{"id":31804,"date":"2025-01-16T20:10:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T20:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/aquarium\/why-we-wait-until-may-1st-to-sell-pond-fish-plants\/"},"modified":"2025-01-16T20:10:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T20:10:04","slug":"why-we-wait-until-may-1st-to-sell-pond-fish-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=31804","title":{"rendered":"Why We Wait Until May 1st to Sell Pond Fish &#038; Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5421 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thatpetplace.com\/thatfishblog\/wp-content\/Goldfish-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.thatpetplace.com\/thatfishblog\/wp-content\/Goldfish-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.thatpetplace.com\/thatfishblog\/wp-content\/Goldfish.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"\/><\/p>\n<h2>Springtime = Pond Fish Time!<\/h2>\n<p>At our retail store in southcentral Pennsylvania, there are a few things we can always count on as soon as the temperatures start to rise: that particular fragrance as farmers get their fields ready for planting, new road construction projects, and our pond customers to start looking for new pond fish and plants for their outdoor ponds. However, those first warm days of the year aren\u2019t the best time to start stocking your ponds. In our area in particular, the first warm days don\u2019t mean it will stay warm. It is pretty common during a Pennsylvanian spring to have sunny 70 degree days followed by chilly 30 or 40 degree nights and even snow flurries. Even if it is warm during the day, that is only the air temperature\u2026water temperatures and ground temperatures take far longer to warm up and stay a consistent temperature.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Springtime is one of the more dangerous times of the year for new and old pond fish alike. Moving fish that are kept in a climate-controlled indoor system like our retail store to an outdoor pond with cooler and inconsistent temperatures leaves them extremely vulnerable to stress and secondary infections like the dreaded <em>Aeromonas<\/em> bacteria. Fish already in a pond that are \u201cawoken\u201d from their winter dormancy by the warm temperatures are also vulnerable as the water temperatures affect their metabolism and immune systems.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4677 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thatpetplace.com\/thatfishblog\/wp-content\/P194-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Garden Pond\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.thatpetplace.com\/thatfishblog\/wp-content\/P194-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.thatpetplace.com\/thatfishblog\/wp-content\/P194.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"\/><\/p>\n<h2>So when should you add new pond fish and plants or \u201copen up\u201d an existing pond for the spring?<\/h2>\n<p>Keep an eye on the water temperatures and wait until\u00a0the temperature is consistently above at least 50-60 degrees.\u00a0Do not feed any fish already in your pond until water temperatures have stabilized above 40 degrees as your fish will have trouble digesting food in cold temperatures, and use a <a title=\"Spring and Fall Pond Fish Food\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thatpetplace.com\/pet-supplies-search#!pond-supplies\/pond-fish-food&amp;ea_c=Spring-and-Fall-Pond-Fish-Food-at-That-Fish-Place\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spring and Fall Formula<\/a> fish food that is easily digested until your ponds temperatures have stabilized above 60 degrees.\u00a0For plants, wait until any danger of overnight frost has left your area. Weather websites like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.accuweather.com\/\">AccuWeather.com<\/a> often have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.accuweather.com\/en\/us\/lancaster-pa\/17602\/lawn-garden-weather\/330289\">Lawn &amp; Gardening sections<\/a> that can help you determine when the best time is for your area. It may be necessary to wait even longer for more tropical, warmer-water plants like the popular <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thatpetplace.com\/thatfishblog\/2009\/05\/08\/a-word-about-water-hyacinth\/#.WPpB-_krJPY\">Water Hyacinth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2\/>\n<p>While the weather conditions in your area may vary and the seasons are always a little different every year, we\u2019ve found that for our area, May 1st is a good\u00a0guideline for the safety and health of the fish and plants. This is also around when many hatcheries and nurseries start having the best stock available as well so we can\u00a0get you the best variety and healthiest stock possible!<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information on Spring Pond Maintenance, check out these related That Fish Blog posts:<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4680\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thatpetplace.com\/thatfishblog\/wp-content\/IMG_9112-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"pond lilly\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.thatpetplace.com\/thatfishblog\/wp-content\/IMG_9112-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.thatpetplace.com\/thatfishblog\/wp-content\/IMG_9112-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Springtime = Pond Fish Time! 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