shock waves that are sent when one does that is what hurts them.

Let us know what you end up doing.