Queen of the Pond

[Kalei]

And there she goes down into some grass.

And here are some memory pics of her.

[Zippy]

((((HUGS)))))
You did what was best of your beautiful Queen.You love her so much that you know that you had to let her go to the pond.That's Love.You are a wonderful pet mom.

[IRescue452]

Is that a natural pond or your own? She'll have plenty of space to swim now. No more worries about bad water. So, what now with the tank? Tropicals?

[Alysser]

Kalei, no one is going to be mad at you. We will be happy that you were not selfish, and kept her. You did what was best for her, and she will always be grateful. She must be so happy there, with all the other pond fish and she will definately live a full life.

{{hugs}} it may have been hard but you will never have to live with the guilt of keeping her in a tank, this was ment to happen, trust me.

Good luck Queen! Will you be going to the pond sometimes to see if you spot her?

[Flatcoatluver]

I highly doubt anyone will put you down for doing the right thing for Queen and SeaKing. They will enjoy the pond so much! Is there someone who will feed them or do they find there own food? (((HUGS))) I know how hard it is and I know how much you loved your Queen. 55 gallon tank, there is so much options for your next tank!

[Chilli]

I couldn't imagine anyone getting mad at you for just wanting the best for your fish. Its obvious you love Queen SO much, way more than most people love their fish.
((((hugs))))
You did the right thing, and I'm proud of you. =]

[Kalei]

Thanks so much everyone, you're all so nice it almost makes me cry. I'm so glad you all think I did the best thing for her, I knew you'd all be supportive and understand. Of course who would understand best but PetTalkers

And The pond is not mine, its my bestfriend's pond, its a natural pond just about 50 feet from her house and is surrounded by trees. We go back dozens of times during the summer. So Yeppers! I will be able to see my Queen now and again, with how big and white she is, she will definatley be very easy to spot. She's the biggest fish in the pond

Once again, all your comments mean so much to me.

And now for my tank. About a week withdrawel of fish to get perfectly clear and a good water change. I'm going to let the water get crystal clear, the ammonia level to 0 and the ph correct and the heat set and then get my tropical fish. I think they will be very beautiful, and they won't grow so big that I will have to put them in a pond lol.

I was wondering, how many 1" fish would you reccommend for a 55 gallon?

[luckies4me]

I will be able to see my Queen now and again, with how big and white she is, she will definatley be very easy to spot.

Doesn't this concern you at all? I'm just very confused. I can't imagine having a fish for that long and just tossing her into a pond knowing that something can come along and snatch her up.

[luckies4me]

Also please excuse me if I am being too harsh or rude. I really do not mean to come off that way. I'm pregnant and moody...just concerned for the girl.

[Kalei]

Doesn't this concern you at all? I'm just very confused. I can't imagine having a fish for that long and just tossing her into a pond knowing that something can come along and snatch her up.

No you haven't come off the wrong way, I understand what you mean. I'm sorry I didn't explain better. Yes, the pond was manmade, one of my friend's grandfather dug it many many years ago, and ever since it has been there with many happy goldfish. We know there is no wild animals that will hurt Queen for a few reasons, one is that her two dogs are back there all the time (they don't drink or go in the water), but they would keep anything wild away, her horse is back there just eating and walking around it(she does not go in it seeing as she's old and doesn't like water lol. And being surrounded by a layer of trees and having many of our human things laying around the pond, the things we keep there scares any wild birds away. Such as a scare crow would keep the crows away from something.

When I said natural pond, I guess I said natural because for years no one feeds the fish there, they eat all the natural food in the pond, which would be bugs. I would never put Queen there if I knew she was in danger, and I can go and see her no problem anyday I want to go up to my friends place.

Sorry IRescue,when I meant 1" fish, I meant tetras and female bettas, I guess they are a little over one inch, but they seem to be about only an inch and a half when I look at them. I've had a tropical tank before, but it was but it was just years ago, I just want to make sure I don't overstock the tank.

And yes I know it will most likely take more than a week, I won't put any fish in it til I see that it is cleared, cycled and healthy looking water

Also, if a bird ever did decide to swoop down into the pond area, my friend could see it from her house. But a bird can swoop down to even a very looked after pond by someone's house if they really wanted to.

[luckies4me]

Well I suppose I am not like everyone else when it comes to letting fish go free. If this is a wild pond I am not happy. Not only will no one be there to protect her but if it's a natural pond she's not going to last long. By the looks of it you most likely have raccoons around there and everyone knows how much they love to go fishing. Was there not a way to rehome her? There are many people with ponds in their backyard or larger tanks that could accompany a larger fish.

If this is a man made pond than please disregard what I wrote above. I just hope she lives a long healthy life.