Paul- thanks for the info, looks like I'll be buying an aquarium before the first frost. Not sure where Ferndale is...I'm still trying not to get lost here in the Portage/Kalamazoo/BattleCreek area, lol. We're going to remove the last of the over grown shrubs from around the pond this weekend. I'm really looking forward to being able to see the pond without having to practically stand in it! We must be doing something right...the 6 "little" survivor fish we inherited when we bought the house in March are now huge. We've also noticed several tiny, little black babies swimming around the past couple of weeks and two green frogs have moved in:-) Not sure I'm keen on the frogs though...I pulled three dead ones out of the pond in May, ugh. Any ideas on how to discourage them from trying to hibernate in our hard plastic preformed pond? One last question...where did you find the lettuce? I tried parrot feather but it didn't last long, our fish devoured it. Thanks again for all of the advice...I just love this site. Deborah

I will send you a BIG flat rate box stuffed with Minature Rosette Water Hyacinths and start of Parrots Feather for the $8.10 Priority stamp

And I can send both water hyacinths and parrots feather for a bit of zebra rush. Need any duckweed? Water lettuce? Thanks -- Chris

Louisea, I tried to email and it wouldn't go thru.. email hewitthousehold@aol.com