Tending the pond

My pond is small and at times full of algae, with the water looking rather murky. Apart from fishing out excess algae, and occasional tending to the pond plants, my pond is left alone to do its thing. Sometimes the water clears, sometimes it's rather hard to see down past the first couple of inches.


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Pictures of my 'Spawning' Pond

Digging out the earth was difficult enough, getting the ledges within it and the levels around it right even harder. Much trial and error was in order, as I tried to visualise what the pond might look like once full of water. I can generally picture what planting combinations might look like, but with water, I'm rubbish. But I got there in the end.


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Earth Pond Completed

Finally the earth pond project I've been working on is complete. It is 20' x 20' and 1' to 2' deep (some area up to 3'). It was due to heavy rainfalls that I have to abandon deepening it to 4'. The pond was constructed in late August 2009, to provide a better home for the marble gobies. The only way I could make space for this new and slightly larger affair was to dig up a rather wet and moist soil near my house, whose wild kang-kong had been spreading for several years.


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Tilapia Fishing Spot

Ingredient : garlic, sesame oil,onion, red dates
ginger

My Steamed Snakehead...remember to rinse it
Asam Jawa water before putting in all the ingredient.

Fishing is one of my favourite hobbies. Last week I went fishing with my friends near Donggongon town. We arrived at Puun Tunoh river around 2 p.m. To my surprise, there are already a few group of people at the site. Some were casting nets (jala), and the rest are using rods and reels. The fish they're targeting are Tilapia. While I and my friends were using prawns and squids as bait, these people used fungus or water alga. These algas can be found nearby. The catches were not bad. Tilapia the size of both my palm combined! One guy caught Tilapia the size of a tyre reem. Thats the biggest Tilapia I ever seen! Live! I tried using this water alga but it keep dropping from the hook even before it touches the water. I wonder if there is any way I can keep the water alga (lumut) from dropping. I caught only 1 fish that day. A common snakehead (haruan). Weighted aroung 500 grams, not a fair fight at all. I keep the fish in my quarantine aquarium for three days. The fourth day, it went directly to the pot. Yummy~!


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