Hi

My pond has frozen over and its been like it for a week now.
Part of it is not because of the water fall.


Will the fish be ok???


I dont have a heater so what can i do to break the ice???


Thanks
Dave

As long as there is an opening in the ice for gas exchange, any hardy temperate species of fish should survive. What kinds of fish do you have? What is the air temperature? How big is the pond? It's okay to gently break the ice in or around the waterfall. I use the end of my pond net for light ice and a sledge hammer for thick ice. Others on this forum use a metal pole. It's important to not bang on the pond ice as the shock waves can harm the fish. If you're working on the waterfall and never hit too hard or too long, it should be fine to break some ice. On the pond itself, I think of it this way. In the wild, if an animal was walking on the ice and fell through, a certain amount of noise would be made. As long as you're not doing more than that, it shouldn't bother the fish much. So, I'll use my foot to break ice on the pond itself (while my other foot is on solid ground) but never bang on it.

My pond winterizing page is at http://www.fishpondinfo.com/winter.htm

Good luck with your pond!

Gold fish
Shubunkins
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Ice round waterfull is open

Pond is 11ft wide and 12 long and 4ft deep (hope that makes sense lol)

Your fish are hardy, and the pond is big. So, everything should be fine. What is the temperature there now? What is the low temperature in winter there?

Was -1 other night.

Its warmed up now so ice has broken up :D

Fish came right up as well lol lol

I assume you mean degrees C since you're in the UK. -1 degrees C is not very cold. What is the lowest the temperature goes in winter there?