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beercandan
02-20-2006, 3:40 AM
what are fish you can put in a pond in southern california with no heater?
DeLgAdO
02-20-2006, 3:53 AM
koi
Honda12
02-20-2006, 2:26 PM
Koi or goldfish.
rottbo
02-20-2006, 2:53 PM
do some research on fish from the same lattitude all around the world and i am sure you can come up with more choices than just koi or goldfish there are plenty of halfway cool us native fish that you could put in there
Princley
02-20-2006, 3:03 PM
before i can tell u what kind of fish , what is the coldest it get there in winter months?
beercandan
02-21-2006, 8:43 PM
before i can tell u what kind of fish , what is the coldest it get there in winter months?
40 degrees not too cold.
Honda12
02-21-2006, 10:14 PM
That is kind of cold for most tropical fish. You could try native fish or look for some cooler water species. But koi are probably your best bet cause they come in lots of colors plus they get big.
favre121
02-22-2006, 9:47 AM
try some largemouth bass, just have a shady spot for the summer so they can get away from the sun.
Don4921
02-22-2006, 10:22 AM
try oscars!
Hakon
02-22-2006, 11:45 AM
I'm sure koi and goldfish will do they survive even here.
Okay, it gets down to forty but what is the pond like, how big, how deep, and how warm does the water get?
Princley
02-22-2006, 3:09 PM
40 degrees not too cold.
thats about the same it get in FLA i think u could add many knids no problem. we had plecos and oscars in our pond down there
DeLgAdO
02-22-2006, 3:16 PM
thats about the same it get in FLA i think u could add many knids no problem. we had plecos and oscars in our pond down there
no way in hell those fish can survive temps like that
Magnus30
02-22-2006, 9:39 PM
All kinds of catfish, bullheads, & probably our pikes, gars, etc...
benzjamin13
02-22-2006, 9:43 PM
Where I live, it's been getting down to the low 30's lately. I actually have some guppies outside in one of those large ceramic pots. But it's been generation after generation so they're use to it. I tried to put goldfish with them, but they always die. :(
no way in hell those fish can survive temps like that
Air temps and water temps are often not the same, it has been in the twenties/thirties at night here but the local river is still in the forties.
Honda12
02-23-2006, 4:47 PM
That would work and if you forget to feed it, it won't die on you.