My goldfish pond froze over…

Looks like ranchu goldfish can take winter like a champ. I was not expecting this pond to fully freeze over given I have bth a bubbler and a 300 watt heating rod but it still froze even with that, luckily it seems the ranchus had no issue with it, this is promising for expanding further ponds outside in the next season and overwintering them.

[kokopie]

goldfish: hibernating and chilling
luke: "I'M COMING FISH!! " *intense hammering*

[andreanae]

My dad (gone now, RIP) used to have a goldfish pond here in Norway, and it of course froze over every winter for months at a time. I was very worried for the fish, but they survived every winter!

[Noel-noel]

LUKE this is the live goldfish ice tea. You’ve always been dreaming of.

[princessshaebutta]

A SECOND GOLDFISH HAS HIT THE TOWER!!!

[jaydenjun]

3:28. "A SECOND FISH HAS HIT THE TOWERS🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥"

[WanderingCelts]

All you need is the water to be over 4 foot deep. Even if the water freezes that should be enough. Your pond walls are to thin, you should use an earth wall for insulation.
Another suggestion I would make is a ball in the centee of the water. Easier to pop out.
Also drilling the ice is safer. Option.

[Latenivenatrix_Mcmasterae]

Goldfish are a species of carp and carp are INCREDIBLE at surviving incredibly low temperatures during the winter. Same goes for many fish

[ethankroener]

The fish were probably freaking out when you were breaking the ice

[nicolekiehl]

Never do this the shock will kill them. Boil water in a pot and sit on ice to heat a hole in ice

[ASMRkiddo]

Luke, I heard whacking the ice like that can really be bad for the fish with the shock from noise and vibrations. Much better to melt a hole with boiling water

[animallover]

Had a dilemma about how to heat my mom's horses water bucket and thought to use a fish heater, but had learned (before getting one) that it wouldn't keep the water from freezing

[meredithchapman]

You need probably 4 heating rods to keep the ice from getting that thick. Fish do hibernate in winter.

[JamesonH]

Goldfish: Chilling out
Luke: ''IM COMING FISHH! IM GONNA BREAK YOU FREE!'' *Intense hammering and splashing*

[eazyone]

Next time take it easy on the hammer poor fish can you imagine the sound waves that's why they say don't tap on the glass

[ppinable]

those little ranchu are so red! that's such a vibrant and deep red, its like a true red instead of orange! very nice

[Ristiluu]

Ice swimming is VERY popular in Finland! The idea is you go to a sauna, get nice and warm, go have a swim in the water and back to sauna. :) The water under the ice moves and stays surprisingly warm. The section where people swim doesn't have ice in the water because ice is... ice.

[timdehoogh]

try putting a dome over that pond container during the day time sun it will keep the water from freezing over

[MRJOHNALDJohnBoy]

The ice acts as insulation to trap heat to keep the fish alive also they will survive in lower oxygen levels because they are going through dormancy

[dustbites]

I don't think you should be removing the ice as they provide the perfect insulator for the goldfish underneath to keep warm. But I'm no physic student so someone provide counter point please.

[lamedummy]

imagine u pulled out one of the big ice blocks and u saw a fish inside of it