Build soft, dense nursery cover across your pond’s shallows

Give fry and copepods—tiny aquatic crustaceans—fine refuge with flexible reclaimed PVC rather than rigid stakes alone. At least nine profiles add varied small openings and growing surface for algae and periphyton. This DIY pond fish habitat pack lets you build multiple connected patches around suitable shoreline and dock locations.

Material specifications

65 pounds of flexible reclaimed PVC
At least 500 square feet of surface area
Widths about 1/4–2+ inches; many pieces 36+ inches tall
Material for 25+ units
About 2.5 pounds of PVC per example unit
Bases and cement supplied by the builder

How much building is involved?

Set the pieces in cement-filled containers or suitable blocks, let the cement cure and shape selected limbs by hand. Dave reported building twenty-five units in a couple of hours with helpers and described the material as plentiful and easy to work with.

Can I arrange it as connected pond cover?

Scott Garrick described using cinder-block bases in offset lines and a horseshoe layout to protect baitfish. Vary the shape and spacing for your nursery zone. Keep finished habitats outside swimming, jumping and diving paths, and mark locations clearly.

For a ready-made option, compare the Swim Soft Four Pack. For combined rigid and flexible material, see Shallow Multi Mix.

Price includes free shipping.

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5
Our lake management committee is extremely happy with this product.

Posted by Janet cole on 7th Sep 2023

Only suggestion would be some super simple directions. Sending the sample one was helpful but we had to call to determine that you used quick dry mortar.
5
Thank you to the Fishiding team for creating such an innovative product!

Posted by Scott Garrick Austin, TX on 7th May 2019

We found Fishiding Reclaimed Artificial Fish Habitat as a very creative, economical solution to create fish structures for our pond to help minimize predation of our bait fish. We combined their product with inexpensive concrete cinder blocks to create excellent cover that will not decompose and remain stationary. We placed these structures in both a linear offset and horseshoe pattern then added pea gravel for the ideal spawning conditions.
5
Swimmer safe habitat

Posted by Dave on 2nd Nov 2018

I live in a gated community with a 300 acre lake with very little habitat in it. Fishiding was great to work with to come up with habitat that was safe for swimmers and approved by our insurance company. This kit allows us to make inexpensive habitat to deploy under private and common area docks. There was plenty of material and it was easy to work with. With a few helpers you can build the 25 units in a couple of hours. Here’s to great fishing ahead.