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How to make a frog pond in your garden
Watch this space friends as we convert this old bathtub into a beautiful Frog Pond ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ We have three small frog ponds in our garden and now itโs time to upgrade to a larger one ๐ธ๐๐ฟ Iโll show you step by step how itโs put together ๐
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Follow up on our Bathtub Frog Pond
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Morning Workshop Community Friends, here is a follow up on our Bathtub Frog Pond
Found a second frog thatโs moved into the Bathtub Frog Pond ๐ ๐ธ ๐ The White and Gold Cloud Minnows are happy in there. NO mozzie larvae at all. No pump and thatโs ok as there are plenty of plants in there. All good ๐ ๐ธ๐ธ
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Re: Follow up on our Bathtub Frog Pond
Iโm wondering what state youโre inโฆI adore frogs I love your post and picturesโฆIโm from Darwin and grew up with green tree frogs living in the toilet bowl and hanging recklessly from the shower headโฆandโฆtheir not so wonderful poo parcelsโฆanyway now living in suburban Perthโฆnot a froggie friend in sight ๐ธโฆhow besides putting in a frog pond do I overcome this problem, where can I get a frog or two and how does one care for them esp over winter?
Best
Louise
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Re: Follow up on our Bathtub Frog Pond
@Woodflower71 Hi Louise, oh you would of had beautiful frogs in Darwin !!
we started quite a few yearโs ago with a few frog ponds in our backyard. Using old laundry sinks and also kids sandpit shells.
A friend had given us some tadpoles to start with. The shallow ponds are surrounded by plants to protect them and we do not use any chemicals in our garden.
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Re: Follow up on our Bathtub Frog Pond
We put a small pond in, and frogs found it pretty fast in our case and pretty much take care of themselves Louise Its great to see your frogs are happy mich and the tubs working great We get green tree frogs and marsh frogs here (see frogs eggs occasionally they lay on the plants) Crikey they can get loud on a quiet night hahahahha but I love the sounds
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Re: Follow up on our Bathtub Frog Pond
@Prawns absolutely gorgeous !!!! I love it ๐ธ๐
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Re: How to make a frog pond in your garden
Added a few Native Pygmy Perch to our Bathtub Frog Pond. They are with the Gold Cloud and White Cloud Minnows, eating any mozzies and larvae. Not harming the frogs or tadpoles.
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Re: How to make a frog pond in your garden
Hi @mich1972
Thank you so much for the update on your frog pond. That added fish should be perfect for keeping the mozzie larvae in check. Have you thought about investing in an Aquapro AP300SP Solar Pump Kit? This would help in oxygenating the water for your fish.
Eric
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Re: How to make a frog pond in your garden
I have just left it natural @EricL , there are so many plants in there that help to keep the water clean . The fish seem happy I think ๐ค
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Re: How to make a frog pond in your garden
Hi Workshop Community Friends, hereโs an update on our Bathtub Frog Pond ๐ธ
I spotted three baby frogs in there this afternoon. Iโm sorry Iโm not sure what species they are. But they are beautiful ! Really happy with the Ecosystem created in this area of our Garden. The Native Pygmy Perch, Gold Cloud Minnows and White Cloud Minnows are doing well in there as well. The tiny fish eat any mozzie larvae in the bathtub but donโt attack the tadpoles. Frogs seem really happy and protected there. โ
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Re: How to make a frog pond in your garden
Hi @mich1972
Nice project as a frog pond , having built one myself I hope you dont think I am intruding when I say fish will eat moquito larve and frogs spawn. This is the reaility of nature at work and it keeps species numbers in check But it looks like some smaller species of fish are finding a balance with you lovely looking frogs. Mental update goldfish size fish and frogs might not coexist well.
Great @mich1972 you have some climbing structures in you bath for frogs should be able to climb out of the water great stuff, But for others doing a bath project please provide a sloped ramp into the water or some thing flat low and floating they can climb onto as frogs can not easy get out of a slippery steep bath as was my first rookie mistake heaps of years ago when i had a pet dinosaur called 'asteriod' (furphy)
The bigger the fish species gold fish eg and the more fish you have the more filter resources and oxygen you need as the natural eco system defined by pond size is pushed beyond its local limits.
But not required generally speaking for small fish in a bath tube have a huge natural ecosystem vs there size and plenty of oxygen at the surface exchanging . (deeper into the bath bottom will be more anaerobic ) but frogs fish swimming hot cold currents and wind on the water etc will help mix water. Plants add oxygen and shade to the water at day but can consume some oxygen at night but they are the consumers of nitrates which should diminish the potentials for algae bloom (green water). Natural good bacteria on bath sides and structures converts small quantites of ammonia and in turn nitrite, and in turn Nitrates for plants. An Eco balance can be achieved.
There are many other factors in a pond at play but dont tell your happy balance ecosystem and it will never need to know
Enjoy your pond projects
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