Experience the true essence of a water garden with the vibrant presence of fish and scavengers. Witness nature’s beauty at its finest as these creatures not only add splashes of color and graceful movement, but also play a vital role in maintaining the delicate balance of the ecosystem. The fish contribute essential nutrients to the plants while effectively controlling the population of aquatic insects. Meanwhile, scavengers act as nature’s diligent house cleaners, devouring debris and algae, ensuring a pristine and harmonious environment.
Trapdoor Snails
Live Bearing Trapdoor Snails are large hardy snails that should be a part of every pool or aquarium. They devour algae and green scum and thus help to keep the water clear.
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Mystery Snails
Mystery Snails, freshwater snails, are desired because they are easy to care for and have a quiet temperament. They come in an array of colors to brighten up your tank.
They consume algae and left over fish food that can foul a water garden pool or aquarium making them a good cleaner.
Their attractive appearance resembles the common “trapdoor snail” in size and appearance. The cute pink eggs are laid above the water’s surface on plants or grass. They are not hermaphroditic so you don’t have to be concerned about them reproducing beyond control.
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Black Ramshorn Snails
The Black Ramshorn Snail is a prolific egg layer and useful in removing the algae or green scum that forms in the sunlight. It’s an excellent scavenger in any water garden pool or aquarium. This is perhaps one of nature’s best house cleaners
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Melantho Snails
Melantho Snails with long spiral shells like the Horn of Plenty, are active hardy scavengers that will consume left over fish foods, algae and any decaying plants.
These snails are good for all water garden ponds and aquariums.
Melantho Snails will survive harsh winters.
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Frog Tadpoles
The first or second season, the younger generation of the frog family will grow legs up to three inches long. These tadpoles will actively devour decayed matter and green algae. They are harmless to fish and plants. This native tadpole survives harsh winters.
Remember to get some Tadpole Food, too.
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Economical Snail Collection
This Snail Collection has different snails to consume various foods. This collection offers a variety of snails where each finds a special place in your pond and a true way to become familiar with nature’s clean up crew.
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Large Fish Net
Large Fish Nets. These nets have heavy galvanized steel bows and painted hardwood handles. We use them at our nursery with our fish and scavengers. Have a 9″ by 16″ net. The choice of handle length is 20″ or 42″ depending upon your use.
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Tadpole & Clam Food, All natural, GMO free
This is a special blend for tadpoles and clams that has been used at our nursery for decades. Use a small amount and watch the tadpoles feed.
Feed once a day unless the water is clear. Clear water is an indication that scavenger debris food may be limited and the tadpoles and clams need to be fed. In that case, feed twice a day.
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Skeleton Koi Mix
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Skeleton Koi have a black base combined with patterns of orange, yellow or white. The juxtaposition of the two colors creates a fun, unique skeleton-like look. Most koi in the Skeleton Koi mix will be doitsu (scaleless).
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Fancy American Fantail Goldfish
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Fancy American Fantails are fun to watch as their tails float with the water currents. Their tail fins, also called caudal fins, are V-shaped and a double-tail fin. The lobes of the tail spread out like a fan and thus the name, fantail. Some are beautifully marked with gold and white, others gold and black.
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Doitsu Koi Mix
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Doitsu are German carp that are scale-less. Depending on the type of Doitsu, there may be scales along the lateral and dorsal lines of the koi or no scales at all
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Golden Orfe
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The Golden Orfe is an active pond fish with a streamlined body that has swift movement in the water garden pool and in fact is considered the fastest fish in the water garden pool. They will dart among the water lilies and plants, a wonderful sight. They will jump from the water to capture mosquitoes. Feeding the fish is a treat as they dart quickly around feeding. They are happy in a school of 4 or more!
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Kabuto Koi Mix 4 to 5 inches
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Kabuto Koi are named after their distinctive head shape, which resembles the helmet worn by Japanese samurai warriors. The unique light-colored fins enhance the beauty and allure of these fish as they gracefully glide through the water. They create an almost dragon-like appearance, adding to their mystique and appeal.
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Black Telescope Moor
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Black Moors are communal and should have others with whom they group. They swim together in small shoals of 4-6 and will engage in communal feeding, group swimming, and sharing resources. Black Moors can also live with other Telescope Goldfish such as Red and Panda Telescopes.
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Celestial Goldfish
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This beautiful orange fish, with peculiar eyes that gaze heavenward, deserves its name, “Celestial”. This goldfish has no dorsal fin. It’s an attractive and unusual fish.
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Calico Orandas Goldfish
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The Calico Oranda Goldfish has a beautiful round face with very nice coloring. The thick growth over the gill plates resemble a large raspberry. It is similar to a lionhead goldfish with a dorsal fin and a superb large tail fin. These 2″ aquarium fish are an attractive site when swimming in the aquarium.
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Select Premium Koi
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The highest quality Koi that we have to offer, Premium Select Koi are hand picked from our one-year old crops and then given another year to grow. Our Premium Select Koi are some of the best American bred Koi on the market.
Great for your veteran Koi hobbyist who requires the best koi in the industry. Available from 4 to 5 inches and up.
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Calico Fantail Fish
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Calico Fantails are similar to the Calico Shubunkins or the Autumn Brocade Fish but have a divided tail giving them the name, Calico Fantails. Just like the Autumn Brocade Fish, the name reflects the fishes brocade pattern of glorious colors are like the beautiful autumn foliage, and even more varied. Blue is the predominating color, with mottled effects in red, gold, black, brown, lavender and white. Their active movement displays these colorings. The divided tail fin makes this fish a wonderful sight as it swims within the water garden pool. These fish make any water garden pool a most attractive sight.
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Goldfishes
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Goldfish have brilliant colors and are active. They are a good variety for garden ponds and indoor aquariums. Their beautiful markings come in black, white, red, orange, and silver. Goldfish eat mosquito larvae and other insects in their larval stages, helping to maintain ecological balance with aquatic plants in ponds.
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Toad Tadpoles
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Those of you who are familiar with toads know that these wonderful tadpoles will change to adults in the following weeks. The adult toad will consume a wide range of insects and love to live around water garden pools. A single toad can eat over 1000 insects per day, making them a friend to farmers and gardeners.
The call is a long, dreamlike, musical trill.
Tadpoles are less than 1/2 inch long.
Contrary to superstition, toads do not cause warts. However they may turn into a Prince.
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Japanese Koi Fish
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Japanese Koi have a rich history spanning over 1200 years. Originally bred in Japan around 800 AD, these colorful, hardy fish were unavailable in the United States for centuries.
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Butterfly Koi
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Butterfly koi, also known as longfin koi, are a mesmerizing variety of ornamental fish with fins that gracefully sway in the waters.
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Lemon-Yellow Goldfish
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These rare lemon-yellow goldfish have a stunning appearance that will add visual delight to your water garden or aquarium. Their unusual gills and highly reflective scales make them a special find for pond owners seeking an eye-catching accent.
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Premium Koi
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With bright colors and eye-catching patterns, Premium Grade Koi are perfect for those customers with a trained eye and high expectations. Premium Grade Koi have a much nicer selection of colors and varieties than Standard Grade, with a price that remains reasonable.
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Calico Shubunkins
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The Calico Shubunkins are also known as Autumn Brocade Fish because their glorious colors are like the beautiful autumn foliage. Other names include Calico goldfish, Speckled goldfish, Harlequin goldfish, and Coronation fish.
With proper care in freshwater ponds, they can live 10-15 years or longer and reach up to 12-18″ long. Aquariums with limited volume will inhibit them from growing long. They prefer filtered water with a pH of 6-8.
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Hikari Metallic Koi
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Hikari Mix Koi can add a metallic shine to any pond. Comprised of varieties from the Hikarimono and Hikarimoyo families, you will find nothing but bright and shimmering colors in this item. Varieties include Platinum Ogon, Yamabuki Ogon, Kujaku, Hariwake, Matsuba and more.
