Thursday, July 5, 2012

Cowboy Fish Pond


Hmmm...or maybe I should call it our Redneck Fish Pond. ;-)
A friend gave us this 200-gallon galvanized stock tank and, at first, we had it down by the barn for the animals to drink out of. Well, it's really too tall for the goats and one horse just can't drink enough water to justify something so large. It would get icky and we kept having to drain it and clean it and that's a WHOLE lot of water to just dump out! So, Jerry thought it would be cool to make it into a fish pond in the back yard!


We put in a pump for aeration and added a couple of water plants.


My friend brought us this water lily last Sunday. :)


We got this one from the Koi fish guy at the Farmers' Market last week, I'm not sure what it is called. We have it sitting on some concrete blocks so that the fish have "caves" to play in.


We added a couple of goldfish and my friend who brought us the water lily is going to give us one or two more from her pond. (She has a REAL pond!)


The fish like hiding underneath the water lily. So, there ya' go, instant Cowboy/Redneck Fish Pond! LOL!! Linking up with Nancy and Lisa for Rural Thursday. Thanks ladies for hosting every week!!
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27 comments:

  1. Tombstone LivestockJuly 5, 2012 at 7:28 AM

    Enjoy your new fish pond and mosquito abatement program. I have mosquito fish in a few of my livestock tanks, disadvantage is they multiply so fast you can't just take them out to drain the tank and change the water.

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  2. JanJuly 5, 2012 at 7:35 AM

    Great idea. Cowboy Fish Pond is an excellent name for this.

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  3. Buttons ThoughtsJuly 5, 2012 at 8:18 AM

    Around here we call that the fancy swimming pool:) B

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  4. UnknownJuly 5, 2012 at 8:23 AM

    Cute! I actually thought of buying a small round one for that same purpose, but we wound up finding a plastic one at a yard sale. Enjoy!

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  5. Lisa LynnJuly 5, 2012 at 8:27 AM

    Great idea! You're giving me ideas ;-)

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  6. TexWisGirlJuly 5, 2012 at 8:57 AM

    i'm lovin' it! i've always wanted a koi pond, but with herons and egrets by the dozens (and dogs, too!) they'd never make it here! i'll be satisfied with my 'real' pond. :)

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  7. MarigoldJuly 5, 2012 at 10:29 AM

    Oh, we did this too! Former owners left a stock tank here and we goats didn't use it , so the Goatmother and Goatfather made a fountain like yours. The Goatmother got a miniature lily off EBay and it is blooming as we speak! Unfortunately, we had godlfish, but the Raccoon found them.

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  8. JenJuly 5, 2012 at 10:31 AM

    I love this idea! Very cool, love the name. Very pretty too :)

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  9. RobynJuly 5, 2012 at 10:36 AM

    That Jerry! I like his idea. Looks like fun to me.

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  10. MichelleJuly 5, 2012 at 10:50 AM

    It looks really great. Who thought up the name? It really works for this.

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  11. SharonJuly 5, 2012 at 11:04 AM

    I have three tanks, all different sizes on my patios. I love them and love my fish. The plants multiply so fast I am always giving them away so don't buy more plants. I need to thin out again.

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  12. SusanJuly 5, 2012 at 11:14 AM

    I love it! What a great idea. I love ponds. I am thinking of putting in a small one with a little fountain at some point. It's on "the list".

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  13. Patricia @ 9th and DenverJuly 5, 2012 at 3:23 PM

    So wonderful!
    I love it. The whole galvanized bucket full!

    I hope your pond brings you lots of joy, Pat

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  14. joanneJuly 5, 2012 at 5:25 PM

    I think your use of this tub is so clever and lovely....Nice work

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  15. Hootin AnniJuly 6, 2012 at 3:33 AM

    Honestly....I like the whole concept!!!! Really a cool idea.

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  16. Lisa @ Two Bears FarmJuly 6, 2012 at 4:28 AM

    Now that's a fun idea! I love the water lily.

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  17. MichaeleJuly 6, 2012 at 12:24 PM

    Well named and very cool to have around. You can even get Koi at the Farmers Market?

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  18. UnknownJuly 6, 2012 at 12:45 PM

    Oh, I love this idea... you did a great job and the fish look happy!

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  19. LyndaJuly 6, 2012 at 8:39 PM

    Hi, that is a great idea for the stock tank. Turns out we were neighbors some time back and I didn't even realize it. Small world!

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  20. NancyJuly 7, 2012 at 5:17 AM

    This is a fabulous idea! Go you!

    Thank you for sharing at Rural Thursdays this week. xo

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  21. A Colorful WorldJuly 7, 2012 at 11:18 AM

    How exciting! I bet you are really going to enjoy your pond! The pictures didn't upload....I'm just going to have to come see it some time! :-)

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  22. peteyJuly 7, 2012 at 9:21 PM

    I would love to do this, but I don't think they'd make it thru the freeze here. I wonder if Maremma's would protect fish?

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  23. RoanJuly 8, 2012 at 7:23 AM

    Now that is a cool Koi Pond!

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  24. UnknownJuly 8, 2012 at 9:29 AM

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  25. Candy C.July 8, 2012 at 3:32 PM

    Thanks Nancy! I'll be checking it out! :)

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  26. SweetLand FarmJuly 10, 2012 at 11:58 AM

    Hahahahaha!!! Love it! Cowboy/Redneck fish tank! Enjoy!

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  27. AnonymousJuly 11, 2012 at 10:00 AM

    This is great! I love your cowboy fish pond. :-)

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