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what you wrote....I like the getting flowers and he gets in the pond! So glad it works that way!
Oh yes we have already spent hours out there watching the fish.
) to mortar the rocks so they will at least stick together. Now don't laugh....I am into many kinds of crafts so..............I figure it will work to use a cake decorating bag to squish the mortar between the rocks and won't have to move and restack all of them......well first try and the mortar will not come out the largest tip I have...okay so take that off and just use the end connector....wrong...still won't come out....okay take the connector off and just use the bag without one! Yippee it works, BUT hubby doesn't realize how to fold the end and one squish and there is mortar all over! Okay get that worked out and going to town "frosting" the rocks...ummm then there are apparently areas behind some of the rocks that didn't get all the way to the wall! More mortar in the water! About 3 hours of frosting later all done hey this doesn't look bad.........BUT it was messy and I got some on the rocks.......hmmmm didn't I read somewhere that let it set a bit and then wash it off with the hose??? Okay sounds good........WRONG! Pond is quickly turning cloudy gray! I scream at hubby to get the pump we use for draining and pump out the water where I'm standing as the muck hasn't gone all out into the pond and I figure we can just pump that part out..........WRONG! by the time he gets the pump the pond is a cloudy mucky mess! PANIC I'm gonna kill my fish! Get the strips to check the water and it's off the charts! Colors are not even the same as it shows on the chart! Didn't know which was top or bottom as they didn't match at ALL! Noooooooooo! Tracey's WAKINS! My new BABIES! By this time it's about 7 pm and we are pumping water as fast as the pump will go to try to get the water so we can catch and rescue the fish! (pond holds about 4000 gallons) And it's getting COLD out. Hubby decides we will be there all night with the 950 gal pump so takes the big 5000 gal/hr one out of the skimmer and rushes around trying to find fittings make it so that we can pump the water out with it! He finally gets close but not exact fit so he's in the water holding the thing together and I'm with the cord plugging and unplugging it when he can't hold it anymore. After a few miss-communications he is dripping wet and NOT a happy camper! The water finally gets below the plant shelf (where all the fish were hiding) so he gets the net....well net might be an over exaggeration....it's one of those little green aquarium nets! and off he goes trying to catch them! The fat Wakin, Chubby was pretty easy....and the snoopy red and white one..........but now the Shubunkins were a whole different story! Ohhh for a video! By this time it has gotten DARK! So here is hubby with flashlight chasing fish in murky water. We drain it a bit more and he is able to find and catch all but the last little shunbunkin and I felt sorry for him (hubby this time) and said just let it go. NO... he's now on a mission and he's gonna catch that fish if it takes all night! About 30 minutes of lunging and spotlighting and voila we have all seven fish! So in the house we come both of us cold and wet and hungry with a 5 gallon bucket of fish! New dilemma... now what are we gonna put them in? Trash can with new trash bag? Nooooo all trash cans are full! Largest bucket I have is the 5 gallon one and no way am I making them spend the night in that! Hubby suggests bathtub? but I'm afraid water would not hold in that.......Okay they will have to stay in the 15 gallon aquarium with the little goldfish! I changed the water and checked that the temp was the same as the gang was in and put them in....There is a filter and thank heavens I bought an aerator for it so I figure they should be okay, a bit cramped but enough air and better than the pond water! HA! they were happy campers and even ate! They are doing fine this morning and I am off to the farm store to buy a stock tank! And am ordering a net with a pole on it!
new ponder
) arrived today! 
They are awesome! I 
them! My hubby and I sat out there and watched them for 2 hours! He said maybe we should get a life if our entertainment consists of watching the new fish! LOL There are their first photos. Now please note this is the first time I've ever taken photos of fish and these guys had just got out of the bag from a 2 day 2000 mile trip so please excuse the quality. LOL even our UPS man was excited and hung around to see them!
It's almost done! Still some rock work and landscaping but it's almost there! Going to put some larger rocks in the sides of the stream when we can get someone to help hubby move them. Plants doing well (should have first lily bloom tomorrow) and fish are coming tomorrow! I can't belive it!
It WORKS! It's awesome! Got all plumbing hooked up today and skimmer and waterfall working. I can't hardly believe it! I've spent 3 days potting plants (thanks so much Lawanna!) and I got too many marginals so there is a side that has extra liner and I'm trying to figure if we can dig it out a bit for a little boggy area....LOL....got two Shubbies in there...about 4 inchers that are currently hiding under a rock I had put in to hold a fold on the liner so it will have to stay there...now on to the rocks! yippppeeee! I can't thank you all enough for support and input.
I just needed some imput from the "pros" and thanks so much all who answered. after I got my mouth shut from it dropping and read a bit further I am dying laughing! good one Jerry! WE HAVE WATER! tomorrow the plumbing gets hooked up and start hauling rocks into the stream. It's getting there folks! Thanks to all the help and support from you! Please keep the suggestions coming.
, not clean and/or dead fish in some tanks!) They had some pretty comets there too, but I liked these little guys. And gosh they are either friendly or very hungry! They are temporarily in a 2.5 gal aquarium, with $10 on sale pump with a waterfall thingy on it (it's making bubbles in the water), so hope I don't need the oxygenator bubbler thing as I thought I had one and went to use it and it sounds horrid, not to mention I lost the adapter to make the tubing fit! DUH! There is no top on the aquarium, can I put a board or something over the top as long as I leave a place for air? We have a cat...They shouldn't have to be in there long as next no rain day and the liner goes in (the NEW ONE! grrr) and then a couple of days to fill...and Lawanna will take your advice and put them right in, we have well water so NO chemicals in it...and it's fantastic water, clear and tastes as good as bottled, only it's very cold out of the tap. Ohhhh how much do you feed? I got flakes for them right now. There are 3 of them, lady couldn't tell me if they were male or female...so will just have so wait and see if I have opposite sexes! Here's a photo of them.........and I have a whole new respect for those of you who post photos of your fish! this is the best one out of 35 photos! There are only 3 but you can see reflections on the bottom. 
I made a mistake on the liner! Didn't figure in the rise of the waterfall! everything fits perfectly except that! Spent all night pondering whether to try to seam a piece to it or just go buy another liner! So after calling every home depot in a 100 miles radius I have located some in stock. I did go online to the stores that were reccommended but with shipping I would only save about $20 and have to wait to get it...I am NOT good at waiting....I want to SEE my finished project. Oh well I will have extra liner for the stream and will put a smaller pond at the top now.... 
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