exotic pond fish

[viciousconvict]

I have just finished a new outdoor large pond, approxiamtely 800g, maybe a little more, and I didn't want to go with the standard fish.. What are some exotic ideas for the pond?

[rottbo]

in what state??? and is it heated??

[Miles]

From N.C.?

Maybe try to go out and catch some brightly colored native fish, and return them to that location after the summer months?

[rottbo]

or just have a smalle surface heater to keep the top unfrozen then you could keep your fish all year round

[guppy]

A few larger fish or a bunch of small ones?

[tattoodaddy]

That is an excellent question.....maybe a couple Georgia Giants.....They could be classified as Monster pond fish.:grinyes:

[Honda12]

If you could bring the fish in when it gets cold out you could have a lot of options. My uncle has 2 pacus, 12 tinfoil barbs, 2 oscars, 2 plecos and 1 albino channel cat in his 9000gl koi pond, and when it is winter he puts them in his 800gl pond in the basement along with the scale less koi.

[viciousconvict]

I can't take native fish out of the wild....we have laws against that here. I can acquire a heater to use in the winter, otherwise its pretty nice here. I think it would be nice to have a community centered around a couple big fish, with large amounts of small fish on the side. I like the ideas of putting plecos in it, I have some big ones. Any large fish that wouldn't eat TOO many of the small ones?

[sixpack_ey]

I read a great article about a guy who had set up a gar pond. He had a couple specimens of I think three different species. Seemed pretty cool. Here's a link to the article: http://my.core.com/~garman/garticlepond.htm

[TankerSwife]

I think gars would be cool!

[Nic]

i think the gars might eat the smaller fish

[Ash]

koi and gars?

cichlids, gars and turtles? :D

or just cichlids? :D

how about some birght natives with some exotics?

How about some gators? :banhim: :screwy:

hmm oh the possiblities

OR you could go really exotic and do a salt pond with some reef sharks ;)

[guppy]

A pair of midas, a couple highfin plecos, a couple butter cats or speckled bullheads, and lots of guppies (cheap ones).

[USMCtanker]

if its a big pond get some stugeon

[DarthLungFish]

Stugeon sound cool!

[USMCtanker]

Stugeon sound cool!
hell ya i want one bad but all my tanks are to warm:(

[Ash]

I had a sturgeon once its an awesome fish but the bf killed cuse he added another fish so he thought he'd add some heat to the tank :sigh:

[limz_777]

I have just finished a new outdoor large pond, approxiamtely 800g, maybe a little more, and I didn't want to go with the standard fish.. What are some exotic ideas for the pond?


pond dimension? pirarucu , bagarius yarelli , channa marulius, niger, irwini.......

[guppy]

A dozen swamp eel or amphiumas and a couple high fin carp

[Crisroom]

koi and gars?

cichlids, gars and turtles? :D

or just cichlids? :D

how about some birght natives with some exotics?

How about some gators? :banhim: :screwy:

hmm oh the possiblities

OR you could go really exotic and do a salt pond with some reef sharks ;)


Yes! Not koi and gars. Tried it. Bad idea.

[Ash]

Yes! Not koi and gars. Tried it. Bad idea.
weird I ve seen alot of koi - gar ponds here. =) anyways africans and cars o__o ooh and some stingrays 2 that would look cool. Oh man when I get myself a big pond I am doing sting rays, africans and possibly gars maybe not i ll try it out. I got a few years to go though

[Aras118119]

I would go with the gar and some other native fish

[datnioides]

I'm surprised nobody has suggested the Chinese high-fin shark, Myxocyprinus asiaticus:

http://www.csupomona.edu/~jskoga/Aquariums/myxocyprinus/myxocyprinus.html

They're temperate water fish that can easily withstand a Raleigh winter. The LFS in my area typically sell them w/ goldfish and koi as pond fish.

[fishbait912]

i go to that school...csupomona and there is a big big koi pond there ill take some pics for you guys there are turtles ducks and koi with babies

[Chad55]

So..... ViciousConvict did you ever decide what fish you are going to put in there.

Chad