We have recently got the keys to our new house and after a week of being there have just discovered that the dilapidated pond actually contains some fish. The water level was very low and a couple bobbed up to the surface looking very sad indeed. We have added water from the tap and some dechlorinater, thrown in some fish food but now what?
The pond itself looks totally abandoned. It's full of leaves, there's overgrown cotoneaster hanging in it. There's some loose pipes and what looks to be a broken filter stuck in the bushes surrounding it. I removed some netting today that was disintegrating in the water. Found another poor fish stuck in that and managed to free it.
What on earth do I do now? I don't really want a fish pond, the previous owner didn't mention them at all, but I don't want to let the poor creatures die. I thought maybe I could give them away but would anyone take them? I guess I should clean the pond but I don't know how. How long will they last with no filter?
I've only seen three fish so far. Two that were orange and whitish and one silver one that looked completely different.