After A Lot Of Thinking.........

[Malex530]

Hey everyone! After lots (and trust me, I mean LOTS). I have decided I am going to get a 30 or 40 gallon aquascape container pond. You may remember my earlier pond post. Sadly itwas destroyed by heavy rainfall. A rock sliped and made a giant hole in the cycling pond.
So my new plan is to get a good old 30 gallon! But first i need your help for stocking. I wanted something very colorfull so I thought goldfish. Would 2 telescope goldfish be ok In this pond? If not, I wanted something colorfull and active.
As for my plant list:
umbrella plant
Water hycanith
Water iris
anachris/hornwort
perrys fire opall waterlilly

I was also thinking about some underwater lights to compliment the fountain. As well as a pond filter for mechanical/biological filtration.
Any help on stocking or extra equipment will be appreciated. Thank you in advance!
Btw I will have a journal on this in april or may when things get warmer.

 

[mrstwalker]

i have 3 shubunkin koi (some people refer to them as shubunkin goldfish) and 2 comet gold fish, they are EXTREMELY personable and active, they follow me where ever i go and they come right up to my hand. i am very close to getting them from taking food from my hand. VERY hardy carp and would thrive wonderfully in a pond! 
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you cant see the colors very good in this, and this is when they were smaller, but they are VERY colorful and have beautiful fins

 

[Mothi]

Hey Malex530, two telescope will be okay in a 30 gallon pond with frequent water changes. I would suggest getting the 40 gallon pond though. Those plants might get destroyed as the goldies get bigger. I tried Water Hyacinth with my goldies once and they ripped up the roots and made a massive mess.